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Dirty Blonde

Aug 11 – Oct 4, 2009
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A bawdy New York hit, Signature's production of Dirty Blonde stars Tony Award®-nominee and Signature favorite Emily Skinner in the two roles she was born to play - cinematic legend Mae West and West's most fixated fan Jo.

Half celeb-bio and half examination of America's fascination with celebrity, Dirty Blonde is a "smart, tough and tnederhearted comedy" (New York Times). It reveals the individual behind Mae West's sexy celluloid façade and examines why lost souls like Jo are so mesmerized by the provocative sex goddess.

Nominated for five Tony Awards®, Dirty Blonde combines transformation and drama with a fabulous dollop of show biz magic!

A Play with Music by Claudia Shear
Conceived by Claudia Shear and James Lapine
Original Song "Dirty Blonde" by Bob Stillman
Music Directed by Gabriel Mangiante
Musical Staging by Matthew Gardiner
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore

Cast

Emily Skinner

Jo / Mae West

SIGNATURE: Dirty Blonde, Ace, The Witches of Eastwick. BROADWAY: Prince of Broadway (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), The Cher Show, Side Show (Tony Award® nomination, Drama League Award), Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty, James Joyce’s The Dead, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Billy Elliot. NATIONAL TOURS: Billy Elliot, Disney’s On The Record. OFF-BROADWAY: Transport Group: Picnic (Drama Desk Nomination); Carnegie Hall: Jerry Springer: The Opera; City Center Encores!: Fiorello!, No Strings, Pardon My English, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; leading roles at Manhattan Theater Club, WPA Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theatre Company, York Theatre, Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Gardens. REGIONAL: multiple roles at The Kennedy Center, Alliance Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Long Wharf, The Old Globe, Goodspeed, St. Louis MUNY, TheatreVirginia. www.emily-skinner.com

Hugh Nees

Charlie & others

SIGNATURE: Gypsy (Vaudevillian), Over and Over (Homer), Three Nights in Tehran (George Cave). DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre: King Lear (Old Man); The Beaux' Stratagem (Scrub); The Tempest (Trinculo); Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 (Bardolph); Ford’s: The Heavens are Hung in Black (Stanton and Douglas); Round House: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Cheswick), Alice (Ensemble, Helen Hayes nomination), The Illusion (Matamore, Helen Hayes nomination, Best Supporting Actor); Arena: Christmas Carol 1941 (Marley), Born Yesterday (Eddie Brock), Shakespeare in Hollywood (Joe E. Brown), Polk County (Quarters Boss); Studio: The Pillowman (Ariel), Waiting for Godot (Lucky), Bouncers (Lucky Eric); Source: La Bete (Valere, Helen Hayes nomination, Best Actor). EDUCATION: Santa Clara University. Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA), SAG, and AFTRA.

J. Fred Shiffman

Frank Wallace, Joe Frisco & others

SIGNATURE: Show Boat, Dirty Blonde. DC AREA: for the past thirty-three years, Fred has performed at Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth and Theater J. Additionally, Fred has recorded Barefoot in the Park for LA Theatre Works with Laura Linney and Eric Stoltz. AWARDS: 12 Helen Hayes nominations; two Helen Hayes nominations for Outstanding Ensemble; three Helen Hayes Awards: Outstanding Actor/Resident Play (Souvenir); Outstanding Actor/Resident Musical (Falsettos); Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play (Lovers and Executioners). Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

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