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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Theo Ubique Musical Theatre Events in April

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alex Newkirk ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, leads the monthly Broadway Open Mic Night at Theo Ubique Theatre on Wednesday, April 10. Newkirk will accompany...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Win Jeff Awards for Performance and Playwriting

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Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni who won Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the 50th anniversary Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” ceremony on March 25, 2024. The awards honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Makes Broadway Debut in Hit Musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ April 2-3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Koray Tarhan’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, will make his Broadway principal debut in the lead role of Charley Kringas in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily...
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(VIDEO) Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer’s New Off-Broadway Show ‘Is So Strange It Can Only Be True’

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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, who won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, has re-teamed with...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Sun-Times Profile for His Role in Broadway Hit ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Koray Tarhan ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is featured in a two-page spread in the Chicago Sun-Times published Sunday, March 17, 2024. The article is an in-depth profile of Tarhan,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums’ Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended Through March 24 at Otherworld Theatre; 10th Annual Juggernaut Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival Runs April 19-21

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody. The show, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Theo Ubique Musical Theatre Events in March and April

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Elya Faye Bottiger ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in Sondheim Tribute Revue, running March 8 through April 28 at Theo Ubique Theatre, located at 721 Howard...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring New Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ to Otherworld Theatre Feb. 9-March 10

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. Schaefer...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Musical ‘Billy Elliot’ to Paramount Theatre Feb. 7-March 24

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Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the musical Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. The show runs February 7 through March 24. For tickets...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for Jeff Awards

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Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity...
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