Theatre Department: The Green Room

Monthly Archive:: June 2024

(AUDIO/VIDEO) Remembering Composer and Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo (June 25, 1928-January 11, 2003)

Posted by Albert Williams

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department remembers composer, author, and teacher William Russo on the anniversary of his birth. Russo, who founded what is now the Columbia College Chicago Music Department in 1965, was born in Chicago on June...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Beehive: The 60’s Musical’ to Marriott Theatre June 19-Aug. 11

Posted by Albert Williams

Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative/production team of Beehive: The 60’s Musical, running June 19 through August 11 at Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. For tickets, click here....

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Jesse Klug, Leah Morrow, Tiyanna Gentry Class Notes, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Design, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni in Cast and Creative Team of World Premiere ‘Prodigal Daughter,’ Running at Raven Theatre through June 22

Posted by Albert Williams

Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative/production team of The Prodigal Daughter, a world premiere drama about a Black family in Chicago during the “Red Summer” of 1919. The show runs through...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Honored in Windy City Times’ ’30 Under 30 Awards’ for Pride Month

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13 is honored as one of Windy City Times‘ 2024 “30 Under 30 Award” winners. The annual “30 Under 30” awards were announced June 6, 2024, as part of Windy...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in a ‘(Not So) Solo Show’ at The Understudy June 15

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, will headline a cabaret show at The Understudy, Chicago’s premier theatre-focused bookstore, coffeehouse, and performance space, on Saturday,...

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Alex Newkirk, Ari Gato, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Darren Patin Musical Theatre, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Launches New Book ‘With Love, Mommie Dearest’ with June 4 Screening at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A. Ashley Hoff ’96, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, heralds his acclaimed new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic with an appearance...

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