Eric Schaeffer News

Signature Theatre kicks off its four-month Kander & Ebb Celebration on March 11 with the Tony Award-winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman.

On Wednesday, February 20, the Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA) held a cocktail reception in celebration for its up-coming Kander & Ebb tribute season.

The Zipper Factory presents a wide-range of variety shows for in the theatre in March 2008, including The Wau Wau Sisters, Megan Mullally, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Joy Behar, 'Don't Quit Your Night Job' and 'Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower.'

Signature Theatre will present a closed reading of The Visit on Tuesday, February 19 in New York City. The East Coast premiere of The Visit will be one of three mainstage works presented as a part of Signature's four-month celebration of the songwriting team of John Kander & Fred Ebb.

Mark Jacoby will join two-time Tony Award winning stars Chita Rivera and George Hearn in the Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA) production of The Visit. Signature's four-month celebration of the works of John Kander and Fred Ebb will also include The Happy Time, to star George Dvorsky, David Margulies and Michael Minarik.

Will Chase will join Natascia Diaz (Spider Woman/Aurora) and Hunter Foster (Molina), playing the role of the young radical Valentin at the Signature Thetre in Arlington, VA. Kiss of the Spider Woman runs March 11 - April 20, 2008 in The Max Theatre.

REVIEW: The new musical, Glory Days, by local 20-somethings Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner, has its world premiere at Virginia's Signature Theatre.

Jersey Boys recently welcomed two new Seasons to their Broadway quartet. Joining original cast members Tony Award winner Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito) and J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) are Sebastian Arcelus (Bob Gaudio) and Michael Longoria (Frankie Valli).

Eric Schaeffer, artistic director of Signature Theatre, announced today that two-time Tony® winner George Hearn will join another two-time Tony® winner Chita Rivera for Kander & Ebb's musical The Visit - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

Signature Theatre presents actress/singer/dancer Natascia Diaz in The Kiss of the Spider Woman - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

Sebastian Arcelus will join the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award winning Best Musical, in the role of Bob Gaudio on Thursday, January 10. Daniel Reichard, who originated the role at La Jolla Playhouse and on Broadway, will play his final performance on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.

A new production of the Broadway-aimed musical adventure ACE will play a limited regional engagement at Washington DC's National Theatre early next year.

Two Shows in Once Day and They BOTH Go Backwards in Time.

'Young Frankenstein' to charge MONSTER Prices

Contrary to previous reports, Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of The Witches of Eastwick, starring Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch, will not be extended an additional week.

All-Star Team Assembled by Director Eric Schaeffer for American Premiere

Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of The Witches of Eastwick, starring Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch, has extended its run for one week through July 22nd

Broadway stars Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch headline Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of the musical The Witches from Eastwick!

'Hairspray' film Featured on Oprah and Travolta Calls His Performance an Homage to Baltimore.