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Cast & Creative Team Announced for PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2023

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the musical Pacific Overtures with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman.

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Signature Theatre
by Ken Kemp - Nov 23, 2022

Into the Woods has captured pure theatre magic, and it's the perfect holiday show for the whole family. A production this unique and special is very rare, so make plans to see it before it closes.

Craig Wallace to Reprise the Role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Ford's Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2022

Acclaimed Washington actor Craig Wallace will return to Ford’s Theatre to reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the company’s holiday production of A Christmas Carol. Performances of the classic Charles Dickens story begin November 18, 2022 and continue for a six-week engagement through December 31, 2022.

Review: NO PLACE TO GO at Signature Theatre
by Alexander C. Kafka - Sep 9, 2022

The cabaret act turned full-production evening is well executed, but the script and songs are thin and in the Covid era the premise seems like a historical artifact.

Photos: Get a First Look at NO PLACE TO GO at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 7, 2022

No Place to Go, written by Ethan Lipton with music composed by Ethan Lipton, Eben Levy, Ian M. Riggs, and Vito Dieterle is now playing at Signature Theatre through October 16, 2022. Get a first look at photos here!

Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Signature Theatre
by Dara Homer - Aug 25, 2022

The Color Purple is a musical about survival, resilience, and healing. With direction by Timothy Douglas and music direction by Mark G. Meadows, Signature Theatre takes the show’s life-affirming heartbeat to a joyful fever pitch with a beautifully executed production propelled by a truly exceptional cast.

Photos: First Look at THE COLOR PURPLE at Signature Theatre Starring Nova Y. Payton, Frenchie Davis, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 24, 2022

Signature Theatre is presenting The Color Purple by Marsha Norman (book), Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray (music & lyrics) through October 9, 2022 in Signature's MAX Theatre. The Color Purple is directed by Timothy Douglas (Signature's Spunk, Portland Center Stage's The Color Purple), with Nova Y. Payton (Signature's After Midnight, Dreamgirls) starring as Celie.

BWW Review: THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - May 6, 2022

While ostensibly about grief and how we see the world, 'The Upstairs Department' is really more about the central sibling relationship, about how two people can drift apart and find their way back to each other along their journeys to better understand themselves.

VIDEO: First Look at Ali Ewoldt, Deven Kolluri & More in SHE LOVES ME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2022

The production, directed by Signature's Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (RENT, A Chorus Line) features Ali Ewoldt (Broadway's Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera) as Amalia Balash, and Deven Kolluri (Geva Theatre's A Christmas Carol, Bay Street Theater's Camelot) as Georg Nowack.

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME at Signature Theatre
by David Friscic - Mar 10, 2022

A creamy confection drenched with a masterful book by Joe Masteroff, the classic rom com of musicals She Loves Me moves with amorous and sparkling abandon at the acclaimed Signature Theatre. A large ensemble cast delivers the goods in this superb intermingling of old-world charm and contemporary relevance. The race for romance is on and this production feels like a breezy interlude from the cares of the world thanks to the meticulous synchronization of every element of this classic musical. Under the Direction of Matthew Gardiner, professional polish and pizazz permeates every facet of this production.

Exclusive: Ali Ewoldt Sings 'Vanilla Ice Cream' From Signature's SHE LOVES ME
by Alan Henry - Mar 9, 2022

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Signature Theatre's production of She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff (book), Jerry Bock (music), and Sheldon Harnick(lyrics), based on a play by Miklos Laszlo.

VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For SHE LOVES ME, Starring Ali Ewoldt at Signature Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2022

All new rehearsal footage has been released for Signature Theatre's production of She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff (book), Jerry Bock (music), and Sheldon Harnick(lyrics), based on a play by Miklos Laszlo.

BWW Review: DAPHNE'S DIVE at Signature Theatre
by Ken Kemp - Feb 11, 2022

Signature Theatre reopens their intimate space with a gripping and gritty look at the denizens of a neighborhood bar in north Philly.

BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Yesenia Iglesias
by Elliot Lanes - Feb 9, 2022

Today’s subject Yesenia Iglesias is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre in Daphne’s Dive which runs through March 20th in the ARK space. Last time Yesenia performed at Signature, she was getting beat up and bludgeoned to death in Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Read on to see how she decompressed nightly from such an intense experience.

Ali Ewoldt To Lead Signature Theatre's SHE LOVES ME
by BWW Staff - Feb 1, 2022

The production, directed by Signature’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (RENT, A Chorus Line) will feature Ali Ewoldt (Broadway’s Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera) as Amalia Balash, and Deven Kolluri (Geva Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, Bay Street Theater’s Camelot) as Georg Nowack.

Signature Theatre to Stream Sondheim Tribute Concert This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2022

Signature Theatre has announced that special arrangements have been made to stream Everybody Rise: Signature Remembers Stephen Sondheim for free for a limited 72-hour period.

BWW News: Signature Theatre's Stephen Sondheim Tribute to Stream for Only 72 Hours in January
by Elliot Lanes - Dec 22, 2021

On December thirteenth, Signature Theatre put together a meaningful, moving and very musical tribute to legendary composer/lyricist/musical theatre god Stephen Sondheim entitled Everybody Rise: Signature Theatre Remembers Stephen Sondheim.

BWW Review: RENT at Signature Theatre
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 11, 2021

It’s been too long since I wrote the following sentence. Signature Theatre is back with a perfect evening (or matinee) of theatre going!! The top DMV theatre company known for producing reimagined versions of musicals and cutting-edge plays is back and stronger than ever with a new production of Jonathan Larson’s masterwork Rent.

BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Arianna Rosario
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 1, 2021

When Signature Theatre begins performances of Rent tomorrow, November second, it will have been 600 days exactly since it was forced to stop performing it’s theatrical greatness due to the pandemic. Today’s subject Arianna Rosario is currently living her theatre life playing Mimi Marquez in the production whixh is directed by Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner. The production runs through January second, 2022 in Signature’s MAX space.

BWW Review: DETROIT '67 at Signature Theatre
by Roger Catlin - Aug 2, 2021

Inspired in part by August Wilson's 10-play depiction of Pittsburgh life, Dominique Morisseau embarked on a similar ambition reflecting the Motor City in her 'Detroit Project.'

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