Tag: Shantel Cribbs
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Olney Theatre’s ‘Fela!’ July 7-Aug. 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shantel Cribbs ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the musical Fela!, running July 7 through August 13 at the Olney Theatre Center in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Olney, Maryland. The show, a coproduction of Olney Theatre Center and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Holiday Musical ‘Elf’ to the Stage Nov. 9-Jan. 8
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of Elf The Musical, running November 9, 2022, through January 8, 2023, at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. For tickets, click here. The cast of this musical version of the popular holiday film…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Musical ‘Dreamgirls’ at Paramount Theatre Aug. 31-Oct. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast of the musical Dreamgirls, running August 31 through October 16 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Shantel Cribbs ’17 and Juwon Tyrel Perry ’19, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance Awards
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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty who have been nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards honoring the work of Chicago-area theatre artists during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The nominations were announced Wednesday, August 3. The winners will be announced at the 28th Annual Black…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Rock of Ages’ to Paramount Theatre April 13-May 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of Rock of Ages, running April 13 through May 29 at the Paramount Theatre, located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, Illinois. A 2009 Broadway hit, Rock of Ages takes audiences back into the music era of the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’ to Porchlight Music Theatre Oct. 30-Dec. 12
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of Porchlight Music Theatre‘s production of Pump Boys and Dinettes, running October 30 through December 12 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. This homespun musical revue is an affectionate portrait of the friendly, fun-lovin’…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Featured in Arts for Illinois Relief Fund’s ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ Video
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in Sweet Home Chicago, a new music video produced by HMS Media as a fundraiser for the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund, an organization helping Chicago-area artists struggling in the wake of COVID-19 closures. The nationally acclaimed video features an ensemble of more than 100 participants, all…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring Duke Ellington’s ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ to Porchlight Music Theatre Jan. 24-March 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are bringing the Duke Ellington revue Sophisticated Ladies to the Porchlight Music Theatre stage January 24 through March 6. Jermaine Hill, a teacher in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Program, is the musical director for this jukebox revue of music by jazz composer Duke Ellington.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring Musical ‘The Color Purple’ to Drury Lane Theatre Sept. 13-Nov. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are in the cast and creative team of The Color Purple, running September 13 through November 3 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. Columbia College alums Shantel Cribbs ’17 and Marvin Malone II ’19, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Students and Alumni Featured in Holiday Shows
The talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are featured in holiday-season productions at some of the Chicago area’s top theatres. Among them: Sophie Vitello, a senior in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre…