The 90th annual Waa-Mu Show is a supernatural mystery set in the year 1977. Written, composed, choreographed and produced by over 100 Northwestern students, the original musical follows friends at summer camp and centers around a love story between two young girls. Communication senior and Waa-Mu co-chair Pallas Gutierrez, a former Daily staffer, said they.
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Northwestern University has a long tradition of Pulitzer, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning alumni lighting up stage and screen. One likely reason is the Waa Mu Show, Northwestern’s oldest theatrical tradition.
This year Waa Mu presents its 90th production, “The Secret of Camp Elliott,” which the writing team has conceived as a supernatural mystery musical that follows three friends at summer camp in 1977. Presented by the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern, the production is directed by Amanda Tanguay will be filmed for streaming June 9–20.
Each year, a team of more than 100 undergraduates writes, composes, choreographs and performs a full-length musical described as “the greatest college show in America” by the Associated Press.
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