VIDEO: Bill Irwin and David Shiner Bring Hilarious OLD HATS Back To The Signature
By: Michael Dale Jan. 07, 2016
"This is a young person's form," the acclaimed neo-vaudevillian clown Bill Irwin insisted when Signature Theatre Company's founding artistic director James Houghton kept scheduling workshops for he and David Shiner to start creating a new show together.
But the two old hats still had a lot of creativity left in them, and when Houghton brought in director Tina Landau to fuse it all together, OLD HATS was a smashing success for Signature in 2013.
Now prepping to bring OLD HATS back, Irwin recalls the process the created the hilarious showcase.
Our Signature Voices New Year's countdown ends with Bill Irwin talking about the first days of OLD HATS. The countdown may be over, but Bill will be back at Signature in OLD HATS starting on January 26! Happy New Year everyone! Hear more stories --> http://bit.ly/1QPs8yt
Posted by Signature Theatre Company on Thursday, December 31, 2015
Signature Theatre has announced a four week extension for the special return engagement of Old Hats, created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner, with music and lyrics by and featuring Shaina Taub, directed by Tina Landau. The production begins performances January 26 and will now play through April 3, 2016 with a Thursday, February 18 opening night in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Tickets start at $45. To purchase tickets for all Signature productions, call Ticket Services at 212-244-7529 (Tues. - Sun., 11am - 6pm) or visitwww.SignatureTheatre.org.
After an extended, sold-out run in 2013, Signature welcomes back Bill Irwin and David Shiner in their award-winning, critically-acclaimed production of Old Hats. This production reunites the clowns with original director Tina Landau and introduces their new songstress and comic foil Shaina Taub, hailed as "a young Judy Garland meets grown-up Lisa Simpson" by the San Francisco Chronicle. Using music, technology, and movement, Irwin and Shiner combine their inimitable magic and slapstick to create an unforgettable outing that's fun for the whole family. The New York Times called Old Hats "the secret to eternal youth," while the New York Post hailed it as "one of the funniest shows of the past few years." It won Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Awards, and was selected as a Critics' Pick by The New York Times and Time Out New York.
The design team includes G.W. Mercier (Scenic and Costume Design), Scott Zielinski (Lighting Design), John Gromada (Sound Design), Wendall K. Harrington (Projection Design), Mike Dobson (Foley Design). David H. Lurie is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company, William Cantler, CSA.
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