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Northwestern performing arts students bring classic childhood cartoon characters to life.

‘Phineas and Ferb’ parody musical: ‘Gitchy Goosical’ tackles the college experience with beloved characters

January 7, 2024

A student-written “Phineas and Ferb” parody musical titled “Gitchy Goosical: The Phineas and Ferbsical” came to life Friday night. Actors depicted college-aged versions of the original cartoon...

Cast members, in various colored costumes, sit in various positions around the stage while singing.

Wirtz Center hosts musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

November 14, 2022

“As You Like It,” a modern musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, opened Friday night at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. It will run through Nov. 20.  The...

Three people wearing denim sing behind music stands. The middle person wears a cowboy hat and sunglasses.

Captured: ‘Cowboy Bob’ steals the show at Wirtz Center

July 22, 2022

Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This will be a space to share photos by The Daily’s staff as well as photos from members of our community. Students can submit entries to be considered...

NU Declassified: When SURG meets showtunes

NU Declassified: When SURG meets showtunes

November 1, 2021

This summer, three Northwestern Communication students used grant funding to write a musical, “Home for the Summer.” The show is based off of their experiences as queer students from small towns...

A promotional photo for the Dolphin Show’s Freshman Cabaret. On a dark blue background, the artwork includes the Dolphin Show logo and reads “The 78th Dolphin Show Presents: Songs of Schwartz A Freshman Cabaret.” Below are the date and time of the performance, “April 15th at 7PM CDT,” and the words “Join us for free on Youtube.”

Dolphin Show Freshman Cabaret “Songs of Schwartz” to premiere April 15

April 12, 2021

The Dolphin Show’s upcoming Freshman Cabaret, Songs of Schwartz, will feature the work of Stephen Schwartz, lyricist and composer of several Tony-award winning musicals, and is slated to premiere on...

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