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Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department fondly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime chair of the Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Sophia Vitello ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the Yellow Rose Theatre’s production of Gigi’s Party, running August 17 through September 3 at the Den Theatre,...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, presents a special Columbia Night performance of her award-winning solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, which she performed to acclaim in June...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Joey Soloway, a former student in Columbia College’s Film and Video program, on their induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall of Fame in...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty who have been nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards honoring the work of Chicago-area theatre artists during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The...
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the sci-fi comedy Kitties in Space: The Saga August 5 through September 4. John Enright’s eight-episode spoof, set in a future where humans have...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, presents an August 5-19 encore engagement of her solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, which she performed to...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the Paramount Theatre‘s production of the groundbreaking musical Fun Home, running August 3 through September 18 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, located at 8 E. Galena...
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cynthia L. Dorsey ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. The BroadwayWorld entertainment news site and American Theatre report that Dorsey has been awarded the Prince/TTLP Fellowship, a...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Porchlight Music Theatre‘s New Faces Sing Broadway 1971, playing Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 1 and 3, at 7:30 PM both nights. The cast of this...