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News: Eric Schaeffer has loved the work of Stephen Sondheim since high school — but he…
Very few people end up with their high school sweethearts. In a way, Eric Schaeffer did. “The first [Stephen] Sondheim musical I saw was ‘Sweeney…

News: Video: A Multi-Part "The Last Supper"
Jesus Christ Superstar cast member Jobari Parker-Namdar will brighten your day with his a cappella cover of "The Last Supper," recorded in his car.…

News: Video: "I Don't Know How to Love Him" Unplugged
Watch Natascia Diaz sing Mary Magdalene’s moving torch song “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” in the iconic Bethlehem Chapel of the National C…

News: Video: "Gethsemane" Unplugged
Signature newcomer Nicholas Edwards shows why he won the role of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. In the first of three acoustic “unplugged” v…

News: ‘Midwestern Gothic’ musical: There’s a quite creepy gaze on the meadow – The Was…
… “Midwestern Gothic” has an unstable farmhand who lusts after the female lead, not unlike the character Jud in “Oklahoma!” Like Laurey…

News: Who’s making that racket? None other than Debra Monk, as Mrs. Miller. – The Wash…
[Director James] Lapine says he had long wanted to write about the music and politics of the late ’60s, and he became intrigued with Miller after be…

News: A ‘Titanic’ challenge: Creating the ‘floating city’ within relatively limited sp…
It sinks. You can’t get around that basic fact of the ill-fated Titanic, or of the set for the epic 1997 Broadway musical based on the nautical dis…

News: The Making of a Musical at Signature Theatre - Arlington Magazine
How a simple idea for a business startup turned into Silver Belles, a full-blown stage production. If this were a Broadway musical, our story would b…

News: Get ready for another ‘Freaky Friday’ – The Washington Post
The Washington Post has an exclusive video of Freaky Friday’s Heidi Blickenstaff singing “After All of This and Everything” onstage …

News: Express Cover Story: Freaky Friday
Heidi Blickenstaff can tell you about her role in Signature Theatre’s new musical — it just takes a few sentences. “I’m Heidi the actress pla…