Tag: Andra Velis Simon
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum and Faculty Bring ‘Next to Normal’ to Writers Theatre May 8-June 19
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, directs the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal at Writers Theatre, located at 325 Tudor Court in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe. The production runs…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students Meet Tony Award-Winning Director and Former Columbia Theatre Teacher David Cromer
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department was proud to welcome former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, back to campus on April 15, 2019. Cromer, now based in New York, was in Chicago to direct…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Talent Featured in Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder’ Jan. 25-March 10
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty talent is on display in Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, running January 25 through March 10 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The show’s musical director, Andra Velis Simon, is a faculty member in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Student, and Faculty Talent featured in ‘Caroline, or Change’ Sept. 22-Oct. 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team for the musical Caroline, or Change, running September 22 through October 28 at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The show’s ensemble features Columbia College alum De’Jah Perkins ’18, a graduate of…
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(VIDEO) David Cromer, Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher, Wins Tony Award for Directing Broadway Hit ‘The Band’s Visit’
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulations former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17 on winning the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Cromer — who studied acting and directing at the Columbia College Theatre Department and later taught and directed shows there, and who received an…
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(VIDEO) David Cromer, Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher, Nominated for Tony Award for Directing Hit Broadway Musical ‘The Band’s Visit’
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulations former student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17 on his nomination for a 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Cromer — who studied acting and directing at the Columbia College Theatre Department and later taught and directed shows there, and who received an…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student, Alumni, and Faculty Talent Bring ‘9 to 5’ to the Stage April 7-May 20
Alumni, students, and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of 9 to 5 the Musical, presented April 7-May 20 by Firebrand Theatre at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The cast includes Tyler Symonè, a senior in the Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student, Alumni, and Faculty Talent Featured in Porchlight’s ‘They’re Playing Our Song’ March 6-8
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student, alumni, and faculty talent is featured in Porchlight Music Theatre’s staged concert of the musical They’re Playing Our Song, running March 6-8 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, in Chicago. With music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and a book by…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center’s 2017-18 Mainstage Season Continues with ‘Dog Act’ Feb. 7-17
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 Mainstage Season resumes Wednesday, February 7, with Dog Act, by Liz Duffy Adams. Directed by Columbia College alumna and Theatre Department faculty member Stephanie Shaw ’92, MFA ’09, the play runs through February 17 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, 72 E. 11th…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Teacher Praised for Calif. Production of ‘Pirates of Penzance’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Andra Velis Simon — musical director for The Hypocrites theatre company’s acclaimed interactive production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta Pirates of Penzance — was praised by Los Angeles Times critic Charles McNulty in his January 26 review of the show, which runs through February 25 at the Pasadena…