Month: July 2022
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Cynthia L. Dorsey Receives 2022 Prince/TTLP Fellowship
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cynthia L. Dorsey ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. The BroadwayWorld entertainment news site and American Theatre report that Dorsey has been awarded the Prince/TTLP Fellowship, a three-year paid fellowship administered by Columbia University School of the Arts in New York City and funded…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Porchlight’s ‘New Faces Sing Broadway 1971’ to the Stage Aug. 1-3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Porchlight Music Theatre‘s New Faces Sing Broadway 1971, playing Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 1 and 3, at 7:30 PM both nights. The cast of this revue — which features songs from Broadway shows of 1971, including Follies, Jesus Christ Superstar, and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Kramer Project’ July 22-31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ryan Quade ’22, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Open Space Arts’ inaugural production of The Kramer Project, adapted by David Zak from playwright and gay activist Larry Kramer’s watershed speech “The Tragedy of Today’s Gays.” The show runs July 22 through…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s New Comedy ‘Hail Mary’ Performed in Online Reading July 18
Hail Mary, a new comedy by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, will be performed in an online reading Monday, July 18, as part of Stage Left Theatre‘s monthly play-reading series “Off Stage Left!” The reading will take place on…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ at Mercury Theatre July 15-Sept. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert, running July 15 through September 11 at the Mercury Theater Chicago, located at 3745 N. Southport, Chicago. Based on the film The Adventures of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Student Talent Featured in ‘Sister Act’ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre July 14-Aug. 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Natalie Renee Savoy ’18, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays Deloris Van Cartier in the musical comedy Sister Act, running July 14 through August 27 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Columbia College Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty Member Featured in U.S. Premiere of British Playwright Simon Stephens’ ‘Light Falls’ July 8-Aug. 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Kendra Thulin is featured in the U.S. premiere of Light Falls, by British playwright Simon Stephens. Presented by Steep Theatre, the show opens July 8 and runs through August 14 at Theater Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, click here. Thulin,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Cruel Intentions’ to Chicago’s Chopin Theatre – Extended Through Aug. 21
Congratulations to the cast and creative team of Kokandy Productions’ Chicago storefront premiere of Cruel Intentions: The ’90 Musical, including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department. Due to popular demand, the show has been extended through Sunday, August 21 — a two-week extension — at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Anna D. Shapiro Directs Elton John’s New Musical ‘The Devil Wears Prada’; World Premiere in Chicago July 19-Aug. 21 Precedes Broadway Run
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, directs the world premiere of the Broadway-bound new musical The Devil Wears Prada by composer Elton John, lyricist Shaina Taub, and playwright Paul Rudnick. The show, based on Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling 2003 novel and its 2006 film version, will have its world premiere…