Single Tickets Go on Sale July 1 for Signature Theatre's 25th Anniversary Season
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 25, 2014
On July 1, 2014, single tickets go on sale for Signature Theatre's 25th Anniversary Season. The 2014/15 season will bring three new musicals to life in world premieres including the world premiere of the Sheryl Crow and Barry Levinson penned musical adaptation of the 1982 movie Diner; Kid Victory by John Kander (Chicago, Cabaret) and Greg Pierce; and Soon by Nick Blaemire. The season begins with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George; and continues with the musical version of Sinclair Lewis's best-selling novel Elmer Gantry; the DC area premiere of Sex with Strangers by Laura Eason; a world premiere concert event Simply Sondheim celebrating the work of Stephen Sondheim; and Kander & Ebb's classic musical Cabaret. Tickets to all of these events as well as Signature's Cabaret and Holiday Follies concerts go on sale to the public July 1 at 10AM.
Single Tickets are on sale by visiting our website at www.signature-theatre.org, calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-SEAT (7328), or visiting the box office at 4200 Campbell Avenue Arlington, VA 22206.
SIGNATURE THEATRE'S 2014/15 SEASON:
Sunday in the Park with George
August 5 - September 21, 2014
MAX Theatre
A blank canvas. So many possibilities. Signature launches our 25th Anniversary season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park with George.
Inspired by the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George brings art to vibrant life. In the intimate MAX Theatre, Sondheim and Lapine's stunning masterpiece merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.
Written by the team behind Into the Woods and Passion, and featuring the songs "Finishing the Hat," "Children and Art" and "Putting it Together," Sunday in the Park with George is a special 25th Anniversary celebration of Sondheim -- Signature's signature.
Book by James Lapine
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
Elmer Gantry
October 7 - November 9, 2014
MAX Theatre
The charismatic, but completely broke, salesman Elmer Gantry stumbles upon a struggling religious tour, led by pious evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer. Falling for Falconer, Gantry joins the troupe as a preacher and, with a little showmanship and theatrics, transforms the revival into the hottest ticket in town. However, inspired by Falconer's earnestness and his reawakened spirit, Gantry inserts one spectacle too many and risks blowing up the entire operation.
Fiery and passionate, with a rich blues, folk and gospel-infused score, Elmer Gantry brings the evangelical charlatan of Sinclair Lewis's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to life in a new reimagining.
Book by John Bishop
Lyrics by Bob Satuloff
Music by Mel Marvin
Based on the novel by Sinclair Lewis
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
DC Premiere
Sex with Strangers
October 14 - December 7, 2014
ARK Theatre
A raging snowstorm traps strangers Olivia, an unsuccessful, yet gifted, thirty-nine-year-old writer, and Ethan, a tech-addicted and wildly successful young blogger, in a secluded cabin. Opposites instantly attract, undeniable chemistry ignites and sex is imminent. As the dawn rises, however, what could have just been a one-night-stand transforms into something more complicated when online exploits interfere with their real-life connection.
Starring Holly Twyford (The Little Dog Laughed), Sex with Strangers is a sexy, provocative and intimate exposé that playfully explores what happens when private lives become public domain.
Written by Laura Eason
Directed by Aaron Posner
World Premiere
Diner
December 9, 2014 - January 25, 2015
MAX Theatre
Nine-time Grammy Award Winner Sheryl Crow and Academy Award-winning original screenwriter Barry Levinson make a stunning debut with the world premiere musical adaptation of the landmark movie Diner.
Christmas, Baltimore: 1959. A circle of childhood friends reunite for the upcoming wedding of one of them. Well, only if his fiancée passes a football trivia test. From the comfort of their all-night diner, the men, now in their early-twenties, confront the realities of adulthood: marriage, careers, money and the ever-mysterious opposite sex. But no matter where life takes them, they know they're welcome back at the diner, the one place they'll always belong.
Infused with swinging 1950s rock and roll sound, three-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall joins Crow and Levinson to transform Diner's groundbreaking evocation of burgeoning adulthood and friendship for the stage.
Book by Barry Levinson
Music & Lyrics by Sheryl Crow
Directed & Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall
World Premiere
Kid Victory
February 17 - March 22, 2015
MAX Theatre
Kid Victory is a chilling world premiere musical from legendary composer John Kander and acclaimed playwright Greg Pierce (The Landing).
Seventeen-year-old Luke returns home after vanishing a year ago. Profoundly changed, Luke and his parents struggle to adjust to life following his disappearance. Only finding solace with Emily, the quirky proprietor of an offbeat garden shop, Luke grapples with a past undone and a coming of age that came too late to a boy who just wants to fade away.
The second collaboration between Kander (Chicago, Cabaret) and Pierce (Slowgirl), Kid Victory is a hauntingly mesmerizing original musical about what it means to disappear.
Story by John Kander & Greg Pierce
Music by John Kander
Book & Lyrics by Greg Pierce
Directed by Liesl Tommy
A Co-Production with The Vineyard Theatre
World Premiere
Soon
March 10 - April 26, 2015
ARK Theatre
It is the hottest summer in human history and, in a few short months, all water on earth will evaporate. In response, twenty-something Charlie has taken to her couch with only her beloved possessions: peanut butter, Wolf Blitzer and Herschel, the fish. Her mother, roommate and sometimes-boyfriend all attempt to persuade her to leave her apartment and enjoy life. However, as Charlie's memories take over, more complicated reasons for her self-inflicted hibernation emerge as she confronts her deferred dreams and considers the possibility of life and love just outside her door.
Filled with Blaemire's (Glory Days) trademark quirky style and reminiscent of past Signature contemporary musicals [title of show] and The Last Five Years, Soon's youthful humor, energy and wit deliver a searing and sardonic commentary on what to do with the time you have left.
Book, Music & Lyrics by Nick Blaemire
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
Cabaret
May 12 - June 28, 2015
MAX Theatre
Willkommen to the Kit Kat Club, the hottest nightclub in seedy, prewar Berlin; here, life is beautiful.
American writer Cliff Bradshaw travels to Berlin searching for inspiration. He finds it in English club performer Sally Bowles and they begin a torrid affair. However, outside their door, the Nazis' impending rise to power heralds a brutal end to their decadent way of life.
Featuring the treasured songs "Maybe This Time," "Willkommen," "Don't Tell Mama" and the title song, Kander and Ebb's Tony Award-winning masterpiece graces the Signature stage for the first time in twenty years.
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the Play by John Van Druten
and Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Broadway Production Directed by Harold Prince
Produced for the Broadway Stage by Harold Prince
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
Special 25th Anniversary Events:
World Premiere
Simply Sondheim
April 2 - 19, 2015
MAX Theatre
An original tribute celebrating Stephen Sondheim and Signature Theatre's special partnership over the last 25 years. With special permission from Sondheim himself, this completely new revue created by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and David Loud plays only at Signature and will never be seen again.
Whether you'd like to race Into the Woods with Sweeney Todd and a few Assassins, enjoy A Little Night Music at the Follies on a Saturday Night, or simply relish a Sunday in the Park with George, you'll be in good Company when six Signature favorites and a gorgeous 16-piece orchestra take the stage to honor the genius himself, Stephen Sondheim.
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Co-conceived by David Loud & Eric Schaeffer
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Supervision & Vocal Arrangements by David Loud
Choreographed by Matthew Gardiner
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
Signature's Open House
August 2, 2014
Kick off the 25th Season with Signature's Annual Open House. Starting at noon, come enjoy performances every fifteen minutes, special ticket offers and a grand finale concert.
FREE
The 25 Year Journey: A Conversation
September 15, 2014
MAX Theatre
The Washington Post's Peter Marks interviews Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer.
FREE, reserve tickets by calling 703 820 9771.
Signature Cabarets:
Sizzlin' Summer Nights Series
July 9 - 26, 2014
ARK Theatre
Signature opens our air-conditioned doors once more for the annual Sizzlin' Summer Nights Series. With a different concert act each night, there's always something to keep you entertained!
Cabaret Series - 4 show series
Signature Sisters
October 21 - 25, 2014
The fabulous ladies of Signature doll up in the swinging style of the Andrews Sisters. With a few tight harmonies and a whole lot of doo-woppin', the gals instill a unique contemporary twist to such jitterbugging classics as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "If They Could See Me Now."
Signature Tenors
February 24 - 28, 2015
Following the success of Jersey Boys on the Great White Way, Signature takes our own spin on the famous high belting tenors from America's past and present. From Frankie Valli to Michael Jackson to Justin Timberlake, four delightful gentlemen serve up some delicious barbershop treats.
Gone Country
April 7 - 11, 2015
Break out your flannel and Stetson, because Signature is throwing a hoe down! From Alabama to Patsy Cline, with samplings of Dolly Parton, the Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks and maybe even Carrie Underwood, Signature samples the full spectrum of country flavor.
May 19 - 23, 2015
Signature staple and co-founder Donna Migliaccio takes center stage for a musical journey through some of her favorite roles. From Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett to The Music Man's Mrs. Paroo to Gypsy's Mazeppa, Donna's distinctive voice and sparkling wit make for an unforgettable, riotous evening!
Holiday Follies
December 12 - 23, 2014
The popular holiday cabaret returns! Tune that piano to the key of glee for a jolly festivity featuring special guest performers, buckets of cheer and all your cherished yuletide tunes.
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. Since its founding in 1989, Signature has won 82 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the Washington, DC region's professional theater and has been honored with 340 nominations.
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