Signature Theatre Begins Search for the Next Signature Idol

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre is looking for the next 'Signature Idol,' with the return of the very popular Signature Idol Competition being held during this year's annual Target Open House on July 23rd. 'Signature Idol' will feature a panel of celebrity judges providing their feedback on the best undiscovered singers in the DC region showing off their stuff in Signature's MAX Theatre at 3:45pm. Finalists will be chosen by Signature's artistic staff, based on audition videos submitted by the July 11th deadline. Signature Theatre encourages everyone who likes to show off their golden pipes in the car, at a party, or in the shower to apply.

The winner of the Signature Idol Competition will have the opportunity to perform in the 'Broadway on the Plaza' Finale Concert at the Open House. Last year's winner was Gabriel Lopez who went on to be cast in Signature's "Page to Stage" presentation of The Greenwood Tree. Signature received over 100 video submissions in 2010 and selected ten finalists to perform.

Eric Schaeffer, Signature's Artistic Director stated, "After the great success we had with last year's Signature Idol, and all the fun that we had, there was no way we were not bringing this competition back. It provides a wonderful platform for undiscovered talent in a very safe environment."
Signature's Target Open House will celebrate the very best in musical theater, drama, and fun on Saturday, July 23 from noon to 10:00pm. Free and open to the public, this special event is ten hours full of exciting performances, demonstrations, master classes, exhibits, a "concert on the plaza," and kids' activities offered throughout the Signature complex and on the Plaza. The entire schedule and list of performers for Signature's Target Open House will be announced shortly.

'SIGNATURE IDOL' RULES AND GUIDELINES

The deadline for video submissions is midnight on Saturday, July 11th.
Applicants can select any musical theater song; audition performances may be a cappella or with accompaniment. A pianist will be available to accompany finalists.
Those interested can either upload a video to YouTube and send Signature the link at idol@signature-theatre.org or submit a DVD/videotape to Signature Theatre, Attn: Signature Idol, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, Virginia, 22206.
You may not apply if you performed at last year's inaugural 'Signature Idol' competition.
No one who has been paid to perform on the Signature stage may audition.
Finalists must be available to attend a rehearsal and the Open House on July 23rd
Finalists will be notified by email.

SIGNATURE'S 2011-12 SEASON TICKETS

Signature Theatre's 2011-2012 line-up features the Tony Award®-winning shows Hairspray and God of Carnage and the Washington DC premiere of the cult classic musical Xanadu. The season also features an unprecedented five world premiere works, including The Hollow, The Boy Detective Fails (both in repertory), Brother Russia, and Really Really. In addition to the mainstage shows, Signature presents three productions with limited engagements, including the world premiere of A Second Chance and Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, based on the award-winning book. Stephen Sondheim's first musical Saturday Night will be a special concert event that will play for four performances only.

Single tickets will go on sale July 5th. Assorted subscription packages are available by calling Signature's Box Office at (703) 820-9771. For more information on the 2011-12 season, please visit www.signature-theatre.org.

ABOUT SIGNATURE

Recipient of the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, Signature Theatre is a non-profit professional theater company in Arlington, Virginia dedicated to producing contemporary musicals and plays, reinventing classic musicals, and developing new work. Under the leadership of co-founder and Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland, Signature has presented 32 world premiere productions and is renowned for combining Broadway-quality productions with intimate playing spaces.
In addition to hosting the finest talent from the DC metropolitan area and New York, Signature has been home to such theatre luminaries as Chita Rivera, George Hearn, Hunter Foster, Emily Skinner, Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, and the company's signature composer, Stephen Sondheim. Since its founding in 1989, Signature has won 72 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the Washington, DC region's professional theater and has been honored with 293 nominations.
Signature is partially supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and by a gift from Arlington County through the Arlington Commission for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Division of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources.
DIRECTIONS

Signature Theatre is located at 4200 Campbell Avenue (22206) off I-395 at the Shirlington exit. After the exit, blue Signature signs mark the way to the theatre. Free parking is available in two adjacent public garages. Please note that Campbell Avenue is a new street and some GPS online mapping systems do not yet recognize Signature Theatre's address. For directions visit http://signature-theatre.org/map.htm.

 

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