Tag: Sheldon Patinkin
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(VIDEO) Happy Birthday to ‘Grease’ Co-Author Jim Jacobs!
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance wishes a happy birthday to actor-playwright-songwriter Jim Jacobs HDR ’14, co-author of the hit musical Grease and benefactor of the Jim Jacobs Musical Theatre Scholarship at Columbia College, who turns 82 on October 7, 2024. Jacobs, who launched his theatrical career in Chicago in the 1960s, established…
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(VIDEO) Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance lovingly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime head of the Columbia College Theatre Program, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August 27, 1935. Sheldon Patinkin was chair of the Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Announces Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin
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in Acting, Alumni Advisory Board, Class Notes, Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, Scholarships, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Advisory Board, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized, VoiceoverThe Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce the creation of the Theatre Advisory Board composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College. With a mission to leverage the expertise of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s alumni and other industry members through strategic guidance, collaborative partnerships,…
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(AUDIO/VIDEO) Remembering Composer and Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo (June 25, 1928-January 11, 2003)
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance remembers composer, author, and teacher William Russo on the anniversary of his birth. Russo, who founded what is now the Music Program of the Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music in 1965, was born in Chicago on June 25, 1928. Internationally recognized for his…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest: Breakthrough’ Arts Festival at Getz Theatre Center – Friday, May 10
Manifest: Breakthrough, the 2024 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 10, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2023-24 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with performances in the areas of Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Solo Performance, and Comedy Writing and Performance,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Musical ‘On the Town’ Continues Through Nov. 18 at Getz Theatre Center
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s production of On the Town, the opening production of the department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season, continues November 15 through 18 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discounts are available. For tickets and more information –…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season Launches with Leonard Bernstein’s ‘On the Town’ Nov. 9-18, with Alumni Night on Nov. 11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season launches with On the Town, the classic 1944 musical about three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City. The show runs November 9 through 18 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora’s Hit TV Series ‘Power Book IV: Force’ Returns Sept. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in Season 2 of the TV series Power Book IV: Force, beginning Friday, September 1, at 8 PM Eastern Time (7 PM Central Time) on the premium cable outlet Starz. Sikora plays drug dealer Tommy Egan in the gritty…
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Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department fondly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime chair of the Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August 27, 1935. Sheldon Patinkin was Chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department from 1980 —…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Alum and Faculty Member David Yondorf
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alum David Yondorf ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and a longtime teacher in the Theatre Department’s Stage Combat Minor. Yondorf passed away May 17, 2023, after a short battle with oral cancer. He was 43. Yondorf was laid to…