Tag: Isaiah Silvia-Chandley
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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 and Music Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff Award nominees,…
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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 Talent Featured in ‘Music Man’ at Goodman Theatre June 29-Aug. 11
‘ Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Jermaine Hill is the music director for The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Dearborn in downtown Chicago. Hill is an assistant professor and the resident musical director at the Columbia College Theatre Department. The show’s cast includes Columbia College Isaiah Silvia-Chandley ’18,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Students and Alumni Featured in Holiday Shows
The talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are featured in holiday-season productions at some of the Chicago area’s top theatres. Among them: Sophie Vitello, a senior in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Featured in Holiday Musicals
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in holiday-season musicals at some of the Chicago area’s top theatres. Among them: The Wizard of Oz, running through January 6 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, features alums Leah Morrow ’05, a graduate of Columbia College’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Allyson Graves ’12…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Talent Bring ‘A Chorus Line’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Sept. 20-Nov. 3
Alumni and former faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre‘s new production of the landmark musical A Chorus Line, running September 20 through November 3. The Pulitzer Prize-winning show about the lives of Broadway dancers features alumni Madelyne Forrester ’18, Hannah Griffith…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni, Students, and Faculty Bring Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘Memphis’ to the Stage April 19-June 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty members are in the cast and creative team for the musical Memphis, presented April 19-June 3 by Porchlight Music Theatre. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alumni Shantel Cribbs ‘17 and Mallory Maedke ’14, both graduates of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance,…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Students Selected for Jacob’s Pillow Musical Theatre Dance Intensive July 31-August 21
Three Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and two alumni have been accepted into the prestigious School at Jacob’s Pillow Musical Theatre Dance Program for a Summer 2017 intensive. The current students are Andrew Casey, Evelyn Finne, and Isaiah Silvia-Chandley, all students in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance. The alumni are…