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==Alternative Spellings== | |||
The Waa-Mu Show | |||
Waa | |||
==Pronunciation== | |||
[‘wah / ‘myoo] | |||
==Part of Speech== | ==Part of Speech== | ||
Noun | Noun | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
[ | The Waa-Mu Show is a non-profit 501 organization within Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, that produces student written, orchestrated, produced, and performed original musical theatre work every year. The song lyrics, script, and music are developed in a series of classes. Sometimes abbreviated to "Waa" when referring to something about the show. | ||
[[File:waamu1.jpg|thumbnail|''Waa-Mu logo]] | |||
== | ==Who kNUw?== | ||
Waa-Mu is Northwestern's oldest undergraduate theatre tradition. It began in 1929 when the Women’s Athletic Association (W.A.A.) worked with the Men’s Union (M.U.) to perform student-written material. The show was traditionally a musical revue of Northwestern-inspired vignettes tied together by a theme, which eventually evolved into full-length musical. Today over 150 students participate every year as producers, writers, and performers in the creation of an original musical. It is performed in [[Cahn Auditorium]] in late April or early May. Past famous cast members include Warren Beatty and Garry Marshall in the 1950s; Ann-Margret in the 1960s; Megan Mullally in the 1980s; and Zach Braff, Brian d'Arcy James, and Heather Headley in the 1990s. <ref>https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/waamu</ref> <ref>http://waamushow.org/</ref> The theatre speech community most commonly uses Waa-Mu, both written and spoken in informal social contexts on campus. | |||
[[File:waamu2.jpg|thumb|Show cast photo from 2010]] | |||
===Past Shows (since 2010)=== | ===Past Shows (since 2010)=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Year''' | |'''Year''' | ||
|'''Name''' | |'''Name''' | ||
|- | |||
|2021 | |||
|''The Secret of Camp Elliott'' | |||
|- | |||
|2020 | |||
|''State of the Art'' | |||
|- | |||
|2019 | |||
|''For the Record'' | |||
|- | |||
|2018 | |||
|''Manhattan Miracle'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2017 | |2017 | ||
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==Example Sentence== | ==Example Sentence== | ||
I can't get dinner with you tonight, I have rehearsal for Waa-Mu. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[https://www.facebook.com/WaaMu/ Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/thewaamushow?lang=en Twitter] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/thewaamushow/ Instagram] | |||
[https://soundcloud.com/thewaamushow Soundcloud] | |||
[[User:QED|QED]] ([[User talk:QED|talk]]) 10:16, 23 May 2017 (CDT) | |||
[[Category:School of Communication]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:10, 8 June 2021
Alternative Spellings
The Waa-Mu Show
Waa
Pronunciation
[‘wah / ‘myoo]
Part of Speech
Noun
Description
The Waa-Mu Show is a non-profit 501 organization within Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, that produces student written, orchestrated, produced, and performed original musical theatre work every year. The song lyrics, script, and music are developed in a series of classes. Sometimes abbreviated to "Waa" when referring to something about the show.
Who kNUw?
Waa-Mu is Northwestern's oldest undergraduate theatre tradition. It began in 1929 when the Women’s Athletic Association (W.A.A.) worked with the Men’s Union (M.U.) to perform student-written material. The show was traditionally a musical revue of Northwestern-inspired vignettes tied together by a theme, which eventually evolved into full-length musical. Today over 150 students participate every year as producers, writers, and performers in the creation of an original musical. It is performed in Cahn Auditorium in late April or early May. Past famous cast members include Warren Beatty and Garry Marshall in the 1950s; Ann-Margret in the 1960s; Megan Mullally in the 1980s; and Zach Braff, Brian d'Arcy James, and Heather Headley in the 1990s. [1] [2] The theatre speech community most commonly uses Waa-Mu, both written and spoken in informal social contexts on campus.
Past Shows (since 2010)
| Year | Name |
| 2021 | The Secret of Camp Elliott |
| 2020 | State of the Art |
| 2019 | For the Record |
| 2018 | Manhattan Miracle |
| 2017 | Beyond Belief: A Superhero Story |
| 2016 | Another Way West |
| 2015 | Gold |
| 2014 | Double Feature at Hollywood and Vine |
| 2013 | Flying Home |
| 2012 | Off the Map |
| 2011 | What's Next |
| 2010 | Keeping Time |
Example Sentence
I can't get dinner with you tonight, I have rehearsal for Waa-Mu.
