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The Daily Northwestern

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


A large group of people perform a choreographed dance move on stage in front of an orange curtain.

Graffoniks marks 10th anniversary with ‘Graffoniks is Out of This World’

January 26, 2025

Graffiti Dancers and TONIK Tap flexed their contemporary and tap muscles on Friday and Saturday during the 10th anniversary Graffoniks show, “Graffoniks is Out of This World.”  Together, the two...

NU Declassified: Prof. Barbara Butts teaches leadership through stage management

NU Declassified: Prof. Barbara Butts teaches leadership through stage management

May 19, 2024

Communication Prof. Barbara Butts believes stage management requires a diverse set of leadership skills, and she wants her students to be able to use them both inside and outside the theater. BARBARA...

Students at Norris University Center’s East Lawn enjoying the warm weather on Tuesday, February 27.

Boorstein: Don’t table outdoor tables

April 2, 2024

Northwestern students need a seat at the table. An outdoor one, to be precise. In February, ready to take advantage of a rare 70-degree winter day in Evanston, I went to Norris University Center determined...

Chinese student group Eighthday Theatre will premiere its new show this weekend.

Chinese group Eighthday Theatre to premiere adapted show ‘Goodbye Mr. Loser’

January 25, 2024

“Goodbye Mr. Loser,” and hello Eighthday Theatre: The Chinese student theater group is set to debut a new show this weekend in the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. “Goodbye...

The Wirtz Center's production of musical "The Prom" opened last weekend.

‘The Prom’ is a heartwarming showstopper

November 14, 2023

When three Broadway has-beens and a never-was combine forces to save their careers and a midwestern lesbian’s prom experience, chaos is bound to ensue. This is the gist of the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz...

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