Month: February 2015
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Columbia Theatre Alumna Anna Shapiro’s New Broadway Show Is a Hit Before It Even Opens
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Anna D. Shapiro‘s new Broadway show — Fish in the Dark, written by and starring Larry (Curb Your Enthusiasm) David — doesn’t open till Thursday, March 5. But the production, now in previews, has already garnered more than $14.5 million in advance ticket sales. The play, directed by Shapiro…
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Columbia College Theatre Alum Hosts Rogers Park Performance Series
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Mikey Harniker hosts Open Mic with Mikey at the Glenwood tavern, located at 6962 N. Glenwood in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Presented by Pride North, the next open mic takes place Tuesday, March 3, from 7 to 11 PM. “The stage is a place to celebrate a diversity of experiences, talents, dreams and forms…
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Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Artists in ‘Four,’ ‘Endgame’
Early reviews have been raves for the Columbia College Theatre Department folks involved in Jackalope Theatre’s Four and The Hypocrites’ Endgame. The cast of Four features student Michael Kurowski and alumnus Daniel Martinez, and the show’s set is designed by alumnus Mike Mroch. “It’s hard to imagine another company giving [playwright Christopher Shinn’s] play this…
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Columbia Theatre Alumna/Teacher Jess Godwin Releases New Music Video, ‘Fool Me Once’
Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduate and now a teacher in the department’s Theatre Foundation Core, has released her newest music video, “Fool Me Once“–the latest installment of her ongoing Godwin Anthology Project, a 12-part series devoted to important people in her life. In the video, released on February 24, Jess…
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Columbia College Theatre Department and International Voices Project Partner for English Language Premiere of Chilean Drama ‘La Reunion’ March 2 at Victory Gardens
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has been invited to participate in the 2015 International Voices Project, a series of staged readings of the work of international playwrights in English translations presented at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. On Monday, March 2, IVP will present the English-language premiere of La Reunion (The Reunion), by noted Chilean playwright…
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Columbia Theatre Faculty, Students, and Alumni Keep Busy on Stage and TV
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers, students, and alumni are keeping busy as the spring 2015 season kicks into high gear. Theatre Department faculty member and alumnus Brian Shaw (left) plays Clov in The Hypocrites‘ new production of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic Endgame. The show runs through April 4 at the Den Theatre, 1329-1333 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. …
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Columbia Theatre Alumnus Rob Colletti Returns in ‘Book of Mormon,’ and Reflects on His Experiences with the Hit Show
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Rob Colletti is back in Chicago with the national company of The Book of Mormon, running February 25-May 17 at the Bank of America Theatre. Rob, who’s now based in New York, is the standby for the leading role of “Elder Cunningham” in the hit musical comedy–a role Rob has played…
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Raven Theatre Productions Feature Columbia Faculty and Alumni
Columbia College Theatre Department academic manager and directing teacher Michael Ryczek is directing a fully staged workshop of Chicago playwright Susan Lieberman’s Netta at Ninety, running Monday-Wednesday, February 23-25, at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. The workshop is part of Raven’s [Working Title] new play development series. The cast includes Columbia Theatre faculty member Caroline Latta…
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Columbia Alumni Make a ‘Wonderful Town’
Columbia College Theatre Department alumnus Jon Martinez, assisted by fellow alumnus Joseph Kuchey, choreographed the dances for Bailiwick Chicago’s “Chicago Casting Audition Production” of the classic musical comedy Wonderful Town, running February 23-28 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. This production of the 1953 hit (written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Joseph Fields, and Jerome…
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Theater Wit Extends ‘Mr. Burns’; Hit Show Features Columbia Faculty, Student, and Alumni Talent
Chicago’s Theater Wit has extended its hit production of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Anne Washburn’s comedy/drama/musical about a post-apocalyptic world comforted by memories of The Simpsons. The show’s production team includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Andra Velis Simon as musical director and band leader, and student Spencer Meeks is assistant musical director and…