Musical Theatre Archive

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...
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,...
Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Poor People! The Parody Musical, written by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, has been extended through June 23 due to popular and critical acclaim. Smith, a graduate of the...
  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Koray Tarhan ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, takes center stage in the lead role of Charley Kringas in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of Lifeline Theatre‘s new production of Native Son, playwright Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the landmark novel by Richard Wright. The show is directed by Columbia...
Manifest: Breakthrough, the 2024 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 10, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2023-24 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the author and co-star of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Poor People! The Parody Musical, running May 2 through June...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season continues with Pippin, the Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson. The production runs April 25 through May 4 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of the musical Baby, running April 17 through May 19 at Citadel Theatre, located at 300 S. Waukegan Road in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest....
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty are in the cast and production team of the classic musical The Music Man, running April 10 through June 2 at Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. For tickets, click here. The...