Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Archive

Columbia College Chicago Alum and Trans Advocate Precious Brady-Davis Elected as Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates LGBTQ-rights advocate, environmental activist, and Columbia College Chicago alum Precious Brady-Davis ’13 on her election to the Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater...
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Faculty Member’s New Book Salutes the ‘First Lady of Laughs’

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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance faculty member Grace Kessler Overbeke is the author of First Lady of Laughs: The Forgotten Story of Jean Carroll, America’s First Jewish Woman Stand-Up Comedian, published September 17, 2024, by NYU...
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2024-25 Mainstage Season Opens with ‘Comedy Cabaret’ Oct. 10-26

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2024-25 Mainstage Season at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College begins Thursday, October 10, 2024, with Comedy Cabaret, an evolving program of improv and sketch comedy. Shows are Thursdays,...
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(VIDEO) Happy Birthday to ‘Grease’ Co-Author Jim Jacobs!

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance wishes a happy birthday to actor-playwright-songwriter Jim Jacobs HDR ’14, co-author of the hit musical Grease and benefactor of the Jim Jacobs Musical Theatre Scholarship at Columbia College, who turns 82...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Win 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the alumni of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and the Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who won 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the 56th annual “Jeff...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Wins 2024 Emmy Award for Oscars Show Art Direction

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance warmly congratulates Columbia College alum John Zuiker ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Theatre Design, who won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety...
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Alum and Faculty Bring World Premiere ‘7 Minutes to Live’ to Chicago Dramatists Aug. 29-Sept. 22

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Alumni and faculty of the Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance are in the cast and creative team of 7 Minutes to Live, a world premiere by Richard Lyons Conlon running August 29...
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(VIDEO) Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance lovingly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime head of the Columbia College Theatre Program, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Full Monty’ Musical to Paramount Theatre Aug. 21-Oct. 6

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Alums and faculty members of the Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance are in the cast and creative team of the musical The Full Monty, running August 21 through October 6 at the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Announces Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce the creation of the Theatre Advisory Board composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College. With a mission to leverage the expertise...
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