Month: July 2024
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‘Sweaty, sexy, sinuous, and unapologetic’: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Stars in Haven Chicago’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ at Den Theatre Through Aug. 4
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of Haven Chicago‘s new production of the groundbreaking rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show – Haven Chicago’s final production before shutting down this year – stars Columbia College alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in U.S. Premiere of ‘Lord of the Rings’ Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre July 19-Sept. 1
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 highly anticipated U.S. premiere of The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Kurowski plays Samwise Gamgee, the trusted sidekick of the story’s Hobbit hero Frodo, in this musical adaptation of the epic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The F*ggots and Their Fr*ends Between R*volutions’ to Bramble Arts Loft July 25-Aug. 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the company of the devised theatre piece The F*ggots and Their Fr*ends Between R*volutions, a new theatrical adaptation of the 1977 book The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by writer Larry Mitchell and illustrator Ned Asta. Described as “an imaginative adventure filled with laughter, dancing, puppets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in U.S. Premiere of ‘Lord of the Rings’ Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre July 19-Sept. 1
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 highly anticipated U.S. premiere of The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, the family-friendly production runs July 19 through September 1 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre,…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Vocal Group ‘Wins the Gold’ at International Choral Festival
Congratulations to 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. Richey is a member of the Westminster Chorus, a men’s a capella chorus based in Westminster, California – and the group won the Barbershop Harmony Society‘s 2024…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical’ to Otherworld Theatre July 12-Aug. 18
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical, running July 12 through August 18 at Otherworld Theatre, located at 3914 N. Clark in Chicago. For tickets, click here. The rock musical is co-directed and co-designed by Columbia College alum Tiffany…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Haven Chicago’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ to Den Theatre July 10-Aug. 4
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of Haven Chicago‘s new production of the groundbreaking rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show runs July 10 through August 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring World Premiere ‘Last Wide Open’ to American Blues Theatre July 5-Aug. 18
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are on the design team for the world premiere of the new musical The Last Wide Open, running July 5 through August 18 at American Blues Theatre, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. For more information and tickets, click here. The show’s scenic designers are Columbia College Theatre Department…