Tag: Michael Kurowski
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2016: News from Around the World
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but from New York, Hollywood, around the U.S., and overseas. As we head off for our holiday break,…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum ‘Plays Enough Instruments to Be a One-Man Band’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, was recently profiled in an interview on Syracuse.com, an online publication in Syracuse, New York, where Kurowski is appearing in the national touring company of the Broadway hit Once. As reported previously in this blog,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Students Present Solo Performance Event July 10
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents a “celebration of self” with its midsummer event, The LIVINGroom: Block Party, on Sunday, July 10, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. The evening starts at 7 PM with a block party, at which…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum Wins Joseph Jefferson Award for Lead Performance in ‘Heathers’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Courtney Mack (BFA ’15), a graduate of Columbia’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, received the 2016 Joseph Jefferson Award for Non-Equity Theatre for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for her lead performance in the Chicago premiere of Heathers: The Musical. The show, presented by Kokandy…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Talent Honored with Jeff Award Nominations
Several alumni, students, and/or faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2016 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre, which were announced April 26, 2016. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize in Chicago’s lively non-Equity theatre scene, celebrate excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring U.S. Premiere to Steep Theatre Jan. 21-Feb. 27
Steep Theatre, one of Chicago’s most acclaimed storefront companies, is presenting the U.S. premiere of Posh, by British playwright Laura Wade, and several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members, students, and alumni are involved in the production. The cast includes Theatre Department teacher Kendra Thulin and student Michael Kurowski, a senior in Columbia’s Musical…
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Rock Musical ‘American Idiot’ Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Student Talent Aug. 28-Oct. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are involved in The Hypocrites‘ keenly anticipated production of American Idiot–the Chicago premiere of the influential rock musical by Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Michael Mayer. The ensemble includes alumni Dakota Hughes (BFA, Musical Theatre Performance, 2015), a graduate of the Musical Theatre Performance BFA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Take Part in Theatre on the Lake Summer Theatre Festival; Bailiwick Chicago’s ‘Murder Ballad’ Launches Festival June 17
Two of Chicago’s strongest selling points are its vibrant theatre scene and its beautiful lakefront, and the Chicago Park District’s annual Theatre on the Lake Summer Theatre Festival, which showcases encore performances of some of the most exciting professional productions from the previous Off-Loop theatre season, celebrates both. Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty,…
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More Good Reviews for Jackalope Theatre’s ‘Four’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Michael Kurowski was singled out by Time Out Chicago theatre critic Kris Vire in his review of Jackalope Theatre’s Four, running through March 28 at Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago. “Jackalope finds quiet fireworks in a finely observed revival of Christopher Shinn’s 1998 play,” the review began, adding: “Newcomer Kurowski,…
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Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Artists in ‘Four,’ ‘Endgame’
Early reviews have been raves for the Columbia College Theatre Department folks involved in Jackalope Theatre’s Four and The Hypocrites’ Endgame. The cast of Four features student Michael Kurowski and alumnus Daniel Martinez, and the show’s set is designed by alumnus Mike Mroch. “It’s hard to imagine another company giving [playwright Christopher Shinn’s] play this…