Month: April 2023
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2022-23 Mainstage Season Presents ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ April 26-May 6
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2022-23 Mainstage Season concludes with Sunday in the Park with George, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, running April 26 through May 6 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discounts…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Teacher Paola Coletto
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Paola Coletto, a former Theatre Department teacher and Academy Director of the PadovArts Academy conservatory for the performing arts in Padua, Italy. The academy is an outgrowth of The School for Theatre Creators, which Coletto founded in Chicago in 2012, prior to moving back to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring U.S. Premiere of ‘London Road’ to the Stage of Chicago’s Theatre Wit April 22-June 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums, students, and faculty are in the cast and creative team of the U.S. premiere of the experimental and innovative new British musical London Road, presented by Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre. The show runs April 22 through June 3 at Theatre Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Members Bring ‘Big River’ to Mercury Theatre Chicago April 21-June 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Roger Miller and William Hauptman’s stage version of Mark Twain’s classic novel. The show runs April 21 through June 11 at the Mercury Theatre Chicago, located at 3745 N. Southport in Chicago.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Cultural Arts Director for Crystal Lake (Illinois) Park District
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Allison Hogan ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, has been named Cultural Arts Director of the Crystal Lake Park District in Crystal Lake, Illinois – the largest park district in Illinois’ McHenry County. In her new position, Hogan will run the CLPD’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Grease’ at Drury Lane Theatre April 12-June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Zac Richey ’21, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre with a Minor in Stage Combat, is featured in the musical Grease, running April 12 through June 4 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. Richey plays the role of Johnny…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘School of Rock’ to Paramount Theatre April 12-June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the Chicago-area professional premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical School of Rock, running April 10 through June 4 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Dakota Hughes ’15, a…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings ‘Battlesong of Boudica’ to the Stage in Los Angeles April 9-30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jen Albert ’97 stars in Battlesong of Boudica, presented by The School of Night April 9 through 30 at the Hudson Theatres, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles. Albert plays the Celtic warrior queen Boudica and is also the production’s fight choreographer. For tickets, click here. This action-packed…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Alumna Joanna Greer; April 16 Memorial Set at New York’s 54 Below
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alumna Joanna Greer ’97, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre. As reported in BroadwayWorld.com and elsewhere, Joanna – a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher – passed away March 31, 2023, after a long illness. A memorial celebration of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere ‘Blue,’ Running April 7-May 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing the world premiere of Blue, a new drama running April 7 through May 14. Presented by the Rogue Machine Theatre at The Matrix, located at 7657 Melrose in Los Angeles, the play is performed…