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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Named Co-Chair of 2019 National Black Theatre Festival

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates alumnus Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, on his appointment as co-chair of the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival. Gregory is a 1995 graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Allen Recounts His Journey as a Musical Theatre Writer and a Proud Trans Man in Playbill Interview

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13, whose new musical We Are the Tigers is currently running Off-Broadway at Theatre 80 St. Marks in New York City’s East Village, is profiled in an interview posted March 3...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Program Alumni and Student Talent Featured in Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘New Faces Sing Broadway 1941’ Feb. 26-27

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Alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program are featured in New Faces Sing Broadway 1941, a revue of classic show tunes presented by Porchlight Music Theatre. The production features Columbia College alum Ann...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty Member Featured in Midwest Premiere of ‘The Total Bent’ Feb. 7-March 10

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Jermaine Hill, a faculty member in the Musical Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is the musical director of The Total Bent, a musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald — creators of the 2008 Broadway musical...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Featured in 2019 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival Through Feb. 24

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Alumni and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are participating in the fifth annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, presented by Underscore Theatre Company at the Edge Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. The 2019 festival runs through...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Preston Allen’s New Musical ‘We Are the Tigers’ Begins Off-Broadway Run Feb. 7

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We Are the Tigers, a new musical by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13, begins its Off-Broadway run February 7 at Theatre 80 St. Marks, located at 80 St. Marks Place in New York’s East...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Talent Featured in Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder’ Jan. 25-March 10

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty talent is on display in Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, running January 25 through March 10 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Student Mia Hart Performs at Davenport’s Jan. 11

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Mia Hart, a senior in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program, appears at Davenport’s Piano Bar on Friday, January 11, with her solo show “The BigMouth Ingénue.” Accompanied by pianist Billy Vaananen, Hart — a student...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Performs Solo Comedy Show About Her Cancer Recovery Jan. 6-27

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lea Ciastko ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, performs her one-woman show When Life Gives You Cancer, Make Comedy on Sundays, January 6, 13, 20, and 27,...
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Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty Highlighted in Newcity’s ‘Players 2019’ Celebration of Chicago Arts Leaders

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Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni, faculty, and former students highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 2, 2019, the Newcity Stage feature saluted 50 influential leaders in Chicago’s performing...
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