VIDEO: Shaina Taub Set To Clown With Old Pros Bill Irwin and David Shiner in OLD HATS

Though singer/songwriter Shaina Taub is still an emerging talent in New York's theatre scene, the 2014 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, who earned a Lortel nomination for her performance in NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is definitely on a hot streak.

She's currently creating a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, which will be this summer's Public Works offering at the Delacorte, but in the more immediate future she's preparing to open with old pros Bill Irwin and David Shiner in a return engagement of their 2013 Signature Theatre hit, OLD HATS.

Here she talks of loving musicals while growing up in rural Vermont, and the hectic flight from Las Vegas that took her to audition with Irwin, Shiner and director Tina Landau.

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.