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Sheldon Patinkin Celebration Video Posted

Posted by Albert Williams

Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)

An archival video of “A Celebration of the Life of Sheldon Patinkin” is available for viewing at the Columbia College Chicago web page for the Sheldon Patinkin Endowed Award. The memorial tribute to Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago...

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Columbia College Theatre Alumni, Students, and Faculty Bring ‘The Mikado’ to American Repertory Theatre

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are helping bring a playfully reimagined production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Mikado to the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Presented by The Hypocrites, one...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni–Actors, Designers, Entrepreneurs–Gear Up for a Busy Spring in Chicago Theatre

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Theatre Department alumni–performers, designers, and entrepreneurs–are gearing up for a busy Spring 2015 season in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene. Acting alumna Lindsey Gavel will play Masha in The Hypocrites‘ production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, running April 17-June 6 at...

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Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Alumni in Goodman’s ‘Two Trains Running’

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumnus Chester Gregory (center) co-stars in Goodman Theatre's "Two Trains Running"

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Chester Gregory and A.C. Smith won glowing reviews for their performances in Goodman Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s drama Two Trains Running, playing through April 12. “For anyone still in need of an explanation...

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‘Broadway Bound!’ Musical Theatre Evening at Columbia College on March 17 Benefits Sarah Siddons Society Scholarships Program

Posted by Albert Williams

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host Broadway Bound!, an evening of musical theatre presented by the Sarah Siddons Society, on Tuesday, March 17. This festival of young talent performing a program of scenes and songs is presented in...

Ashton Byrum, Benjamin Nichols, Brittany Wolf, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Courtney Mack, Dakota Hughes, Emily Bailey, Katie Lee Taylor, Kyle Ryan, Paige Daigle, Ren Griffith, Sarah Siddons Society Acting, Musical Theatre, Scholarships, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

March 14 ‘Oklahoma!’ Performance Benefits Musical Theatre Scholarships

Posted by Albert Williams

The performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department on Saturday, March 14, at 7 PM, is a benefit for Columbia’s Musical Theatre Scholarships program. Tickets for the benefit performance are $5-$15. Proceeds from the show...

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‘Oklahoma!’ Opens at Columbia College Chicago’s Getz Theatre; Performance on March 14 Benefits Musical Theatre Scholarships

Posted by Albert Williams

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Spring 2015 Mainstage Musical — the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! — opens Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 PM at the Getz Theatre of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, 72 E. 11th St....

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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Student Talents Featured in Shows at Royal George Theatre and Theater Wit

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Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students are involved in Runcible Theatre Company’s staging of British playwright Howard Barker’s rarely-seen Scenes from an Execution, the tale of a 16th-century Italian painter’s clash with religious and secular authorities over...

Andra Velis Simon, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Georgia Gove, Rachel Melius, Spencer Meeks, Vic Kuligoski Acting, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Columbia Alumni Featured in ‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman Theatre; ‘College Night’ Performance on March 18

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Chester Gregory and A.C. Smith are featured in Goodman Theatre‘s much-anticipated new production of Two Trains Running, by the late August Wilson. The centerpiece of a celebration of Wilson’s work and influence (marking...

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Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Artists in ‘Four,’ ‘Endgame’

Posted by Albert Williams

Early reviews have been raves for the Columbia College Theatre Department folks involved in Jackalope Theatre’s Four and The Hypocrites’ Endgame. The cast of Four features student Michael Kurowski and alumnus Daniel Martinez, and the show’s set is designed...

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