Celebrating Signature's Sondheim Award Gala

Source: http://bit.ly/17X0VVS Sondheim. Signature's signature. Since 1991 Signature has produced at least one Sondheim musical as part of their season. This past Monday evening marked the fourth annual Sondheim Gala, an event where Signature Theatre presents the Stephen Sondheim Award to "an individual for his or her career contributions...

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Inside the Lines: An inside Look

This spring Signature Theatre is offering a class for teens called "Inside the Lines: Text and Performance." The class will be Mondays, April 29-June 10th (no class on May 27th) from 6:30-8:00 PM. Tuition is $240. Registration closes on Monday, April 22nd! REGISTER HERE. So what exactly is this class about? You’re given a part, handed a script, and then what? Learn to use every word for your advantage by breaking the script down to its essentials, including structure, subtext, beats, and objectives. Once you’ve mastered the text, you’ll learn...

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Company Seminar: Sondheim's Secrets Revealed

Source:http://bit.ly/14z2N8u DID YOU KNOW? The original title of Company was "Threes." Dean Jones, who originated the role of Robert on Broadway, was shortly thereafter replaced by Larry Kert, who is also famous for originating the role of Tony in West Side Story. Company is considered one of the first "concept musical" - a musical where the show's...

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The Last Five Years: What's Not to Love?

If you’re a musical theatre person, you’ve probably heard of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years, and if you’ve heard of it, you’ve probably listened to it and subsequently become obsessed with this show. The Last Five Years has enjoyed more than 500 productions in America (many in colleges and high schools) and thousands...

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Hello, Edward Gero! (and Dolly, for that matter)

For our April Brown Bag Thursday, we will be entertaining Edward Gero, a veteran actor playing the role of Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!, a co-production between Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre.  Horace and Dolly share a meal at the Harmonia Gardens. Photo by Carol Rosegg  Hello, Dolly! is perhaps one of the most iconic of American...

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Today in Theatre History: Musical Theatre Goes Global

TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: April 10th In  the “Today in Theatre History” series, we take a specific event in theatre history and use it as a starting point for discussion about aspects of theatre – past, present, and future. On April 10th, 1994 the hit-musical Les Miserables, opened at the Hiten Theatre in Osaka, Japan. Click here to listen...

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