Category: Dance
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Gladiator Fight Night: Arcade Anarchy’ to the Stage May 14-17
The Point Theatre Project, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums, presents Gladiator Fight Night: Arcade Anarchy, an interactive theatrical experience in which iconic video game characters fight their way to glory as they battle for the title of Champion. Audiences will choose who wins, who loses, and who advances to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alums Nominated for 2025 Black Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance alums and faculty members who are nominated for the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago‘s 2025 Black Excellence Awards honoring and celebrating Chicago theatre, dance, music, film, literary, and visual artists. In the area of Theatre, the nominees in the category of Production Director include Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni, faculty, and former students and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance who have been nominated for 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2024-2025 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest’ Arts Festival Friday, May 16
Manifest: Imagine, the 2025 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 16, at multiple locations in Chicago’s buzzing South Loop community to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proudly participating, with free performances…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ to Paramount Theatre March 12-April 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program alums and faculty are in the cast of Paramount Theatre‘s production of the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, running March 12 through April 27 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, located at 8 E. Galena in North Island Center in downtown Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Waitress’ to Paramount Theatre Feb. 21-March 30
Alums and faculty members of the Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance are in the cast and creative team of the Chicago-area premiere of the musical Waitress, running February 21 through March 30 at the Paramount Theatre, located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, Illinois. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Named in Newcity Stage’s ‘Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alumni and faculty cited in Newcity Stage‘s annual new year’s salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing-arts scene. Among those celebrated in “Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago,” posted on Newcity‘s website January 7, 2025, are these Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2024-25 Mainstage Season Presents ‘Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical’ Nov. 7-16
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2024-25 Mainstage Season at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College continues with Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. This production of the groundbreaking rock musical runs November 7 through 16 in the Getz Theatre Center’s Courtyard Theatre, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Hosts Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s Theatre Advisory Board, composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College, hosts Sheldon Patinkin: The Life, Laughs, and Legacy on Saturday, September 21, from 12:30 to 4 PM. This reception, panel discussion, and open forum will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Full Monty’ Musical to Paramount Theatre Aug. 21-Oct. 6
Alums and faculty members of the Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance are in the cast and creative team of the musical The Full Monty, running August 21 through October 6 at the Paramount Theatre, located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here.…