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Samira Carr, a sophomore musical theatre major who learned about the event through her friend Charlotte Briskin, sits in a tree and doodles.

Chicago student artists create art way up in the tree branches

By Anna Busalacchi, Staff Reporter
May 6, 2021
Justin Christensen, a junior music theatre major, and Ellie Prendes, a senior music theatre major, perform in Tales of Berlin, an interactive experience produced by the Theatre Department. Courtesy/ Carin Silkaitis

Theatre Department’s first in-person performance since the pandemic tells the ‘Tales of Berlin’

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2021
Courtney Mack played Anne Boleyn in “SIX” on Broadway, at the Brooks Atkinson Theater.

Columbia alums, faculty remain hopeful, despite Broadway shutdown

By Janelle Menard, Contributing Writer
December 8, 2020
Q&A: Columbia alum brings the stage to the screen in New Faces Sing Broadway 1987

Q&A: Columbia alum brings the stage to the screen in ‘New Faces Sing Broadway 1987’

By Summer Hoagland-Abernathy, Opinions Editor
November 4, 2020
Riad Ismat, prolific writer and scholar with invaluable knowledge

Riad Ismat, prolific writer and scholar with ‘invaluable’ knowledge

By Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux
May 27, 2020

"Over The Rainbow" - Porchlight By Request from Porchlight Music Theatre on Vimeo.

Chicago theatre community journeys ‘over the rainbow’ to connect with audience

By Dyana Daniels, Staff Reporter
May 20, 2020
Students of Columbias Comedy Studies at The Second City program finish off the semester over Zoom.

Second City students keep laughter alive during pandemic

By Paige Barnes, News Editor
May 20, 2020
Chicagos first female mayor, Jane Byrne, played by Christine Mary Dunford, is immortalized on the stage in Her Honor Jane Byrne.

Chicago’s infamous publicity stunt makes theatrical debut nearly 40 years later

By Dyana Daniels, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2020
The musical adaptation of the classic holiday film of the same name, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” is returning to the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., from Dec. 10 to 15.

Dreaming of a ‘White Christmas’ at the Cadillac Palace

By Katherine Savage, News Editor
December 11, 2019
ASL interpreters take center stage in Chicago productions

ASL interpreters take center stage in Chicago productions

By Katherine Savage, News Editor
October 2, 2019
Southern Gothic’s success can be credited to the actors, the directing, the initial buzz of excitement surrounding the play’s novelty and the patrons’ nostalgia for the 1960s—the period when the show takes place.

Alumni awaken audiences with immersive theatre productions

By Mari Devereaux, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
AnJi White (pictured) was nominated for The Ethel Waters Award for Best Actress in an Ensemble for her role in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.

Columbia theatre community honored in 25th annual Black Theatre Alliance Awards

By Mateusz Janik, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
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