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Soul Divas Reprise

Jun 27 - Jul 9, 2023
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Signature’s tribute to phenomenal divas of soul is back for a second act! The 2019 cabaret that sold out in record time returns with an all-new set of unbelievable voices and songs toasting luminaries from Aretha Franklin to Whitney Houston to Tina Turner and all the incredible divas in between and since.

Performance Information

Seating Chart

  • Running Time

    Cabarets run approximately 75 minutes, no intermission.

  • Plan Your Visit

    Signature does not admit children under 6 years old.

Performers

Awa Sal Secka

Awa Sal Secka

SIGNATURE: Ragtime (Sarah), Gun and Powder (Flo), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Broadway in the Park, Signature Vinyl. NY: GODDESS 2021/2023 Workshop (Zawadi), GRACE Workshop (Jackie). Regional: PAPER MILL: AFTER MIDNIGHT (Sassy). BERKELEY REP: GODDESS (Zawadi). DC: KENNEDY CENTER: RENT (Joanne), Me…Jane (Maisie), Chasing the Wind (Abby). FORD’S: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wiz (Glinda/Dorothy u/s. THEATRE J: Intimate Apparel (Mayme). ROUND HOUSE: School Girls (Ama), Caroline, or Change (Dottie). IMAGINATION: Cinderella (Cinderella), Charlie Brown (Lucy). ARTSCENTRIC: L5Y (Cathy), AIDA (Aida), MEMPHIS (Felicia). STUDIO: SILENCE! (Ardelia). OTC: Co-Writer of The Joy That Carries You (Winner of the 2023 Charles MacArthur Award for Best New Play), Children of Eden Concert (Eve), Avenue Q. EDUCATION: Montgomery College. INSTA: @_kujichagulia_ REP: Nicolosi & Co.
Shayla S. Simmons

Shayla S. Simmons

SIGNATURE: After Midnight, Signature Vinyl, A Motown Christmas Cabaret, Dreamgirls. NATIONAL TOURS: Core Ensemble: "Ain't I a Woman" (One Woman Show). DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre Company: The Amen Corner; Constellation Theatre: Aida (Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical); NextStop Theatre Company: The Mountaintop; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Color Purple, Sophisticated Ladies. REGIONAL: Cape Fear Regional Theatre:  Ain’t Misbehavin’ ; Theatre By The Sea: The Buddy Holly Story. @onceuponashayla.

Creative Team

Mark G. Meadows

Mark G. Meadows

Music Director, Director of Signature Cabarets

he/him SIGNATURE: Director of Signature Cabarets; Music Direction: The Color Purple, RENT, After Midnight, Spunk, Ain’t Misbehavin’; Jelly’s Last Jam. Apollo Productions: ELLA, An American Miracle. Kennedy Center: Acoustic Rooster REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Theatre: Once on this Island. Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Choir Boy, Wildfire. LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: Associate Music Direction: The Outsiders.  ALBUMS: Be the Change, To the People, Somethin’ Good, A Child is Born. CONCERTS: Jazz at the Lincoln Center, DC Jazz Festival, Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Smalls Jazz, The Strathmore. INTERNATIONAL: Haiti, Russia, The Congo, Qatar, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, The Caribbean. APPEARED WITH: Cynthia Erivo, Usher, Bobby McFerrin, Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Nicholas Payton, Kurt Elling, Ledisi. AWARDS: 2020 DC Wammies Jazz Artist of the Year, Washington City Paper’s Artist & Composer of the Year. TEACHING: American University, Shenandoah University: Jazz Instructor; Duke Ellington School of the Arts: The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. MarkGMeadows.com @MarkGMeadows

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4200 Campbell Ave Arlington, Virginia

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