Passion 2018

Run Time:
1 hour and 50 minutes
Ages: 17+
Opened: August 14, 2018
Closing: September 23, 2018

Passion - 2018 - Washington, DC (Regional) History , Info & More

Signature Theatre
3806 Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA

Set in 1860s Italy, this gorgeous musical ignites a fiery love triangle when a handsome army captain is transferred to a remote military outpost and into the blinding infatuation of Fosca, the ailing cousin of his superior. Fosca’s fervent longing draws him in as it threatens to upend his career in an exhilarating tangle of obsession, desire, madness, and above all, passion.

Starring Natascia Diaz (West Side Story), Stephen Sondheim’s lush and romantic Tony Award®-winning Best Musical will thrill audiences in a radiant new staging by Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (West Side Story, Sunday in the Park with George, Crazy for You).

Passion - 2018 - Washington, DC (Regional) Cast

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Other Productions of Passion

1993   New York Workshop
New York
1994   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1996   West End London Revival
West End
1996   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)
1997   West End London Concert
West End
2002   Regional (US) Sondheim Festival Production
Regional (US)
2003   Regional (US) Regional Concert
Regional (US)
2004   London Fringe Bridewell Production
London Fringe
2004   Broadway 10th Anniversary Concert
Broadway
2005   Broadway Concert [Broadway]
Broadway
2010   West End Donmar Warehouse Revival
West End
2013   Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company Production
Off-Broadway
2018   Washington, DC (Regional) Signature Theatre's Production
Washington, DC (Regional)

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