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News: Bobby Smith, standing tall (in heels) in ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ – The Washington P…
“Get your high heels ready.” That was the cryptic text message that Eric Schaeffer, artistic director of Signature Theatre, sent to Bobby Smith m…

News: The married life with ‘his’ and ‘hers’ hits – The Washington Post
The shows they are in could not be more different, but married actors Evan Casey and Tracy Lynn Olivera are both winning rave notices. “It is Casey…

News: Best Playhouse Concession Stand – Ali’s Bar
The Washington City Paper just named Ali’s Bar the Best Playhouse Concession Stand in their Best of DC issue! Ali’s Bar is the perfect spo…

News: Questioning protagonist anchors new Signature play - Washington Blade
Bathsheba Doran won’t be attending the area premiere of her play “The Mystery of Love & Sex” at Signature Theatre. She’s far too pregnant …

News: ‘The Flick’ at Signature Theatre shows what happens at the movies after the ligh…
Laura C. Harris has never seen “Avatar.” That would horrify her character in Signature Theatre’s new play “The Flick.” The comedy-drama’s…

News: Sondheim’s ‘Road Show’ on the rebound at Signature - The Washington Post
A show called “Wise Guys” was announced with fanfare in 1995 as the Kennedy Center commissioned Stephen Sondheim to write a new musical to premier…

News: Stephen Sondheim talks about Road Show, opening at Signature Theatre - DCTheatre…
Road Show by Stephen Sondheim begins performances next week at Signature Theatre. Mark Horowitz caught up with Mr. Sondheim this past weekend to talk …

News: In uncovering tensions, productions expose humor and society’s fears - The Washi…
“Drama’s vitallest expression is the common day / That arise and set about us,” wrote the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson — words t…

News: Signature names librettist John Weidman as Sondheim Award winner - The Washingto…
In a move sure to thrill fans of both Stephen Sondheim and Elmo, Signature Theatre has named librettist John Weidman the winner of its 2016 Sondheim A…

News: Who’s an American? The current crop of musicals may have the best answer. - The …
“Immigrant!” Anita sneers, playfully but dismissively, at her lover, Bernardo, in the run-up to “West Side Story’s” glorious Act 1 number, …