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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Perform with Kristin Chenoweth Oct. 24 at Chicago Theatre

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jess Godwin (BA ’05), Mallory Maedke (BFA ’14), and Alex Newkirk (BFA ’11) will be backup vocalists for Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at Chenoweth’s concert at the landmark Chicago Theatre on Saturday,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Featured in Gilbert & Sullivan Productions at Berkeley Rep and Actors Theater of Louisville

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Andra Velis Simon and Heather Gilbert are the musical director and lighting designer, respectively, for re-imagined versions of classic Gilbert and Sullivan operettas this fall at two of the United States’...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum Is Musical Director for Northbrook Theatre’s ‘Alexander’

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David Zizic, an alumnus of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s musical theatre program, is musical director for the Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences’ musical version of the popular children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Gilbert & and Sullivan’s ‘Pinafore’ to the Stage Oct. 9-18

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Amy Uhl is directing and choreographing the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore for the Savoyaires, a company dedicated to the work of librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Teacher and Alumnus Help Make Magic in Chicago Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Barbara Robertson and alumnus Harter Clingman (BFA ’11) are in the company of The Tempest at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. In this inventive re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s great comedy, Robertson, who teaches “Professional...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored with 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the current and former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students honored at the 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards on Monday, October 5. Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre acting student Anthony Fleming III won the Jeff Award for Actor in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Debut New Musical Oct. 3-Nov. 8

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A new musical by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teacher Peter Gwinn (Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert Report) and Columbia College Musical Theatre Program alumnus Jody Shelton (co-author of the off-Broadway hit 50 Shades! The Musical) will have...
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Columbia College Musical Theatre Faculty and Alumni Bring ‘Spamalot’ to Theatre at the Center Sept. 17-Oct. 18

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        Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Musical Theatre Dance teacher Linda Fortunato is choreographing Monty Python’s Spamalot, the opening show in the 2015-16 season at the Theatre at the Center, located at 1040 Ridge Rd. in...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni Help Bring ‘Side Show’ Back to Chicago Sept. 11-Oct. 18

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Graduates of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program are in the company of Side Show, the first show in Porchlight Music Theatre‘s 2015-2016 season. This production is the exclusive first post-Broadway staging of the newly revised version...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Spamalot’ to Metropolis Sept. 10-Oct. 25

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Spamalot, the fall season opener at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, features the talents of alumni and faculty from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Musical Theatre. Musical Theatre Dance teacher Christie Kerr is choreographing this popular...
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