Tag: Peter Gwinn
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Improvised Musical ‘Shamilton!’ Jan. 20-March 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Peter Gwinn, a Second City alum and an Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert…
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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 Department Alumni and Faculty Debut New Musical Oct. 3-Nov. 8
A new musical by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teacher Peter Gwinn (Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert Report) and Columbia College Musical Theatre Program alumnus Jody Shelton (co-author of the off-Broadway hit 50 Shades! The Musical) will have its world premiere at Chicago’s Chopin Theatre on Tuesday, October 6. Titled The Story of a…