Tag: Jon Martinez
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Return in American Blues Theatre’s Hit Musical ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ June 29-Sept. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the encore performance run of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre June 29 through September 15 at Stage 773, located at 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, call 773-327-5252 or click here. Ann Delaney The cast…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The View Upstairs’ to Circle Theatre June 22-July 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student talent is featured in the Chicago premiere of The View Upstairs, running June 22 through July 22 at the Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. Presented by Circle Theatre Chicago, the musical is inspired by the real-life events of the 1973 arson at a New Orleans…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ Rock Musical to American Blues Theatre April 27-May 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre April 27 through May 26. A special “College Night” performance on Thursday, May 10, offers discounted tickets for college students. The cast includes Columbia College alums Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Mount ‘We’re Gonna Die’ for a Return Engagement at Steppenwolf Theatre March 26-April 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, presented by Haven Theatre Company for four Monday evening performances March 26-April 16 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Space. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, the show received its Chicago…
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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…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alums Bring Firebrand’s Rock Musical ‘Lizzie’ to the Den Theatre Nov. 11-Dec. 17
Alumni and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are helping bring the Chicago premiere of the musical drama Lizzie to the stage of the Den Theatre November 11-December 17. The show is the inaugural production of Firebrand Theatre, a musical theatre company committed to employing and empowering women by expanding their opportunities…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘We’re Gonna Die’ to Den Theatre May 3-June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, the final production of Haven Theatre Company‘s 2016-2017 season. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, this Chicago premiere runs May 3-June 4 at the Den Theatre, 1335 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Honored with 2017 Jeff Award Nominations
Faculty, alumni, and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2017 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre — aka the Jeff Awards — which were announced April 24, 2017. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize in Chicago’s lively non-Equity theatre scene, celebrate excellence in Chicago theatres…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Pool Talent for May 1 Concert of 1950s and ’60s Songs to Benefit Firebrand Theatre
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are pooling their talents for You Don’t Own Me: Songs from the 50s and 60s, a benefit concert for Firebrand Theatre on Monday, May 1. The show — an evening of Motown, classic rock, doo-wop, jukebox favorites, and songs from set…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Launch New Feminist Theatre Company with Feb. 27 Concert
Firebrand Theatre, a new Chicago-based musical theatre company “committed to employing and empowering women,” will launch on Monday, February 27, with a benefit concert, Nothin’ Like a Dame: A Celebration of Women in Musical Theatre, at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport in Chicago. The concert, which starts at 7 PM, features 28 of Chicago’s…