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Marc Kudisch, Julia Murney Headline Signature's Summer Cabaret Series
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 9, 2011

Virginia's Signature Theatre heats up during the dog days of summer with their annual Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret, a 3-week series featuring thirteen individual acts sure to keep things red hot. Headlining the talented array of solo artists assembled will be Tony Award® nominee Marc Kudisch (Broadway's 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, andThoroughly Modern Millie) with his What Makes Me Tick cabaret coming straight from Feinstein's. Broadway star Julia Murney (Elphaba in Wicked and a Drama Desk nominee for The Wild Party) will also be performing for two nights with her own mix of renowned stage songs.

New Musical AND THE CURTAIN RISES Opens at Signature 3/17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2011

Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre has announced the artistic team behind the upcoming world premiere of the musical comedy And the Curtain Rises (formerly known as Wheatley's Folly), which begins performances on Thursday, March 17, 2011. And the Curtain Rises marks the third production presented as part of Signature's groundbreaking American Musical Voices Project, the largest commissioning program for new musicals in the country, following Michael John LaChiusa's Giant in 2009 and Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees last year.

ROCK OF AGES Hanggi Helms AND THE CURTAIN RISES at Signature Theatre; Begins 3/17
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 28, 2011

Virginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre, through its groundbreaking American Musical Voices Project (AMVP), announces the world premiere of the musical comedy And the Curtain Rises (formerly known as Wheatley's Folly). Beginning performances on Thursday, March 17, 2011, And the Curtain Rises marks the third production presented as part of Signature's AMVP, the largest commissioning program for new musicals in the country, following Michael John LaChiusa's Giant in 2009 and Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees last year. The Washington Post has said that 'Signature's AMVP is the most ambitious embrace of new musical theater in the DC region.'

Hanggi, Thalken, Slade, Campbell & More Set for New Musical AND THE CURTAIN RISES at Signature
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 25, 2011

Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre has announced the artistic team behind the upcoming world premiere of the musical comedy And the Curtain Rises (formerly known as Wheatley's Folly), which begins performances on Thursday, March 17, 2011. And the Curtain Rises marks the third production presented as part of Signature's groundbreaking American Musical Voices Project, the largest commissioning program for new musicals in the country, following Michael John LaChiusa's Giant in 2009 and Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees last year.

Counter Productions Closes SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED 8/17
by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2010

Counter Productions is thrilled to announce the first Cape production of Songs from an Unmade Bed. Performances begin July 12 at 7 p.m. and run each Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. throughout the summer until August 17 at the new Counter Productions Studio at Whaler's Wharf, 237 Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

VA Signature Theatre Commissions Work from Tesori for American Music Voices Project
by Nicolas Coburn - Jul 26, 2010

Jeanine Tesori, the composer of Shrek the Musical and Caroline, or Change, joins Adam Guettel, Michael John LaChiusa, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Joseph Thalken as a newly commissioned composer for Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre.

Counter Productions Presents SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED 7/12-8/17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2010

Counter Productions is thrilled to announce the first Cape production of Songs from an Unmade Bed. Performances begin July 12 at 7 p.m. and run each Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. throughout the summer until August 17 at the new Counter Productions Studio at Whaler's Wharf, 237 Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

Counter Productions Presents SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED 7/12-8/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 6, 2010

Counter Productions is thrilled to announce the first Cape production of Songs from an Unmade Bed. Performances begin July 12 at 7 p.m. and run each Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. throughout the summer until August 17 at the new Counter Productions Studio at Whaler's Wharf, 237 Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.

Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010

Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.

Signature Theatre's SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010

Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.

Mark Kudisch: 'I have made a career of being the foil'
by Jeff Dennhardt - May 23, 2010

Mark Kudisch, set to star in the Washington area premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at the Signature Theatre, has said he has made a career of playing the jilted man who doesn't need to find love. As he put it, 'I have made a career of being the foil.'

Kudisch, Kuhn, et al Appear in Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature 5/18-6/13
by Abigail Arnold - May 18, 2010

Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.

Signature Theatre Presents SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch & More, Opens 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2010

Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.

Bailiwick Chicago Announces Concert Performance Of BLOOM 4/16, 4/17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2010

Bailiwick Chicago's Executive Director, Kevin Mayes, announced today that the company is producing a development workshop and subsequent concert performances of a new musical comedy, titled BLOOM, with music by Peter Foley, lyrics by Matthew Heimer, book by Andy Siegel, and story by Kevin Mayes.

Bailiwick Chicago Announces Concert Performance Of BLOOM 4/16, 4/17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2010

Bailiwick Chicago's Executive Director, Kevin Mayes, announced today that the company is producing a development workshop and subsequent concert performances of a new musical comedy, titled BLOOM, with music by Peter Foley, lyrics by Matthew Heimer, book by Andy Siegel, and story by Kevin Mayes.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for April 14th, 2010
by Paul W. Thompson - Apr 14, 2010

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to New York. 'Billy Elliot,' 'The Addams Family,' 'Million Dollar Quartet,' Theater Wit, 'Bloom,' Sutton Foster, more.....

STAGE TUBE: Sondheim Presents Lansbury With Award
by Charlie Piane - Apr 14, 2010

Angela Lansbury, the great star of stage, film, and television, was honored April 12 with the first annual Stephen Sondheim Award, given by Virginia's Signature Theatre at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy. The Sondheim Award, established by Signature last year in the name of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, was presented to the actress by Mr. Sondheim himself.

Angela Lansbury Honored With 'The Stephen Sondheim Award' From Virginia's Signature Theatre
by Charlie Piane - Apr 12, 2010

Angela Lansbury, the great star of stage, film, and television, was honored tonight with the first Stephen Sondheim Award, given by Virginia's Signature Theatre at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy. The Sondheim Award, established by Signature last year in the name of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, was presented to the actress by Mr. Sondheim himself.

Angela Lansbury Presented With Signature's The Stephen Sondheim Award Tonight
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 12, 2010

Angela Lansbury, the great star of stage, film, and television, was honored tonight with the first annual Stephen Sondheim Award, given by Virginia's Signature Theatre at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy.

Zeta-Jones, Peters & Signature Theater Honor Angela Lansbury with Stephen Sondheim Award, 4/12
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2010

On April 12, 2010, the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor beloved stage, screen, and television actress Angela Lansbury with the company's first Stephen Sondheim Award. (The celebration was originally scheduled to take place on April 26, 2010). The award, established last year in honor of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, will be presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy. The 2010 Sondheim Award Gala is chaired by C. Daniel and Juliann Clemente; Honorary Hosts include actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bernadette Peters, philanthropists Helen Henderson and Ted and Mary Jo Shen, and Congressman James Moran and LuAnn Bennett. The Sondheim Award Gala will benefit Signature Theatre's artistic, education, and community outreach programs.

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