Month: November 2023
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Golden Girls Save Xmas’ Nov. 26-Dec. 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere comedy The Golden Girls Save Xmas, running November 26 through December 30 at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted, located at 3656 N. Halsted in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in ‘Christmas with Elvis’ Nov. 24-Jan. 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Victor Holstein ’04, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in Christmas With Elvis, running November 24, 2023, through January 7, 2024, at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here. Holstein, who is the co-chair…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings Barry Manilow’s ‘Harmony’ to Broadway
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ricky Lurie ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the co-costume designer for the new Broadway musical Harmony, which opened November 13, 2023, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, located at 243 W. 47th St. in New York City’s midtown Manhattan theatre district. Based…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ to Paramount Theatre Through Jan. 14, 2024
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty members are in the cast and creative team of the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois – the nation’s largest musical theatre subscription house. The production – which marks the show’s Professional Regional Premiere – opened November 17, 2023, and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Musical ‘On the Town’ Continues Through Nov. 18 at Getz Theatre Center
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s production of On the Town, the opening production of the department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season, continues November 15 through 18 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 are available. For tickets and more information –…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Designs ‘Poolsides,’ Running Nov. 10-12 at Red Hook Lobster Pound in Brooklyn
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Evan Frank ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the designer for Poolsides, a new site-specific production by the Pebble Collective theatre company. The show marks Frank’s New York designing debut. The show – described as “a play about those weird nights in…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Vincent Williams Honored at Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago’s 2023 Black Excellence Awards
Columbia College Chicago alum Vincent Williams ’03, founder and president of the Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards, was posthumously honored at the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago‘s 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards, presented November 6, 2023, in a gala ceremony at Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theatre. Williams, a graduate of the BA Program in Performing…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Hosts Alumni and Friends Night Performance of Theatre Department Mainstage Musical ‘On the Town’ Nov. 11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s newly formed Theatre Advisory Board is sponsoring a free Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends performance of On the Town, the opening production of the Theatre Department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season, on Saturday, November 11. The performance and pre-show reception take place at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings Her Award-Winning Solo Show to New York’s United Solo Fest Nov. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, brings her award-winning solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy to New York City’s 15th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival–Fall 2023 – the world’s largest festival of solo performance – on Thursday, November 9, for one performance…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season Launches with Leonard Bernstein’s ‘On the Town’ Nov. 9-18, with Alumni Night on Nov. 11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season launches with On the Town, the classic 1944 musical about three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City. The show runs November 9 through 18 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South…