Musical Theatre Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jerome Riley Jr. ’16 and Jared Grant ’12 are featured in the Chicago premiere of the musical The Scottsboro Boys, running February 3-March 12 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview...
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Musical Theatre student Jody Shelton is the coauthor, director, musical director, and executive producer of Star Wars: The Farce Awakens, a new musical parody presented by The People’s Improv Theater. This spoof of...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, are in the...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Darren Patin, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is featured in the rock musical High Fidelity, running January 27-March 5 at Refuge Records, 1415 N. Ashland, in Chicago’s...
  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Midwest premiere of The Assembled Parties, which runs January 25-March 25 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. Estle is...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has released a photo highlight reel from Once on This Island, the department’s Winter 2016 mainstage musical. The show ran November 30-December 10, 2016. The production was a fundraiser for hurricane relief in...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in the Chicago premiere of a new version of Saturday Night Fever, the stage adaptation of the 1977 motion picture. Running January 19-March 19 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago...
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Jon Martinez is choreographing the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, running January 12-February 12 at the Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. Presented by Pride Films...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cassandra Rose ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, unveils The Dictionary Project: Volume IV, a program of short plays written on commission, performed by an ensemble that includes several Columbia College...
Alumni and current students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are pooling their talents for The 24 Hour Solo Show, an evening of one-person performances, on Sunday, December 18. The event starts at 8 PM at the Pendulum...