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The Bridges of Madison County

Aug 8 - Sep 17, 2023
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A sweeping musical romance of desire and sacrifice based on the best-selling novel.

After marrying an American soldier to escape Italy at the end of World War II, Francesca builds herself a home in Iowa, raising two children and settling into a steady but unremarkable routine. Then one day, she meets Robert, a charismatic photographer, who awakens her passion and changes her life forever.

With a gorgeous Tony Award-winning score by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade) and a moving book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman (The Color Purple, The Secret Garden), The Bridges of Madison County is a ravishing story about the choices we make for love.

“Music is the food of love… and Mr. Brown gives us plenty of rich fare to feast on.”
– The New York Times

Book by Marsha Norman
Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Based on the novel by Robert James Waller
Orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown
Music Directed by Laura Bergquist
Choreographed by Kelly Crandall d'Amboise
Directed by Ethan Heard
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Performance Info

Seating Chart

The Bridges of Madison County seating chart

  • Running Time

    Running time is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.

  • Content Warnings

    This show is recommended for ages 17 and up, it has sexual content, cigarette smoking (herbal) and will use theatrical haze.

Program

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Cast Members

Christopher Bloch

Christopher Bloch

Charlie

SIGNATURE: The Bridges of Madison County, Into the Woods, Assassins, Grand Hotel, The Scottsboro Boys, Titanic, Kid Victory, Cloak and Dagger, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Chess, Les Misérables, Merrily We Roll Along, Urinetown. NATIONAL TOUR: The Buddy Holly Story. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: Trip to Bountiful, My Lord, What a Night, 12 Angry Men, Ragtime, Jefferson’s Garden, 1776, Meet John Doe, Shenandoah, Big River, Christmas Carol; Arena Stage: Christmas Carol 1941, Damn Yankees, Black No More; Everyman: M Butterfly, God of Carnage, ART, Uncle Vanya, Jaques Brel…; Olney Theatre, Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre. REGIONAL: Lyric Theater, Guthrie Theatre, Virginia Stage, ACT, Repertory Theatre St. Louis, Indiana Rep., 2012 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship. FILM/TV: West Wing, House of Cards, TURN, Butler MN, Damascus Road, WCBDC!, Star Wars audio (Lucas Productions). 

Carson Collins

Michael Understudy

he/him DC AREA: Round House Theatre: Spring Awakening; Constellation Theatre Company: Little Shop of Horrors; The Keegan Theatre: The Bridges of Madison County. REGIONAL: Norwegian Cruise Lines: Jersey Boys; ACT of Connecticut: The Secret Garden; Mill Mountain Theatre Company: Jersey Boys. EDUCATION: The Catholic University of America: BM Musical Theatre www.carsonwcollins.com @carsoncarson23

Carla Crawford

Marge Understudy

DC AREA: Vienna Theater Company: The Dinner Party (Gabrielle); Encore Theatre Company: Next to Normal (Diana); St. Mark’s Players: Gypsy (Rose), Keegan Theatre: By the Hand of a Woman; The Theatre Lab: If/Then (Kate), Titanic (Alice Beane); The Arlington Players: Pippin (Fastrada); Little Theatre of Alexandria: Steel Magnolias (Truvy). EDUCATION: The Theatre Lab Acting Honors Conservatory

Erin Davie

Francesca

BROADWAY: Diana (Camilla Parker Bowles), Sunday in the Park with George (Yvonne/Naomi), Side Show (Violet Hilton, Drama Desk nomination, Helen Hayes Award nomination), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rosa Bud), A Little Night Music (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Grey Gardens (Young Little Edie, Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut), Curtains (Niki Harris). OFF-BROADWAY: The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center Theater), Applause (Eve Harrington; Encores!). NATIONAL TOURS: Swing!, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Guys and Dolls. DC AREA: Olney: Carousel; Arena Stage: A Time to Kill; Kennedy Center: Side Show. TV: The First Lady, New Amsterdam, The Hunters, Tales of the City, Orange is the New Black, Law & Order, The Good Wife. FILM: Angelfish, King Jack.
Mark Evans

Mark Evans

Robert

SIGNATURE: The Fix. BROADWAY: Mrs. Doubtfire, Waitress, The Play That Goes Wrong. WEST END: Ghost, Wicked, Oklahoma!, Spamalot, Rocky Horror, 7 Brides…, High School Musical. NATIONAL TOUR: The Book Of Mormon (1st. Nat., Helen Heyes Best Actor Nomination). OFF-BROADWAY: Titanique (Daryl Roth Theatre), I Married An Angel (Encores!), Me And My Girl (Encores!), Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep). TV/FILM: Instinct, The Tower of Silence, Lake Placid 3, Dead Hungry. DIRECTING: Associate Director of The Play That Goes Wrong Off-Broadway & Kennedy Centre. WEBSITE: markevans.actor IG: @markevansactor

Victoria Gómez

Marian/Carolyn Understudy

she/her/ella SIGNATURE: The Bridges of Madison County. DC AREA: Ford's: A Christmas Carol 2023 & 2024; Little Shop of Horrors: Olney: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Arena: My Body, No Choice; Keegan Theatre: Seussical [Helen Hayes Award winner for Outstanding Ensemble Musical]; Adventure Theatre: She Persisted; 1st Stage: Mojada; NextStop Theatre: Little Women. EDUCATION: BM in Musical Theatre, Class of 2024, The Catholic University of America. Insta: @tori.gom
Rayanne Gonzales

Rayanne Gonzales

Marge

she/her SIGNATURE: The Bridges of Madison County, Sweeney Todd, Daphne’s Dive, Passion. BROADWAY: The Phantom of the Opera, Hands On A Hardbody. DC AREA: Arena: Oliver!, My Fair Lady, Destiny of Desire (World Premiere); Ford's: Ragtime, A Christmas Carol; Kennedy Center: MASS, OliveRio; Olney: In the Heights, Matilda; Shakespeare: Man of La Mancha. REGIONAL: Ogunquit Playhouse: Mystic Pizza (World Premiere); Hartford Stage: Anastasia (World Premiere); Theatre Under the Stars: In the Heights; North Carolina Theatre: South Pacific; Walnut Street Theater: In the Heights. TOUR: Into the Woods (2022 Revival); In the Heights. TV/Film: Sound of Music Live!, In the Heights. AWARDS: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Lead in a Musical; Lunt-Fontanne Fellow (Ten Chimneys Foundation). EDUCATION: Boston University; Longy School of Music; Banff Center. IG: @rayannegonzales
Julia Wheeler Lennon

Julia Wheeler Lennon

Carolyn

she/her SIGNATURE: Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods. NATIONAL TOUR: TheaterWorks USA: Rosie Revere, Engineer and Friends. NEW YORK: Smith Street Stage: Enemy. REGIONAL: Lyric Stage Company of Boston: The Wolves; Downtown Cabaret Theatre: Mamma Mia!, Sister Act; Valley Shakespeare Festival: The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII; Madison Lyric Stage: Into the Woods, Agnes of God; Shakespeare on the Sound: A Christmas Carol, Two Gentlemen of Verona. EDUCATION: BFA NYU Tisch, Stella Adler Studio of Acting. www.juliawlennon.com @julialenn0n
Nolan Montgomery

Nolan Montgomery

Michael

they/he SIGNATURE: HAIR, The Bridges of Madison County. REGIONAL: Slow Burn Theatre Company: The Little Mermaid; SpeakEasy Stage Company: The Prom; Out of The Box Theatre Company: Alice By Heart, Moonbox Productions: Late: A New Musical. TV/FILM: Miramax: The Holdovers. UPCOMING: Slow Burn Theatre Company: Parade. AWARDS: Two-Time Santa Barbara Indy Award for Best Actor. EDUCATION: BFA Boston Conservatory. @nolan_mont 

Marina Pires

Marian/Chiara/State Fair Singer

she/her BROADWAY/NATIONAL TOUR: On Your Feet! (Ensemble, Gloria Estefan U/S), Aladdin (Jasmine). NEW YORK: Syracuse Stage: How to Dance in Ohio (Ashley Amigo); Phish @ M.S.G. NYE (Clone). REGIONAL: Dallas Theatre Center: In the Heights (Vanessa); HALO City Arts: Into the Woods (The Witch); Asolo Repertory Theater: Evita (Ensemble); Barrington Stage: Anna in the Tropics (Conchita). FILM: Sony Pictures: Vivo (Ensemble Singer). SINGER/SONGWRITER: ‘Songs By An Immigrant’ with Jaime Lozano & La Familia (Joe’s Pub, Lincoln Center, 54 Below); ‘Shadow People’ @TheHeartstringsProject. EDUCATION: BFA Otterbein University. www.MarinaPires.com IG: @MarinaMPires

Alex Stone

Michael/Bud Understudy

he/him NATIONAL TOUR: Fiddler of the Roof. DC AREA: Constellation Theatre: The Last Five Years. REGIONAL: Summer Lyric at Tulane: Jesus Christ Superstar, Newsies; Clinton Area Showboat Theatre: Dial M for Murder, Footloose, The 39 Steps, Bridges of Madison County; The Know Theatre: Runaways. EDUCATION: Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music: BFA Musical Theatre. www.alexanderstone.net @justalexstone

Cullen R. Titmas

Bud

BROADWAY: The Last Ship. 1st NATIONAL TOUR: The Bridges of Madison County (Bud), Billy Elliot (Tony), Avenue Q (Nicky/Trekkie). OFF-BROADWAY: New World Stages: Avenue Q (Nicky/Trekkie). DISNEY: Animal Kingdom’s Finding Nemo, the Musical (original Marlin). REGIONAL: The American Repertory Theatre: Waitress; MUNY: The Unsinkable Molly Brown; Lincoln Center: John and Jen; Weathervane Repertory Theatre: Floyd Collins (title role); North Shore MT: AIDA (Radames), Footloose (Ren); Marriott Lincolnshire: Forever Plaid (Sparky); Arkansas Rep: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Wilbur Kelly); Cincinnati Rep: Cincinnati King (world premiere). TV: CBS “Person of Interest”, FX “The Americans”, SHOWTIME “Ray Donovan”, CBS “FBI: Most Wanted”. Instagram: @cullentitmas
Douglas Ullman, Jr.

Douglas Ullman, Jr.

Robert/Charlie Understudy

SIGNATURE: The Bridges of Madison County (u/s Robert, Bud, Charlie). INTERNATIONAL: China: The Sound of Music (Rolf). OFF-BROADWAY: Jerry Orbach Theater: The Fantasticks (Matt). DC AREA: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: Bright Star (Jimmy Ray). REGIONAL: Florida Repertory Theatre: A Funny Thing… (Hero); Theatre Barn: Cabaret (Cliff); Arundel Barn Playhouse: Godspell (Herb), Grease (Doody). EDUCATION: New York University: Bachelor of Music.www.douglasullmanjr.com @dullman82

Creative Team

Ethan Heard

Directed by

he/him SIGNATURE: Associate Artistic Director. Director: Soft Power, The Bridges of Madison County, Pacific Overtures, Which Way to the Stage. NEW YORK: Co-Founder of Heartbeat Opera: Fidelio (NYTimes Critic’s Pick), Butterfly, Breathing Free (Drama League Nominee), Lady M, Dido & Aeneas, Kafka-Fragments, seven drag extravaganzas; Inner Voices: The Other Room; Experiments in Opera: Sisyphus; Judson: Desire|Divinity; Dixon Place: The Gay Ivy; Opera America: Truth & Reconciliation. REGIONAL: Opera Philadelphia: Madame Butterfly; Berkshire Theatre Festival: A Little Night Music, Bells Are Ringing, Little Shop of Horrors; Williamstown: Pullman, WA; Curtis: Empty the House; Princeton: Into the Woods, Next to Normal, The Producers, Poppea; Carnegie Mellon: A Little Night Music; Yale: Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, Julius Caesar, L’Orfeo, Yale School of Drag. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: La Susanna. INTERNATIONAL: Broadway Asia: The Secret (Resident Director). EDUCATION: Yale: BA and MFA. TEACHING: Yale, Princeton, O’Neill Theater Center. ethanheard.com. @ethanjheard

Specialty Nights

Discussion Nights

August 30 & September 12, 2023

Pride Night

August 25, 2023

Masks Required

August 20, 2PM & September 12, 7:30PM

ASL Interpreted

September 14, 2023

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Press Reviews

Signature Theatre never fails to impress, and this show is no exception

BroadwayWorld

Jason Robert Brown’s vivacious score is rife with passion.. exquisitely arranged, a world within a score.

The Washington Post

A wistful revival that packs a romantic punch

Washington City Paper

Gorgeously detailed and fabulously executed

UnProfessional Opinion

Go see it and make sure to bring a box of tissues

MD Theatre Guide

Signature’s staging welcomed the audience as community members rather than spectators

Baltimore OUTLoud

Mark Evans is a virtuosic performer… Erin Davie matches him in the clarity and emotional force of her vocals

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Sensual new production

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