'December Divas' Belt It Out At Signature ARK Theater 12/17

Get into the spirit of the season when December Divas Priscilla Cuellar, Marissa Lesch, Margo Seibert, Bayla Whitten, and Rachel Zampelli belt out refreshingly different holiday offerings for six performances December 17 - 20 in Signature's ARK Theatre turned cabaret. Patrons can take a break from the shopping frenzy and enjoy an unconventional musical take on the season, Signature style, while sipping choice wine and beer and chef-prepared fare right at their tables. A sold-out success last season, December Divas will have audiences smiling all the way to New Year's Eve. Tickets for all shows are $30 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-7328 or visiting www.signature-theatre.org. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance.

For December Divas performances, stage director Matt Gardiner and music director Howard Breitbart have compiled a fascinating assortment of seasonal music including Motown classics such as Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas," seasonal standards like "Moonlight in Vermont" and "A Winter Romance," oldies like "Blue Christmas" and Joni Mitchell's "River," and film music such as "Christmas Time is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas and "Silver & Gold" from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If you're looking for a different yet festive take on the holiday season, make December Divas a holiday gift to yourself.

DATES AND TIMES

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 8:30pm

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 8:30pm

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

ABOUT SIGNATURE
Under the leadership of co-founder and Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland, Signature is a non-profit professional theater company dedicated to producing contemporary musicals and plays, reinventing classic musicals, and developing new work. To date, Signature has presented over 25 world premiere productions and is renowned for combining Broadway-quality productions with intimate playing spaces. In addition to the finest talent from the DC metropolitan area and New York, Signature has been a home to such theater luminaries as John Kander and Fred Ebb, Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, and the company's signature, Stephen Sondheim. Signature has been nominated for 234 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the professional theater and has been honored with 59 Helen Hayes Awards, including Outstanding Musical in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2006, and Outstanding Play in 1999.

Directions
Signature Theatre is just 12 minutes from downtown Washington, DC in Arlington's Shirlington Village. The new theater complex is located at 4200 Campbell Avenue (22206) off I-395 at the Shirlington exit. After the exit, blue Signature signs mark the way to the Theatre. Free parking is available in two adjacent public garages. Please note that Campbell Avenue is a new street and some GPS online mapping systems do not yet recognize Signature Theatre's address. For directions visit www.signature-theatre.org.

Contact Information

Ticketmaster (703) 573-SEAT (7328) http://www.signature-theatre.org