Tag: Ashton Byrum
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Celebrates Bob Fosse with ‘Sweet Charity’ March 14-17
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 Mainstage Season resumes Wednesday, March 14, with Sweet Charity, the hit 1966 musical by Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields. The show runs through March 17 at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, located at 1306 S. Michigan in Chicago’s South Loop. Directed by Theatre Department…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher Directs ‘Beauty and the Beast’ as Little Theatre On The Square’s 60th Anniversary Season Opener June 7-18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Ashton Byrum, a coordinator of the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA Program, is directing the musical Beauty and the Beast as the opening production of the 60th anniversary season at the Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan, Illinois, one of America’s most respected summer stock theatres.…
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Musical ‘Once on This Island’ Continues Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Season Nov. 30-Dec. 10
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s final mainstage production of the Fall 2016 semester, the musical Once on This Island, runs November 30-December 10 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. With book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student and Alumni Talent Featured in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at Wallace Bowl Starlight Theatre July 14-23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are featured in the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie, running July 14-23 at the Wallace Bowl Starlight Theatre in Gillson Park, located in the northern Chicago suburb of Wilmette. David Servillo, an alumnus of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s acting program, plays the leading role of Albert Peterson,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Publish Articles on Acting and Musical Theatre Training
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Kathleen Perkins and Ashton Byrum recently published articles in academic journals concerning their ongoing research related to theatre training in the United States. Perkins, co-coordinator of the Theatre Department’s Acting with International Performance Study BFA program, published an article in the 2016 issue of Teaching & Learning Inquiry…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘[title of show]’ to Oak Park’s Open Door Repertory Company Jan. 15-Feb. 21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are bringing the rock musical [title of show] to the Open Door Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park starting January 15. Directed for the Open Door Repertory Company by Theatre Department Musical Theatre Program teacher Ashton Byrum, the show features Dakota Hughes (BFA ’15),…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Featured in Nov. 7 Benefit for Oak Park’s Open Door Repertory Company
Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers and current or former students are pooling their talents for “Broadway in Oak Park,” a benefit concert to raise money for Open Door Repertory Company in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Among the performers are Ashton Byrum, a coordinator of Columbia College’s Musical Theatre Program, who…
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‘Broadway Bound!’ Musical Theatre Evening at Columbia College on March 17 Benefits Sarah Siddons Society Scholarships Program
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 partnership with Columbia College Chicago, Northwestern University’s School of Communication, and Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of…
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‘Oklahoma!’ Opens at Columbia College Chicago’s Getz Theatre; Performance on March 14 Benefits Musical Theatre Scholarships
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. The production runs through March 21. The performance on Saturday, March 14, at 7 PM is a…
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Columbians Provide ‘A Charming Musical in 4-Part Harmony’ in ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ at Open Door in Oak Park
Open Door Theater’s The Marvelous Wonderettes, whose cast and creative/production team include several Columbia College faculty, students, and alumni, got a glowing review from Oakpark.com blogger Doug Deuchler. “If you’re looking for a night out that is pure escapism, The Marvelous Wonderettes . . . is the ticket,” wrote Deuchler. “It’s a charming little musical, fun…