Tag: Columbia College Chicago Music Department
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Wins 2017 Jeff Award for Fight Choreography
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Ryan Bourque ’09 has won a 2017 Joseph Jefferson Award for Non-Equity Theatre — aka the Jeff Award — for his Fight Choreography for Prowess, presented by Jackalope Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni. Bourque is a graduate of the Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students and Alums Win Raves for Metropolis’ Rock Musical ‘Hair’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni and students in the new production of the classic rock musical Hair at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The show got a rave review from the northwest suburban Daily Herald. which called the show “bold, exuberant and faithful to the original.”…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Collaborate on ‘Hotel Bristol’ Multimedia Concert May 26-27
The Silent Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is partnering with the band Ode — a five-piece indie rock group that specializes in combining elements of Balkan folk music with hints of dark Americana and world punk — to bring Ode’s new album, Hotel Bristol, to life…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Students Featured in Rock Musical ‘Hair’ May 18-July 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Alumni and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in a new production of the classic rock musical Hair, running May 18-July 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Columbia College alumni in the ensemble of this landmark show include Brittany Wolf ’15, Alex Newkirk ’11,…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, TV, and Management Alumni and Students Collaborate on New Musical ‘Abduction’ May 18-27
Alumni and current students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, the Columbia College Chicago Television Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Business and Entrepreneurship Department are collaborating on the world premiere of Abduction, a new musical comedy, running May 17-27 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Honored with 2017 Jeff Award Nominations
Faculty, alumni, and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2017 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre — aka the Jeff Awards — which were announced April 24, 2017. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize in Chicago’s lively non-Equity theatre scene, celebrate excellence in Chicago theatres…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Pool Talent for May 1 Concert of 1950s and ’60s Songs to Benefit Firebrand Theatre
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are pooling their talents for You Don’t Own Me: Songs from the 50s and 60s, a benefit concert for Firebrand Theatre on Monday, May 1. The show — an evening of Motown, classic rock, doo-wop, jukebox favorites, and songs from set…
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Student Talent Drive New Musical ‘Black Vs. All’ Feb. 9-25
Mondisa Monde Productions, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ashley Mondisa ’14, presents Black Vs. All, a new a cappella musical inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. The production’s cast and creative team includes several Columbia College Theatre and Music Department students. Mondisa, a graduate of the Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum Courtney Mack Stars in ‘Urinetown’ Feb. 4-March 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Courtney Mack ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is starring in a new production of the Broadway hit Urinetown, presented by BoHo Theatre February 4-March 26 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Urinetown, Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ satirical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Featured in New Colony’s Fantasy Adventure ‘Psychonaut Librarians’ Jan. 11-Feb. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Peters ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Psychonaut Librarians, a new fantasy adventure play presented by The New Colony theatre company. Peters is a New Colony ensemble member and co-founder. Music for the production will be provided by Columbia…