Month: January 2020
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Marriott Theatre’s ‘Grease’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the hit musical Grease, running through March 15 at Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. Kurowski, who works steadily at Chicago-area theatres, plays the role of Doody in the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Gershwin Musical ‘An American in Paris’ to Drury Lane Jan. 31-March 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of An American in Paris, running January 31 through March 29 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. The cast of this Broadway hit constructed around songs by George and Ira Gershwin includes Columbia College alums Terrell Armstrong ’19…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring U.S. Premiere of ‘Labyrinth’ to Broken Nose Theatre Jan. 31-Feb. 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are on the creative/production team of Labyrinth, presented by Broken Nose Theatre January 31 through February 29 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. This production is the British play’s U.S. premiere. All tickets are “Pay What You Can.” For tickets, click…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Shakespeare Masterclass by LAMDA’s Rodney Cottier — FREE Special Event Feb. 5
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proud to host a FREE Shakespeare Masterclass led by Rodney Cottier, head of the Drama School at the renowned London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), the world’s oldest drama conservatory. The event, presented in association with the Theatre Department’s MA/MFA Program in European Devised Performance Practice,…
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‘Power’ Star Joseph Sikora Reflects on His Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Experience and Drops Hints About His Future
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is wrapping up his six-season run as costar of the Starz series Power, about two New York drug kingpins. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times published January 22, 2020, to promote the series’ February…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Aidy Bryant: ‘I’m Not Nice!’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aidy Bryant ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and now a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, is the subject of a January 21, 2020, profile by New York Media’s entertainment news site Vulture. Titled “I’m Not Nice!,” the article focuses on…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring Duke Ellington’s ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ to Porchlight Music Theatre Jan. 24-March 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are bringing the Duke Ellington revue Sophisticated Ladies to the Porchlight Music Theatre stage January 24 through March 6. Jermaine Hill, a teacher in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Program, is the musical director for this jukebox revue of music by jazz composer Duke Ellington.…
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Columbia College Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Bug’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Jan. 23-March 8
Alumni and faculty members of Columbia College Chicago are in the cast and creative team for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts. A special UNIVERSITY NIGHT performance on Friday, February 7, is only $15 for students. Admission price includes…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Featured in Brown Paper Box Co.’s Musical ‘If/Then’ Jan, 23-Feb. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in Brown Paper Box Co.’s Chicago-area regional premiere of the musical If/Then, by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, coauthors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Jennifer Ledesma ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Pittsburgh Public Theatre’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Jan. 23-Feb. 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Patrick Cannon ’12, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is featured in the Pittsburgh Public Theatre‘s production of the rock musical Little Shop of Horrors, running January 23 through February 23 at the O’Reilly Theatre, 621 Penn, Pittsburgh. Cannon plays Orin Scrivello,…