Tag: Dakota Hughes
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2025 theatre season, which ran from January 1…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag’s World Premiere ‘Queen for a Day’ to Bramble Arts Loft July 9-August 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is the author and star of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Queen for a Day, running July 9 through August 3 at the Bramble Arts Loft, located at 5545 N. Clark in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2024 theatre season, which ran from January…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Secret Garden’ and ‘Broadway Open Mic’ to Theo Ubique Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and production team of the musical The Secret Garden, which has been extended at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. The show now runs through January 5, 2025, at 721 Howard St. in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College…
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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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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag Productions’ ‘Poor People! The Parody Musical’ to the Stage May 2-June 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the author and co-star of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Poor People! The Parody Musical, running May 2 through June 16 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Musical ‘Billy Elliot’ to Paramount Theatre Feb. 7-March 24
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the musical Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. The show runs February 7 through March 24. For tickets and more information, click here. The production’s cast includes Columbia College alums Jared David Michael Grant ’12,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ to Paramount Theatre Through Jan. 14, 2024
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty members are in the cast and creative team of the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois – the nation’s largest musical theatre subscription house. The production – which marks the show’s Professional Regional Premiere – opened November 17, 2023, and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘School of Rock’ to Paramount Theatre April 12-June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the Chicago-area professional premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical School of Rock, running April 10 through June 4 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Dakota Hughes ’15, a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Win 2023 Jeff Awards in Performance and Design
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty who won Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre – Chicago’s top theatrical award – at the 49th Anniversary Non-Equity Awards ceremony on Monday, March 27, 2023. As previously reported in this blog, the 2023 Jeff Awards honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2021-2022…