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Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo Remembered in WBEZ Story About Chicago Free Theater

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Longtime Columbia College Chicago faculty member William Russo, founder of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, is profiled by Chicago’s NPR outlet WBEZ in a podcast and print article posted on March 10, 2022. The “Curious City” story by...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty Bring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama ‘Sweat’ to Paramount March 9-April 24

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members are on the creative team of Sweat, the first production in the Paramount Theatre‘s new Bold Series. Paramount, located in downtown Aurora, Illinois, is launching the Bold Series as a four-show subscription...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Lead Sarah Siddons Society’s New Artistic Council

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The Sarah Siddons Society, a Chicago organization dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago-area colleges and universities, has announced the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council. The group will offer mentoring, networking, and guidance...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring ‘The Drag Seed’ to the Stage — Including a Run at New York’s Historic La MaMa E.T.C.

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ campy thriller spoof The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Run of ‘Come From Away’ Feb. 22-March 6

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Harter Clingman ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the national touring company of the Broadway hit Come From Away, Irene Sankoff and David...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘SpongeBob the Musical’ Feb. 18-March 6

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Connar Brown ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Voiceover and a Minor in Video Production, is featured as Ms. Mayor in Surging Films &...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 16-19 at Getz Theatre Center

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As previously reported in this blog, the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department presents the musical Cabaret February 16 through 19 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th Street in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Spring 2022 Mainstage Season: ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 16-19, Followed by ‘Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams’ and ‘Head Over Heels’; Live Performances Held at Getz Theatre Center in Chicago’s South Loop

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2021-22 Mainstage Season features three productions for the Spring 2022 semester—two musicals, Cabaret and Head Over Heels, and the drama Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams. Cabaret, with a book by Joe Masteroff and...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Bring World Premiere of ‘This Is Only a Test’ to the Stage Feb. 11-March 12

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the world premiere of This Is Only a Test, running February 11 through March 12 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Featured in ‘RV Camping’ Magazine

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty members Jason Epperson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, and Abigail Trabue Epperson ’04, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical...
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