Tag: Michael George
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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 Alum Joins Chicago Company of Hit Musical ‘Hamilton’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael George ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has joined the Chicago company of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton as a female swing, covering the roles of the production’s female cast members. Since graduating from Columbia College Chicago, George has racked up impressive stage…
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Musical ‘Once on This Island’ Continues Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Season Nov. 30-Dec. 10
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s final mainstage production of the Fall 2016 semester, the musical Once on This Island, runs November 30-December 10 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. With book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty…