Tag: Michael Rawls
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in Mercury Theater’s ‘Pippin’ Oct. 11-Nov. 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Koray Tarhan ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, plays the title role in Pippin, running October 11 through November 18 at the Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, Chicago. Performed in the Mercury’s intimate Venus Cabaret space, the 1972 musical, with a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring ‘Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer’ to the Stage Nov. 25-Dec. 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lauren Griffith ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is choreographing Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ annual holiday crowd-pleaser Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, running November 25-December 30. This parody of the children’s TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will play at Mary’s Attic,…
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Columbia College Chicago’s Conaway Center Hosts 2017 Black Theater Alliance Awards Oct. 23
Columbia College Chicago will host the 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 23, at the college’s Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, in Chicago’s South Loop. The evening will begin with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards presentation at 8 PM. As reported previously in this blog, several Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago’s Conaway Center Hosts 2017 Black Theater Alliance Awards Oct. 23
Columbia College Chicago will host the 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 23, at the college’s Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, in Chicago’s South Loop. The evening will begin with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards presentation at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 per person, and should be purchased…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored with 2017 Black Theater Alliance Award Nominations
Alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been nominated for 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards by Chicago’s Black Theater Alliance Awards. Columbia College Chicago alums and students honored with nominations for this year’s awards include: Tyla Abercrumbie ’92 — nominated for the Ruby Dee Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her performance…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni and Students Ease on Down the Road in ‘The Wiz’ March 5-April 16
Kokandy Productions‘ new staging of the hit musical The Wiz — running March 5-April 16 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago — boasts the talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student performers. The ensemble includes alumnus T.J. Crawford ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, as…