Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Cruel Intentions’ to Chicago’s Chopin Theatre – Extended Through Aug. 21

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Congratulations to the cast and creative team of Kokandy Productions’ Chicago storefront premiere of Cruel Intentions: The ’90 Musical, including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department. Due to popular demand, the show has been extended through...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Anna D. Shapiro Directs Elton John’s New Musical ‘The Devil Wears Prada’; World Premiere in Chicago July 19-Aug. 21 Precedes Broadway Run

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, directs the world premiere of the Broadway-bound new musical The Devil Wears Prada by composer Elton John, lyricist Shaina Taub, and playwright Paul Rudnick. The show, based...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Classic Comedy ‘Playboy of the Western World’ to City Lit Theatre July 1-Aug. 14

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of The Playboy of the Western World, the classic Irish comedy by J.M. Synge, presented by City Lit Theatre July 1 through August 14. The show’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s World Premiere Musical ‘It Came From Outer Space’ Through July 24

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the world premiere of It Came From Outer Space, a new musical comedy adapted from...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Solo Show Wins 2022 Hollywood Fringe Fest Awards

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  Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. Her solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, which she performed June 3 through 26 at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes’ to the Stage June 30-July 17

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of the Chicago premiere of Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes, running June 30 through July 17 at Raven Theatre, located at 6157 N. Clark in...
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(VIDEO) Remembering Composer and Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo (June 25, 1928-January 11, 2003)

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department remembers composer, author, and teacher William Russo on the anniversary of his birth. Russo, who founded what is now the Columbia College Chicago Music Department in 1965, was born in Chicago on June...
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Columbia College Chicago Alums’ Sci-Fi Musical ‘Abduction’ Presented as Benefit for UNICEF at Chicago’s Newport Theatre June 23-July 7

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Abduction, an original science-fiction musical comedy created by Columbia College Chicago alumni T.J. Pieffer ’18 and Brad Kemp ’12, is being presented in a staged reading as a benefit for UNICEF humanitarian support in response to the war in...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Mallory Maedke Performs on 2022 Tony Awards: ‘The Show Must Go On!’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Mallory Maedke ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, performed on the 2022 Tony Awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City as a...
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