Musical Theatre Archive

Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni and students in the new production of the classic rock musical Hair at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The show got a rave review from...
Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting a reading of Swiss absurdist Max Frisch’s 1961 play Andorra on Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 PM at the Frontier, 1106 W....
Students and alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of the musical Ragtime, presented by the Griffin Theatre Company May 27-July 16. The show’s ensemble includes Juwon Tyrel Perry, a student in the...
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presents a new interactive production Fight Quest 3: The Lair of Lost Heroes, running May 26-June 9 at Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice,...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lea Ciastko ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is performing in Casting Asiancy, a one-night variety/comedy show on Wednesday, May 24, starting 8 PM at Second City...
Alumni and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in a new production of the classic rock musical Hair, running May 18-July 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights....
Alumni and current students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, the Columbia College Chicago Television Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Business and Entrepreneurship Department are collaborating on the world premiere of...
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the third annual Chris’ Birthday Belt Fest, a benefit concert for Howard Brown Health, on Monday, May 15, at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway, in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood....
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 12, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 17th annual Manifest Urban...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, the final production of Haven Theatre Company‘s 2016-2017 season. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, this...