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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Former Faculty Member Estelle Spector

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of longtime faculty member Estelle Goodman Spector, who passed away quietly at her home in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on May 7, 2022. She was 91. Estelle‘s funeral service, though...
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Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo Remembered in WBEZ Story About Chicago Free Theater

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Longtime Columbia College Chicago faculty member William Russo, founder of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, is profiled by Chicago’s NPR outlet WBEZ in a podcast and print article posted on March 10, 2022. The “Curious City” story by...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alums Featured in New Book ‘Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater’; Hull-House Museum Hosts Launch Party Aug. 12

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Numerous alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the new book Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater, being published August 13, 2019, by Chicago-based Agate Publishing. Authored by oral historian Mark Larson,...
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Highlights from Columbia College Chicago Theatre Reunion Weekend — Pictures, Proclamation, and More!

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October 19, 2018, was proclaimed “Columbia College Chicago Theatre Day in Chicago” by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the occasion of the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend on October 19 and 20, 2018. The event, organized by the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Renovation Called ‘A Transformational Moment for the School’

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As reported previously in this blog, the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop, has undergone extensive renovations since last summer. The large first-floor Getz Theatre auditorium has been reconfigured into...
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