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Rob McClure, National Tours of KIMBERLY AKIMBO and SOME LIKE IT HOT Among 2026 Helen Hayes Award Nominees
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026

The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, IN CLAY World Premiere & More Announced For Signature Theatre 2025/2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - May 6, 2025

Signature Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring new productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Pippin, the world premiere of In Clay, and the DC premieres of Strategic Love Play and What Became of Us. Full season listings included.

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Signature
by Roger Catlin - Apr 25, 2025

After “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” first premiered on Broadway in 1998, Signature Theatre became one of the first regional theaters to stage the brash hit in its own very successful production in 2002.

Video: Watch the Trailer For HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - Apr 22, 2025

Watch a new trailer for Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Signature Theatre! This exclusive video on BroadwayWorld features Sawyer Smith in the title role, along with Vanessa (V) Sterling as Yitzhak.

Video: Watch 'Wig In A Box' From Signature Theatre's HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
by Michael Major - Apr 9, 2025

Watch a video of Sawyer Smith performing 'Wig In A Box' from Signature Theatre's production of the queer cult classic musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, featuring text by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.

Cast Set for HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the queer cult classic musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - Aug 16, 2024

Soft Power at Signature Theatre, is lush and polished, wacky and worrisome, absurdist and cautionary. It’s a tightrope of high political stakes and a zany montage of the US and China. As we head into high season of the 2024 election, the timing is perfect for staging the recently revised musical by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori.

Photos: SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2024

Get a first look at photos of Soft Power at Signature Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Exclusive Video: First Look at SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Aug 13, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at Soft Power at Singature Theatre, a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang. Check out the cast in action!

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE & More Announced For 2025 Glimmerglass Festival
by Joshua Wright - Aug 12, 2024

The Glimmerglass Festival will present a world premiere, two company premieres including Sunday in the Park with George, and a revival of the company’s first commission for young people in its 2025 season.

Video: 'Democracy' from SOFT POWER At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Go inside Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power with a performance of the song 'Democracy'. Watch the video!

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals & Learn About Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 31, 2024

Go inside rehearsals and learn more about Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).

Exclusive: 'I'm With Her' from Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 24, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power in rehearsal. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).

Signature Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team Of SOFT POWER
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2024

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for SOFT POWER.

Video: Watch 'Wicked Little Town' from HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 24, 2024

Their final ARK theatre production for the 2024/2025 season at Signature Theatre will be the queer musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Get a preview for 'Wicked Little Town' from the show in this all-new video.

IN THE HEIGHTS, SOFT POWER & More Set for Signature Theatre 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2024

Signature Theatre has unveiled its 2024-2025 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

New MADAME BUTTERFLY Closes Opera Philadelphia Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2024

Experience a fresh take on the classic opera, MADAME BUTTERFLY, as it marks the end of the Opera Philadelphia season from April 26 to May 5.

MADAME BUTTERFLY Closes Opera Philadelphia's Season Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2024

Opera Philadelphia's 2023-2024 Season will close this spring with a new production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly that illuminates and ultimately transcends harmful stereotypes, empowering the protagonist Cio Cio San with new choices for her future.

Review: BOTH SIDES NOW: JONI MITCHELL AND LEONARD COHEN at Signature Theatre
by David Friscic - Dec 11, 2023

The transcendent and poetic music and lyrics of legendary and influential musicians Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen are showcased with sensitivity and professional panache by two terrific artists ----Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer –in Signature Theatre’s Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen.  It was indeed a very intimate, sophisticated, and remarkably enlightening evening that encompassed the earlier songs and milieu of Mitchell and Cohen.

Review: A Theatrical Feast: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Signature Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Aug 19, 2023

Given the moat of terrible traffic that separates Baltimore theatergoers from Arlington, what can justify a visit there? Well, one answer for sure is Signature Theatre’s stunning production of the 2014 musical The Bridges of Madison County. With a timeless story, a lush, varied score, and riveting performances, Bridges absolutely repays the drive.