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Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album cover featuring her sitting on a sparkling, silver horse dressed in silver lingerie with white lightning bolts surrounding her.

Liner Notes: Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” builds a gender and sexually inclusive disco dreamland

August 2, 2022

Renaissance: a cultural rebirth in every sense of the word. First coined by the French in the 14th through 17th centuries as a rediscovery of philosophy and artistry, the Renaissance opened the world to...

 Heather Headley is the 2020 Alumnae Award recipient. The Tony award winning actress has credits in Broadway's "The Lion King" and "Aida" as well as Netflix's "Sweet Magnolias."

Meet this year’s NU Alumnae of the Year Award recipient: Tony award winner Heather Headley

October 28, 2020

Heather Headley left her junior year at Northwestern fully expecting to return the following September. That year, she made her Broadway debut instead. Headley’s credits include “Ragtime,” “The...

Podculture: Summer 2019 pop culture recap

Podculture: Summer 2019 pop culture recap

October 6, 2019

WILSON CHAPMAN: Hi, welcome to Podculture, a Daily Northwestern podcast on all the biggest events in entertainment. We’re your hosts. I’m Wilson Chapman.  ABIGAIL SUTTER: I’m Abigail Sutter. ISABELLE...

The company of “Les Misérables” performs “Master of
the House” with J. Anthony Crane as Thénardier and Allison Guinn as Madame Thénardier.

National tour of ‘Les Misérables’ arrives in Chicago, features NU alumni

October 4, 2017

A&E Anthony Crane (Communication ’93) said he remembered seeing the Broadway production of “Les Misérables” for the first time as a teenager. Some 30 years later, he now has a very different...

Douglas: 'Strung Along' a great example for aspiring playwrights

Douglas: ‘Strung Along’ a great example for aspiring playwrights

May 1, 2014

Next weekend, a theatrical anomaly will occur: A play will be performed on Northwestern’s campus that has been developed for an audience beyond NU’s borders. The play, developed by NU students, has...

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