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From acclaimed writer Jeff Augustin (The New Englanders at MTC, “The Morning Show”) comes a timely story of a son’s quest to connect with his ...


From acclaimed writer Jeff Augustin (The New Englanders at MTC, “The Morning Show”) comes a timely story of a son’s quest to connect with his ...


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Past Shows

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
11/9 - 1/29/2023


Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where wishes come true, but not free. A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase their deepest ...

The Color Purple
6/21 - 8/14/2022


The Color Purple, the poignant musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, paints a powerful portrait of resilience and hope in the face of ...

Daphne's Dive
2/1 - 3/20/2022


Colorful characters create a makeshift ménage at the neighborhood watering hole in a vivid and vibrant play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Water by ...

After Midnight
6/10 - 8/4/2021


The Barn Dinner Theatre...

The Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys
5/22 - 7/1/2018


Signature’s tradition of celebrating Kander & Ebb continues with their final musical collaboration. In the vein of their iconic Chicago and Cabaret, the Tony Award®-winning ...

Girlfriend
Girlfriend
3/17 - 6/10/2018


Girlfriend is a vibrant and tender coming of age musical duet from when flannel was the height of fashion and mix tapes were the language ...

John
John
4/3 - 4/29/2018


In the midst of the holiday bustle, young Brooklyn couple Elias and Jenny escape on a much needed getaway to a cozy bed-and-breakfast in Gettysburg, ...

Light Years
Light Years
2/8 - 3/4/2018


Acclaimed folk/rock/indie band Eddie From Ohio’s Robbie Schaefer crafts a touching and funny world premiere musical portrait featuring Bobby Smith. A master storyteller, Robbie journeys ...

4,380 Nights
4,380 Nights
1/16 - 2/18/2018


Signature Theatre kicks off the Heidi Thomas Writers’ Initiative with a complex and intriguing look at an American worldview created in the wake of September ...

CRAZY FOR YOU
12/14 - 1/21/2018


A toe-tapping musical brimming with Gershwin classics, whisks audiences away to the roaring twenties. This romantic comedy follows Bobby Child, a wealthy New Yorker with ...

TITANIC(ENSEMBLE VERSION)
12/13 - 1/15/2017


The Gulf
9/13 - 11/6/2016


Audrey Cefaly; dir: Joe Calarco....

The Gulf
9/13 - 11/6/2016


Audrey Cefaly; dir: Joe Calarco....

Jelly's Last Jam
8/2 - 9/11/2016


book: George C. Wolfe; lyrics: Susan Birkenhead; music: Luther Henderson , Jelly Roll Morton; dir: Matthew Gardiner....

Jelly's Last Jam
8/2 - 9/11/2016


book: George C. Wolfe; lyrics: Susan Birkenhead; music: Luther Henderson , Jelly Roll Morton; dir: Matthew Gardiner....

La Cage Aux Folles
5/31 - 7/10/2016


LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. Georges is ...


Bathsheba Doran; dir: Stella Powell Jones....

The Flick
3/2 - 4/17/2016


Annie Baker; dir: Joe Calarco....

Road Show
2/9 - 3/13/2016


From the team that brought us Assassins and Pacific Overtures, Road Show is based on the true story of the Mizner Brothers. Featuring Obie-winning music ...

West Side Story
12/8 - 1/24/2016


book: Arthur Laurents; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Leonard Bernstein; dir: Matthew Gardiner....

Cake Off
9/29 - 11/22/2015


book: Julia Jordan, Sheri Wilner; lyrics: Adam Gwon, Julia Jordan; music: Adam Gwon; dir: Joe Calarco....

Girlstar
10/13 - 11/15/2015


book: Anton Dudley; lyrics: Anton Dudley; music: Brian Feinstein; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Cabaret
5/12 - 6/28/2015


The original 1966 version of Cabaret, the groundbreaking musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff, offered a stark and satirical look at pre-war ...

Soon
3/10 - 4/26/2015


book: Nick Blaemire; lyrics: Nick Blaemire; music: Nick Blaemire; dir: Matthew Gardiner....

Simply Sondheim
4/2 - 4/19/2015


lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Stephen Sondheim; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Kid Victory
2/17 - 3/22/2015


book: Greg Pierce; lyrics: Greg Pierce; music: John Kander; dir: Liesl Tommy ....

MAX Theatre:
6/12 - 7/6/2014


Cloak And Dagger book: Ed Dixon; lyrics: Ed Dixon; music: Ed Dixon; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Tender Napalm
3/18 - 5/11/2014


A young couple face an unnamed catastrophe. They wind their love back to its beginnings through a fantastical, erotic world of serpent slayings, monkey wars, ...

Beaches
2/18 - 3/23/2014


MAX Theatre: book: Iris Rainer Dart, Thom Thomas; lyrics: Iris Rainer Dart; music: David Austin; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Gypsy
12/17 - 1/19/2014


MAX Theatre: book: Arthur Laurents; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Jule Styne; dir: Joe Calarco....


ARK Theatre: Paul Downs Colaizzo; dir: Michael Kahn....

Crossing
10/29 - 11/24/2013


MAX Theatre: book: Grace Barnes; lyrics: Matt Conner; music: Matt Conner; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Miss Saigon
8/15 - 9/22/2013


adapt: Alain Boublil; lyrics: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.; music: Claude-Michel Schonberg; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Company
5/21 - 6/30/2013


MAX Theatre: - book: George Furth; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Stephen Sondheim; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Hello, Dolly!
3/15 - 5/18/2013


- book: Michael Stewart; lyrics: Jerry Herman; music: Jerry Herman; dir: Eric Schaeffer....

Crimes of the Heart
4/2 - 4/28/2013


MAX Theatre: - Beth Henley; dir: Aaron Posner....

Shakespeare's R&J
2/5 - 3/3/2013


The Acclaimed Play Four young men. One scarf. Shakespeare’s transcendent saga of forbidden love reimagined in a brave and bold in-the-round setting. A repressive all-male ...

Dreamgirls
11/13 - 1/6/2013


MAX Theatre: - book: Tom Eyen; lyrics: Tom Eyen; music: Henry Krieger; dir: Matthew Gardiner....

Xanadu
Xanadu
5/8 - 7/1/2012


Grab your loved ones and glow sticks – as Signature turns the MAX Theatre into one big disco-heaven ball! 1980. Venice, California. Legwarmers are in ...

God of Carnage
4/10 - 6/24/2012

Brother Russia
3/6 - 4/15/2012

Really Really
Really Really
1/31 - 3/25/2012


From one of the country’s most promising new voices comes this contemporary drama that pushes the edges and embraces the harsh reality of today’s youth. ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
11/21 - 1/29/2012


The world is spinning out of control…but all Tracy Turnblad wants to do is dance. When she wins a coveted spot on “The Corny Collins ...

A Second Chance
A Second Chance
11/15 - 12/11/2011


From the director of Signature’s Giant comes this intimate new musical about unexpectedly finding love when you are least looking for it. Two savvy New ...

Saturday Night
Saturday Night
10/29 - 10/30/2011


Sondheim. Signature’s Signature. Stephen Sondheim’s hidden gem Saturday Night (1953) is a Signature special concert event that will play for four performances only. Unproduced for ...

The Boy Detective Fails
The Boy Detective Fails
8/25 - 10/16/2011


The Boy Detective Fails, based on Joe Meno’s acclaimed novel, tells the story of Billy Argo, “boy detective.” In the twilight of a childhood full ...

The Hollow
The Hollow
8/23 - 10/16/2011


From the composer of Nevermore and Partial Eclipse, The Hollow is a chilling musical reinterpretation of the classic thriller The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In ...

Sweet Tea
Sweet Tea
9/13 - 10/9/2011


Based on his award-winning and critically acclaimed book, E. Patrick Johnson stars in this new one-man exploration into the southern black gay community. A fascinating, ...

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