Month: September 2025
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chase Infiniti Stars in New Thriller ‘One Battle After Another’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Chase Infiniti ’22, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, makes her feature-film acting debut in One Battle After Another, costarring with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and D.W. Moffett. Infiniti, whose television credits include Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent and Hulu’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Hit Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended Again – Running through Nov. 8 at Apollo Theatre
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre, located at 2550 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Originally scheduled to close August 31, then extended through September 28, the show has been extended again through…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Wins 2025 Emmy Award for Oscars Show Art Direction
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance warmly congratulates Columbia College alum John Zuiker ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Theatre Design, who won the 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special for his art direction of The Oscars, which aired in the United States on ABC…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Say Gay Plays’ to the Stage Sept. 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and faculty are featured in Say Gay Plays, a free staged reading of new short plays presented by About Face Theatre and the Silk Road Cultural Center on Saturday, September 20, at 2 PM. The performance takes place at Northeastern Illinois University’s Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hit Musical ‘Grease’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Sept. 17-Oct. 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of a new production of the hit musical Grease, running September 17 through October 19 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click here. This new production of the born-in-Chicago musical spoof…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s New Off-Broadway Play ‘Caroline’ Runs Sept. 12-Oct. 19, Directed by Tony Award-Winning Columbia Alum David Cromer
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is receiving its world premiere from Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, and it will be directed by Tony Award-winning former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program student and faculty member and Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Mr. Wolf’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Sept. 11-Nov. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in the Chicago premiere of Mr. Wolf, running September 11 through November 2 at the Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre, located at 1650 N. Halsted in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Student discounts are available for all performances. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Featured in Hit Musical ‘Amélie,’ Extended Through Oct. 19 at Chopin Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Kokandy Productions‘ Chicago premiere of the musical Amélie, which has been extended through Sunday, October 19, at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Quinn Rigg…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Take Up Arms in Babes with Blades’ Fighting Words Festival Sept. 6-14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are participating in the 2025 Fighting Words Festival presented by the Babes with Blades Theatre Company running September 6 through 14 at the Bramble Arts Loft, located at 5545 N. Clark in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. The festival features developmental performances of three new plays, each of which will be performed…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Black Ensemble’s Musical ‘Blue Heaven’ to the Stage Sept. 6-Oct. 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Directing program, plays blues guitarist B.B. King in the musical Blue Heaven, running September 6 through October 26 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, located at 4450 N. Clark in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. For tickets, click here. Described a “a soul-stirring…