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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Q&A: Medill alum David Thompson talks third Tony nomination and Lin-Manuel Miranda collaboration

June 1, 2023

After graduating from Northwestern with a degree in journalism, David Thompson (Medill ’78) applied his research and writing skills to a different platform: the stage.  In May 1996, a revival of...

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Three Northwestern alumni nominated for Tony Awards

May 2, 2023

Northwestern alumni Brian d’Arcy James (Communication ‘90), David Thompson (Medill ’78) and Lap Chi Chu (Communication ’93) were nominated for Tony Awards Tuesday. James is nominated for Best...

Colorfully painted rocks by the shore of Lake Michigan. The Chicago skyline is in the background. In the sky, it reads “THE WEEKEND AHEAD.”

The Weekend Ahead: Campus performances to catch during Week 7

February 16, 2023

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances you won’t want to miss.  Violet Ethel M. Barber Theater Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Tickets: $6-30 Based...

Chris Jones poses with his book “Rise Up!” at a Bookends & Beginnings event. Jones’ book charts works of American theatre that have influenced present-day society like “Hamilton.”

Chris Jones, author of ‘Rise Up!,’ says ‘Hamilton’ musical ‘entered the zeitgeist of a nation’

February 26, 2019

“Hamilton” may be the most successful work of theatre he has ever known, said Chris Jones, the Chicago Tribune chief theater critic. In his opinion, no other Broadway show has “entered the zeitgeist...

Katrina Lenk (left) and Tony Shalhoub in “The Band’s Visit” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. Lenk took home her first Tony award on Sunday for best leading actress in a musical.

NU alumna Katrina Lenk takes home first Tony Award for her role in ‘The Band’s Visit’

June 10, 2018

Northwestern alumna Katrina Lenk (Bienen ’97) took home her first Tony Award on Sunday night for best leading actress in a musical for her role in “The Band’s Visit.” The musical was a runaway...

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