Tag: Darren Patin
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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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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. Faculty Bring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama ‘Sweat’ to Paramount March 9-April 24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members are on the creative team of Sweat, the first production in the Paramount Theatre‘s new Bold Series. Paramount, located in downtown Aurora, Illinois, is launching the Bold Series as a four-show subscription package dedicated to fearless, unexpected, and thought-provoking intimate drama. For tickets, click here. Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Court Theatre’s ‘Othello’ Oct. 8-Dec. 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, running October 8 through December 5 at Court Theatre, located at 5535 S. Ellis in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Patin, who also…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Win Rave Review for ‘Spectacular’ Choreography for ‘Kinky Boots’ at Paramount
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Isaiah Silvia-Chandley ’18 and Michael George ’16 won a rave review from the Chicago Reader for their choreography for the professional Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots — the fun-filled story of a small-town shoemaker whose encounter with a drag queen unexpectedly changes his business…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Regional Premiere of ‘Kinky Boots’ to Paramount Theatre Aug. 18-Oct. 17
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the professional Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and songs by Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots — the fun-filled story of a small-town…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring Duke Ellington’s ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ to Porchlight Music Theatre Jan. 24-March 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are bringing the Duke Ellington revue Sophisticated Ladies to the Porchlight Music Theatre stage January 24 through March 6. Jermaine Hill, a teacher in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Program, is the musical director for this jukebox revue of music by jazz composer Duke Ellington.…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alums in Kokandy Productions’ ‘Grand Hotel’ April 15-May 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in the musical Grand Hotel, presented by Chicago’s Kokandy Productions. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, and Jennifer Ledesma ’16 and Jake Ganzer ’15, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in ‘Speech & Debate’ at Edge Theatre Feb 2-March 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in Speech and Debate, the 2006 comedy by Stephen Karam, whose Broadway hit The Humans plays in Chicago January 30-February 11 in its national touring production. Presented by the Brown Paper Box Co. February 2-March…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2017 BroadwayWorld Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and former students who have been nominated for BroadwayWorld.com‘s 2017 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, which honor Chicago-area theatre productions that opened between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. The nominees were announced November 10. The winners will be chosen by BroadwayWorld readers through online…