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News: I’ve been covering D.C. theater for roughly 20 years. Here’s why Signature is my…
They had me at “Sondheim,” but there are plenty more reasons the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre — the Arlington troupe known for musicals …
News: Signature Theatre takes on Sondheim’s ‘Passion’ – The Washington Post
How do you convince an audience that the female lead is unattractive to all the male characters at the beginning of the show yet irresistible to the l…
News: Entirely Elvis in The Washington Post
Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.…
News: The Scottsboro Boys on NBC4
NBC Washington’s Aaron Gilchrist profiled The Scottsboro Boys in the video above, which originally aired on News 4 at 6 on Friday, June 1. Wat…
News: Remember Matthew Sweet? The ’90s rock star’s love songs inspired a musical about…
Declaring romantic intentions is a scary prospect for most teenagers. It’s even scarier if the teenager is gay and uncertain of the other person’s…
News: Friends and playwrights tell stories that call for action on stage – The Washing…
… [Mary Kathryn] Nagle, 34, and [Annalisa] Dias, 31, have only recently met, but they already seem like enthusiastic friends charged up by over…
News: Signature Theatre acquires Everything Sondheim website – The Washington Post
Signature Theatre of Arlington, Va., has long specialized in Stephen Sondheim musicals, and now the company is branching out by rescuing the website E…
News: Behind the Scenes: What It Takes to Mount a Musical – NEA Arts Magazine
“Hey kids, let’s put on a show!” When Mickey Rooney rallied his gang to show biz in the 1939 film Babes in Arms, he and his friends embarked upo…
News: The 10 best Washington theater productions in 2017 – The Washington Post
The best in Washington theater starts with a hands-down top six: “A Little Night Music” The most satisfying musical of the year. Stephen Sondheim…
News: Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer wins Arlington County's James B. Hunter Human R…
Freddie’s Beach Bar and Signature Theatre’s artistic director Eric Schaeffer have been selected as recipients of the 2017 James B. Hunter Human Ri…