Eric Schaeffer News

Signature's free open house is back with a full day filled with music and mayhem on July 17, 2010. The weekend will feature performances and events in the Theatre and out on the plaza.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new Broadway musical sensation, celebrates its 100th performance on Broadway tonight during the evening performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

Clinton Kelly, the co-host of TLC television's 'What Not to Wear,' joins the panel of judges at Signature Theatre's 'Signature Idol,' the search for ten best new solo singers in the DC region to compete on stage at the company's July 17 free 'Target Open House.' Other judges include Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks.

Single tickets for Signature Theatre's 2010-2011 season go on sale Monday, July 5 at 10:00 am. The Tony Award(r)-winning company's 21st season begins on August 10 with the musical Chess by the composers of Mamma Mia! and continues through June with Yasmina Reza's award-winning play Art, Side by Side by Sondheim, and the world premieres of Ken Ludwig's A Fox on the Fairway, Joe Calarco's Walter Cronkite Is Dead., and Joseph Thalken's Wheatley's Folly.

The Tony Award(r)-winning Signature Theatre is searching for the ten best new solo singers in the DC region to compete in 'Signature Idol' on Saturday, July 17. Judged by Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer, Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks, and a special Broadway guest, the 'Signature Idol' competition is a highlight of the Target Open House where the ten finalists will audition publicly in the 276-seat MAX Theatre at 5:00 pm.

Clinton Kelly, the co-host of TLC television's 'What Not to Wear,' joins the panel of judges at Signature Theatre's 'Signature Idol,' the search for ten best new solo singers in the DC region to compete on stage at the company's July 17 free 'Target Open House.' Other judges include Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks.

Deadline.com had revealed today that Starz has given the comedies Party Down and Gravity the boot.

Single tickets for Signature Theatre's 2010-2011 season go on sale Monday, July 5 at 10:00 am. The Tony Award(r)-winning company's 21st season begins on August 10 with the musical Chess by the composers of Mamma Mia! and continues through June with Yasmina Reza's award-winning play Art, Side by Side by Sondheim, and the world premieres of Ken Ludwig's A Fox on the Fairway, Joe Calarco's Walter Cronkite Is Dead., and Joseph Thalken's Wheatley's Folly.

This summer, the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre features exciting performances ranging from its specialty, fully staged musicals with Ititle of show] and Chess, to its popular cabaret evenings of show tunes, jazz, blues, and rock.

Signature Theatre, winner of the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents the Washington premiere of the hit musical comedy [title of show], winner of three Obie Awards and a Tony nomination.

This summer, the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre features exciting performances ranging from its specialty, fully staged musicals with Ititle of show] and Chess, to its popular cabaret evenings of show tunes, jazz, blues, and rock.

Last night, Etheridge took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) to join the cast with special performances of 'Ball and Chain' and 'Trouble.'

Yesterday, June 23, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli were joined onstage for the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET finale by special guest Melissa Etheridge! BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the backstage celebration with the 15-time Grammy nominee (and winner of two) and Broadway's beloved QUARTET!

Yesterday, June 23, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli were joined onstage for the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET finale by special guest Melissa Etheridge! BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the 15-time Grammy nominee (and winner of two) jam with the QUARTET!

This summer, the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre features exciting performances ranging from its specialty, fully staged musicals with Ititle of show] and Chess, to its popular cabaret evenings of show tunes, jazz, blues, and rock.

Yesterday, June 22, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli celebrated the release of the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET cast album at Barnes and Noble in Lincoln Triangle. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the event!

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Academy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Wednesday evening, June 23 performance.

The cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new hit Broadway musical, will perform live and be on hand to sign copies of the Original Broadway Cast album tomorrow, June 22 starting at 4 PM at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble (1972 Broadway, between West 66th Street and West 67th Street).

On Tuesday, June 22, Signature Theatre will host the writers and original Broadway stars of its current musical [title of show] in a free 'Talk Back' discussion with the audience following the 7:30 pm performance. Writer/actors Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell will have the mind-bending opportunity to watch themselves played by Washington actors, Sam Ludwig and James Gardiner, at the performance then discuss the show afterwards in Signature's remarkably intimate 110-seat ARK Theatre. [title of show], winner of three Obie Awards and a Tony nomination, is a zany take on two friends' decision to write a musical, running through June 27.

Beginning Friday, June 18, a new block of tickets will be on sale for performances through January 2, 2011, of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the Tony-nominated musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock ‘n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley. The production continues to break box office records at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Tickets are available at the Apollo box office, phone (773) 935-6100, and online through Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com.