Cabaret Season Kicks Off at Signature Theatre 8/16

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre opens its 2011-12 cabaret series on Tuesday, August 16th with "The Marcy and Zina Show" starring Helen Hayes Award nominees Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich. A tremendous hit at Signature's 2010 Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret series, the duo make their much-anticipated return with some of their wittiest, romantic, and most sophisticated songs, including "Taylor, the Latte Boy." "The Marcy and Zina Show" will play from August 16 - 20, 2011 at 8:30pm.

Signature's cabaret series also includes:

"Music in the Movies" - October 18 - 22

Signature sings the very best melodies from the silver screen.

Tracy Lynn Olivera - January 3 -7

Olivera (Fantine in Signature's Les Miserables) teams up with Emmy Award-winner Lenny Williams in a show displaying her powerhouse voice.
"The Lost Songs of Broadway: 1960's" - June 26 - 30

Showcasing the lost songs from a magical decade of musical theater.

For a limited time, ticket-buyers can save $20 on the 4-show cabaret package. Order by August 20th and the package is only $120. Single tickets for individual performances are also available for $35. Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-SEAT (7328) or the Signature Box Office at (703) 820-9771.

In addition to the 4-show cabaret season, Signature's annual holiday celebration "Holiday Follies," will be getting everyone in the spirit of the season from December 13 - 24 with a collection of holiday favorites performed by some of DC's most popular artists. "Holiday Follies" tickets are $41 per person - and not part of the cabaret subscription package.

An extension of Signature's steadfast commitment to musical theater, the cabaret series provides a distinct entertainment experience to its audiences. Transforming its smaller performance space into an intimate club complete with small tables and candlelight, Signature invites patrons to bring the outstanding wine, mixed drinks, and light fare from its highly praised Ali's Bar into the Theatre to enjoy during the performances.

"THE MARCY AND ZINA SHOW"

Tickets are $35 per person and available by calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-SEAT (7328), the Signature Box Office at (703) 820-9771 or by visiting www.signature-theatre.org/10-11_cabaret_season.htm.

Show dates & times:

Tuesday, August 16 - Saturday, August 20

All performances at 8:30 pm in Signature's ARK Theatre

ARTIST BIOS
Zina Goldrich OFF BROADWAY: Junie B. Jones, Dear Edwina. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred) (3 Helen Hayes Awards Nominations including Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical (November 2010);. REGIONAL: Ordway Theatre: Adventures in Love. TV: Wonderpets, Johnny and the Sprites, The D Show, Pooh's Learning Adventures, Third and Bird, Wild About Safety, TWUSA: Babymouse. BROADWAY: (as pianist) Avenue Q, Titanic, Oklahoma, Bombay Dreams. READINGS/WORKSHOPS: Ever After, Allison Under The Stars. RECORDINGS: Marcy and Zina: The Album, Dear Edwina. PUBLICATIONS: Goldrich and Heisler, Songbooks Vol. 1 and 2. AWARDS: Fred Ebb, ASCAP Richard Rodgers/New Horizons, Larson, Seldes-Kanin Fellowship, Drama Desk Nomination: Outstanding Music. Lucille Lortel Nomination: Best Musical. EDUCATION: UCLA, and University of Southern California, Scoring For Motion Picture and Television Program.
Marcy Heisler OFF BROADWAY: Dear Edwina, Junie B Jones. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred). REGIONAL: Ordway Theatre: Adventures in Love, TWUSA: Babymouse. MULTIPLE VENUES: The Marcy and Zina Show. DISNEY: Johnny and the Sprites, The D Show, Pooh's Learning Adventures, Disney KIDS' Jungle Book, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Wild About Safety. READINGS/WORKSHOPS: Ever After, Screaming Like A Fool, Freakin Fabulous, Allison Under The Stars. RECORDINGS: Marcy and Zina: The Album, Dear Edwina, Alphabet City Cycle (G. Stitt). PUBLICATIONS: Goldrich and Heisler, Songbooks Vol. 1 and 2. AWARDS: Fred Ebb, MAC, ASCAP Richard Rodgers/New Horizons, Seldes-Kanin Fellowship, Drama Desk Nomination: Outstanding Lyrics, Lucille Lortel Nomination: Best Musical, Helen Hayes Nomination: Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Play or Musical. EDUCATION: Northwestern University School of Speech, NYU, 1989, Dramatic Writing - High Honors.

SIGNATURE'S 2011-12 SEASON TICKETS

The line-up for Signature Theatre's 22nd season 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 will be presenting 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.

Individual tickets and subscription packages (starting at 3 mainstage shows) are available by calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-SEAT or the Signature Box Office at (703) 820-9771.

Tickets for cabaret performances are $35 per person (Holiday Follies tickets are purchased separately and are $41 per person). Signature's cabaret subscription consists of four cabaret shows and is $140 per person. The cabaret subscription does not include Holiday Follies.
For more information, 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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