Tag: Chester Gregory
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Alum Chester Gregory Stars in ‘Higher and Higher’ Aug. 25 at Marriott Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15 stars in Higher and Higher, a Feel-Good Rock ‘n Soul Shindig on Sunday, August 25, at Marriott Theatre, located at 10 Marriott Drive in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. There are two shows, at 1 and 5 PM. The show, presented by Artists Lounge…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Chester Gregory Featured in Black Theatre and Arts Festivals
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, was featured in the 2019 D.C. Black Theatre & Arts Festival, which ran June 21 through July 7 in Washington, D.C. Gregory, a 1995 graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, starred during the festival’s closing weekend July 5 through 7…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Named Co-Chair of 2019 National Black Theatre Festival
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates alumnus Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, on his appointment as co-chair of the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival. Gregory is a 1995 graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and he received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Columbia College when he spoke at…
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Columbia College Chicago’s ‘New York City Broadway Experience’ Featuring Tony Award Winner David Cromer Raises $15,000+ for Columbia College Theatre Students
The Columbia College Chicago Development and Alumni Relations office reports on its Facebook page that on November 3 and 4, 2018, Columbia College Chicago’s Board of Trustees Chair Bill Wolf, his wife Meredith Bluhm-Wolf, and Columbia College President Kwang-Wu Kim hosted a “New York City Broadway Experience” for a group of Columbia College trustees, donors,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Brings One-Man Musical ‘The Eve of Jackie’ to DuSable Museum June 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, brings his one-man show The Eve of Jackie to Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History on Friday, June 22, at 8 PM. Gregory portrays legendary soul singer Jackie Wilson at the twilight of his career in this electrifying solo performance. Chester Gregory After…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Co-Stars in ‘Blues in the Night’ April 27-May 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, costars in the musical revue Blues in the Night, running April 27 through May 20 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. Created and directed…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Releases New Album — a Tribute to Soul Star Jackie Wilson
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, has released a new album, Remembering Jackie — a tribute to legendary 1960s soul star Jackie Wilson. Gregory, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, launched his career by starring at Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theatre in The Jackie…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2017: News from Around the World
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but from New York, Hollywood, around the U.S., and overseas. As we head off for our holiday break,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus Featured in New Gospel Film ‘Revival’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is featured in the new movie Revival, a gospel retelling of the Christian Passion story. The film is produced and written by former Chicago actor Harry Lennix, who also costars as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Star in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ at Kansas City Rep Oct. 13-Nov. 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni A.C. Smith ’86 and Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, are featured in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre‘s production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences, running October 13-November 5. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America, Fences tells the gripping story of an African-American…