Tag: Barbara Robertson
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Launches New Book ‘With Love, Mommie Dearest’ May 7 with Events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A. Ashley Hoff, who majored in the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is the author of the highly anticipated new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic, which will be published May 7, 2024, by Chicago Review Press. The book, which includes a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Musical ‘Billy Elliot’ to Paramount Theatre Feb. 7-March 24
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the musical Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. The show runs February 7 through March 24. For tickets and more information, click here. The production’s cast includes Columbia College alums Jared David Michael Grant ’12,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Honored with 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the current and former faculty and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department who were honored with 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the annual Jeff Awards ceremony on October 21. The winners of this year’s “Equity Jeff Awards,” which honor excellence in Chicago-area theatres operating under Actors’ Equity…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Dance Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago who have been nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The list of nominees for this year’s “Equity Jeff Awards,” which honor excellence in Chicago-area…
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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
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, the book chronicles the development of a grassroots professional theatre movement in Chicago following World War…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alums Bring Firebrand’s ‘Queen of the Mist’ to the Stage May 25-July 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Barbara Robertson stars in Firebrand Theatre‘s Chicago premiere of Queen of the Mist, Michael John LaChiusa’s musical about Anna (Annie) Edson Taylor, the first woman to go over Niagara Falls. For tickets, click here. Robertson, a longtime Columbia College faculty member, is an eight-time winner of the Joseph…
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Highlights from Columbia College Chicago Theatre Reunion Weekend — Pictures, Proclamation, and More!
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 Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations, drew alumni…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher Barbara Robertson Stars in Rivendell Theatre’s World Premiere of ‘Winter’ Jan. 7-Feb. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Barbara Robertson stars in the world premiere of Julie Jensen’s drama Winter, running January 7-February 11 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge, Chicago. Robertson, a veteran Chicago theatre artist and winner of eight Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago’s top theatrical prize) for her acting, plays Annis, a retired professor and poet,…