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The Washington Premiere

Elegies: A Song Cycle

Mar 23 – May 9, 2004
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This new musical by Tony Award-winner William Finn (Falsettos, A New Brain) premiered last spring at the Lincoln Center Theatre to rave reviews. Finn, known for his clever lyrics and a musical style that mixes elements of pop, rock, R&B and jazz, has created a buoyant, uplifting evening of witty and ultimately touching songs - songs that are a songwriter's heartfelt response to the notable people in his life. The song cycle is united by the underlining idea of loss; in turn funny, tender, biting and quietly devastating, they form a unified tapestry. Signature is pleased to be the first theatre to present Elegies since its premiere. This production marks the first William Finn work that Signature has produced.

By William Finn
Directed by Joe Calarco

The Cast

Sherri L. Edelen

Sherri L. Edelen

SIGNATURE: Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, Midwestern Gothic, Gypsy, Cake Off, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables.  NATIONAL TOURS: Me and My Girl, Nunsense, Big. NEW YORK: Disney Theatricals: Freaky Friday; Fringe Festival: Citizen Ruth. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along; Arena Stage: DAVE (pre-Broadway), Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Vanya...Spike; Shakespeare Theatre: Design for Living; Folger Theatre: Romeo and Juliet; Round House Theatre: The Diary of Anne Frank; Theatre J: Copenhagen. REGIONAL: Arden Theatre Company: Caroline, or Change; Philadelphia Theatre Company: The Light in the Piazza, Elegies; Fusion Theatre Company: Outside Mullingar; Stages St. Louis:  Annie Get Your Gun. DIRECTING: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: Steel Magnolias, On Golden Pond (starring Joyce DeWitt). AWARDS: Helen Hayes, Barrymore.

Will Gartshore

SIGNATURE: A Little Night Music, The Fix, Show Boat, Merrily We Roll Along, My Fair Lady, Assassins, Sex Habits of American Women, Urinetown, Pacific Overtures, Elegies, Allegro, Twentieth Century, Follies, Grand Hotel, Side Show, Floyd Collins, Anyone Can Whistle in Concert. BROADWAY: Parade. OFF-BROADWAY: The Last Session, Encores!: Ziegfield Follies of 1936. DC AREA: Round House: Caroline, or Change; Ordinary Days; This; %(underline)Becky Shaw%; Orson’s Shadow; A Year with Frog and Toad; The World Goes ‘Round; Kennedy Center: The Great Gatsby, Passion; Theatre J: The Religion Thing; Woolly Mammoth: The Velvet Sky; Olney: Monster; Studio: Privates on Parade, A New Brain. Library of Congress: West Side Story 50th Anniversary, Stephen Sondheim's 70th Birthday. REGIONAL: Philadelphia Theatre Co: Elegies; Prince: Myths + Hymns, 3hree; Ahmanson: 3hree; Goodspeed: Fanny Hill, Lucky in the Rain. AWARDS: Three Helen Hayes Awards, nine nominations.
Donna Migliaccio

Donna Migliaccio

SIGNATURE: Co-founder; Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Gypsy, The Highest Yellow, Urinetown, Assassins, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Girlstar, Kid Victory, Silver Belles. BROADWAY: War Paint, Ragtime (2009 revival). NATIONAL TOUR: Guys & Dolls (50th anniversary production). REGIONAL: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Sunday in the Park with George, Oliverio: A Brazilian Twist, Katie Couric’s The Brand New Kid; Ford’s Theatre: Liberty Smith, Sabrina Fair; Olney Theatre Center: Cabaret, Bakersfield Mist, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, The Sound of Music; Arena Stage: Guys & Dolls, The Music Man; Alabama Shakespeare Festival: The Little Mermaid. AUTHOR: The Gemeta Stone series. AWARDS: Two-time Helen Hayes Award winner, twelve additional nominations. www.donnamigliaccio.com

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