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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s New Off-Broadway Play ‘Caroline,’ Directed by Tony Award-Winning Columbia Alum David Cromer, Extended through Nov. 16; ‘Reviews Are Rolling In’

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Caroline – the much-discussed new Off-Broadway play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting – officially opened September 30 in its world premiere at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Hit Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended Again – Running through Nov. 8 at Apollo Theatre

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre, located at 2550 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Originally scheduled...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hit Musical ‘Grease’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Sept. 17-Oct. 19

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of a new production of the hit musical Grease, running September 17 through October 19 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s New Off-Broadway Play ‘Caroline’ Runs Sept. 12-Oct. 19, Directed by Tony Award-Winning Columbia Alum David Cromer

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A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is receiving its world premiere from Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, and it will be directed...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Black Ensemble’s Musical ‘Blue Heaven’ to the Stage Sept. 6-Oct. 26

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Directing program, plays blues guitarist B.B. King in the musical Blue Heaven, running September 6 through October 26 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, located at...
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(VIDEO) Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance lovingly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime head of the Columbia College Theatre Program, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Combine Horror and Stage Combat in ‘Gladiator Fright Night’ Aug. 29-31

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The Point Theatre Project, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums, presents Gladiator Fright Night, an interactive theatrical experience in which iconic horror characters face off in a battle to the death. Audiences will vote...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Hit Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended through Sept. 28 at Apollo Theatre

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre, located at 2550 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Originally scheduled...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Jackalope Theatre’s Living Newspaper Festival to the Stage Aug. 21-25

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and former students, presents its 16th annual Living Newspaper Festival, an evening of five one-act plays inspired by recent news headlines. The Living Newspaper Festival runs...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the alumni, faculty, and former students and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance who have been nominated for 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence...
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