Tag: Tommy Rivera Vega
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Named in Newcity Stage’s ‘Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alumni and faculty cited in Newcity Stage‘s annual new year’s salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing-arts scene. Among those celebrated in “Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago,” posted on Newcity‘s website January 7, 2025, are these Columbia…
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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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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Visión Latino Theatre Company’s ‘That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven’ to the Stage Oct. 14-Nov. 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty members are on the production team of That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven, presented by Visión Latino Theatre Company as part of Destinos 2023, the 6th Chicago Latino Theatre Festival, a city-wide celebration of Latinx theatre. The midwest premiere of That Must Be the Entrance to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Teatro Vista’s ‘Dream King’ to the Stage May 11-June 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the creator and star of Teatro Vista‘s world premiere The Dream King, a “silent musical” running May 11 through June 18 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Win 2023 Jeff Awards in Performance and Design
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty who won Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre – Chicago’s top theatrical award – at the 49th Anniversary Non-Equity Awards ceremony on Monday, March 27, 2023. As previously reported in this blog, the 2023 Jeff Awards honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2021-2022…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Awards Show – First Live Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony Since 2019
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Adrian Abel Azevedo ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Joseph Jefferson Awards‘ 49th Anniversary Non-Equity Awards ceremony – the first live Non-Equity awards show for the Jeff Awards since 2019. The event takes place Monday, March 27, at Park West nightclub, located at 322…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Communication Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2023 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The 2023 Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2021-2022 theatre season which ran…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2022-23 Mainstage Season Features ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ at Getz Theatre Center Dec. 1-10
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2022-23 Mainstage Season continues with Bat Boy: The Musical, by Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming, and Laurence O’Keefe. The production, featuring an all-student cast and a production team composed of students, alumni, and faculty, runs December 1 through 10 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring BoHo Theatre’s World Premiere ‘National Merit’ to the Stage Aug. 25-Sept. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty are on the production team of National Merit, BoHo Theatre‘s first mainstage production of 2022. This world premiere runs August 25 through September 25 at Theater Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, click here. Student and teacher discounts are available. The…