Tag: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Haven Chicago’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ to Den Theatre July 10-Aug. 4
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of Haven Chicago‘s new production of the groundbreaking rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show runs July 10 through August 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring World Premiere ‘Last Wide Open’ to American Blues Theatre July 5-Aug. 18
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are on the design team for the world premiere of the new musical The Last Wide Open, running July 5 through August 18 at American Blues Theatre, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. For more information and tickets, click here. The show’s scenic designers are Columbia College Theatre Department…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Listed as a ‘Notable Leader’ in Milwaukee’s Arts and Entertainment
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is cited as one of Milwaukee’s “Notable Leaders in Arts and Entertainment: Class of 2024” by BizTimes – Milwaukee Business News. “Estle stood out from nearly 50 candidates [for the position at Next Act Theate] because of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Beehive: The 60’s Musical’ to Marriott Theatre June 19-Aug. 11
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative/production team of Beehive: The 60’s Musical, running June 19 through August 11 at Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. For tickets, click here. The cast of this high-energy musical tribute to the “girl groups” and solo women artists…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni in Cast and Creative Team of World Premiere ‘Prodigal Daughter,’ Running at Raven Theatre through June 22
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative/production team of The Prodigal Daughter, a world premiere drama about a Black family in Chicago during the “Red Summer” of 1919. The show runs through June 22 at the award-winning Raven Theatre, located at 6157 N. Clark in Chicago’s Edgewater Andersonville…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Honored in Windy City Times’ ’30 Under 30 Awards’ for Pride Month
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13 is honored as one of Windy City Times‘ 2024 “30 Under 30 Award” winners. The annual “30 Under 30” awards were announced June 6, 2024, as part of Windy City Times‘ LGBT Pride Month celebration. Founded in 1985, Windy City Times is Chicago’s oldest LGBT…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in a ‘(Not So) Solo Show’ at The Understudy June 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, will headline a cabaret show at The Understudy, Chicago’s premier theatre-focused bookstore, coffeehouse, and performance space, on Saturday, June 15, at 7:30 PM. Patin will perform as his drag queen persona, Ari Gato, in…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Launches New Book ‘With Love, Mommie Dearest’ with June 4 Screening at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A. Ashley Hoff ’96, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, heralds his acclaimed new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic with an appearance at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre on Tuesday, June 4, at 7 PM. Hoff, who now…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums’ ‘Poor People! The Parody Musical’ Extended Through June 23
Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Poor People! The Parody Musical, written by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, has been extended through June 23 due to popular and critical acclaim. Smith, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is also the co-star of the show, which is described as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Launches New Book ‘With Love, Mommie Dearest’ with June 4 Screening at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A. Ashley Hoff ’96, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will return to Chicago to herald his acclaimed new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic, which was published May 7, 2024, by Chicago Review Press. On Tuesday, June 4,…