Production History | Signature Theatre

2010/11 Season

Jeremy Kushnier in Chess

Chess

Book by Richard Nelson
Music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
Choreography Karma Camp
Scenic Design Daniel Conway
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Chris Lee
Sound Design Matt Rowe
August 10 – October 3, 2010 (EXTENDED)

A Fox On The Fairway*

Directed by John Rando
Starring Holly Twyford
Scenic Design James Kronzer
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Colin K. Bills
Sound Design Matt Rowe
October 12 – November 14, 2010

Walter Cronkite Is Dead*

Written and Directed by Joe Calarco
Scenic Design James Kronzer
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Chris Lee
Sound Design Matt Rowe
October 26 – December 26, 2010 (EXTENDED)

Sunset Boulevard

Book and Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on the Billy Wilder Film Sunset Boulevard
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
Choreography Karma Camp
Scenic Design Daniel Conway
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Howell Binkley
Sound Design Matt Rowe
Video Design Matthew Gardiner
December 7, 2010 – February 13, 2011

And The Curtain Rises*

Book by Michael Slade
Music by Joseph Thalken
Lyrics by Mark Campbell
Directed by Kristin Hanggi
Music Directed by Boko Suzuki
Choreography Josh Walden
Scenic Design Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Colin K. Bills
Sound Design Matt Rowe
Orchestrations Joseph Thalken
March 17 – April 10, 2011

Art

By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
Scenic Design James Kronzer
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Mark Lanks
Sound Design Matt Rowe
March 29 – May 22, 2011

Side By Side By Sondheim

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Additional Music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne
Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Gardiner
Music Direction by Jon Kalbfleisch
Scenic Design Misha Kachman
Costume Design Kathleen Geldard
Lighting Design Colin K. Bills
Sound Design Matt Rowe
April 26 – June 12, 2011

2009/10 Season

Emily Skinner in Dirty Blonde

Dirty Blonde

A Play with Music by Claudia Shear
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
August 11 – October 4, 2009

First You Dream: The Kander & Ebb Concert

Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
September 10 – 27, 2009

Show Boat

Music by Jerome Kern
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the Novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
November 10, 2009 – January 17, 2010

I Am My Own Wife

Written by Doug Wright
Directed by Alan Paul
January 12 – March 7, 2010

Sweeney Todd

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Based on the Play by Christopher Bond
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
February 9 – April 4, 2010

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Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
March 30 – June 20, 2010

Sycamore Trees*

Book, Music and Lyrics by Ricky Ian Gordon
Directed by Tina Landau
May 18 – June 13, 2010

2008/09 Season

The cast of Les Misérables

Ace

Book and Lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker
Music by Richard Oberacker
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
August 27 – September 28, 2008

The Lieutenant Of Inishmore

By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
September 23 – November 16, 2008

Les Misérables

A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Based on a novel by Victor Hugo
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Original French Text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Additional material by James Fenton
Orchestrations by John Cameron
Musical Direction by Jon Kalbfleisch
Choreographed by Karma Camp
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
December 2, 2008 – February 22, 2009 (EXTENDED)

The Little Dog Laughed

By Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Michael Baron
January 13 – March 15, 2009 (EXTENDED)

See What I Wanna See

Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Based on Short Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
As translated by Takashi Kojima
Directed by Helen Hayes nominee Matthew Gardiner
April 7 – May 31, 2009 (EXTENDED)

Giant*

Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
Book by Sybille Pearson
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber
April 28 – May 31, 2009

Anyone Can Whistle: A Benefit Concert

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
October 6, 2008

2007/08 Season

Natascia Diaz as Aurora with the ensemble in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Merrily We Roll Along

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
September 4 – October 14, 2007

The Word Begins*

Written and Performed by Steve Connell And Sekou (Tha Misfit)
Directed and Developed by Robert Egan
October 2 – December 2, 2007

The Studio

Written, Directed, and Choreographed by Christopher D’amboise
November 6 – December 9, 2007 (extended)

Glory Days*

Music and Lyrics by Nick Blaemire
Book by James Gardiner
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
January 15 – February 17, 2008

Kander & Ebb Celebration

Kiss Of The Spider Woman

Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Terrence McNally
Based on the novel by Manuel Puig
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
March 11 – April 20, 2008

The Happy Time

Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by N. Richard Nash
Based on a play by Samuel Taylor
Directed by Michael Unger
April 1 – June 1, 2008

The Visit

Book by Terrence Mcnally
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Based on the play The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Choreographed by Ann Reinking
Directed by Frank Galati
May 13 – June 22, 2008

2006/07 Season

Marc Kudisch & the cast of The Witches of Eastwick

My Fair Lady

Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
September 26 – November 26, 2006

Into The Woods

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
January 11 – February 25, 2007

Crave

By Sarah Kane
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
January 30 – April 1, 2007

Saving Aimee*

Book and Lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford
Music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
April 10 – May 13, 2007

Nest*

By Bathsheba Doran
Directed by Joe Calarco
April 24 – June 24, 2007

The Witches Of Eastwick (American Premiere)

Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana P. Rowe
Based on the novel by John Updike and The Warner Bros. Motion Picture
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
June 5 – July 15, 2007

2005/06 Season

Will Gartshore & the cast of Urinetown

Urinetown

By Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis
Directed by Joe Calarco
August 16 – October 16, 2005

Yemaya’s Belly

By Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by Rick Desrochers
November 8 – December 18, 2005

Nevermore*

Music by Matt Conner
Book by Grace Barnes
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
January 10 – February 26, 2006

The Sex Habits Of American Women

By Julie Marie Myatt
Directed by Michael Baron
March 28 – May 7, 2006

Assassins

By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Directed by Joe Calarco
May 30 – July 30, 2006

2004/05 Season

Matt Conner, Steven Gregory Smith & Steven Cupo in Pacific Overtures

One Red Flower*

By Paris Barclay
August 17 – October 3, 2004

The Highest Yellow*

By Michael John Lachiusa and John Strand
October 26 – December 12, 2004

Fallen From Proust*

By Norman Allen
January 11 – February 20, 2005

Ten Unknowns

By Jon Robin Baitz
March 15 – April 24, 2005

Pacific Overtures

By Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler
May 17 – July 3, 2005

2003/04 Season

Twentieth Century
Tracy Lynn Olivera in Allegro

By Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur
Adaptation by Ken Ludwig
August 19 – September 28, 2003

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

By Stephen Sondheim
October 28 – December 14, 2003

Allegro

By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Book Adaptation by Joe Dipietro
January 6 – February 22, 2004

Elegies: A Song Cycle

By William Finn
March 23 – May 9, 2004

The Blue Room

By David Hare
June 1 – July 11, 2004

2002/03 Season

The ensemble in Follies

What The Butler Saw

By Joe Orton
September 3 – October 20, 2002

The Christmas Carol Rag*

by Norman Allen
November 12 -December 29, 2002

110 In The Shade

By Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones, N. Richard Nash
January 21 – March 9, 2003

Follies

By Stephen Sondheim
April 1 – June 1, 2003

Donna Q*

By Paulette Laufer
June 17 – July 27, 2003

Mack And Mabel: In Concert

By Jerry Herman
June 18 – 22, 2003

2001/02 Season

Rick Hammerly & the cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Grand Hotel

By Luther Davis, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Maury Yeston
August 21 – October 7, 2001

Zander’s Boat

By Grace Barnes
October 30 – December 9, 2001

The Gospel According To Fishman*

By Michael Lazar, Richard Oberacker
January 8 – February 24, 2002

Hedwig & The Angry Inch

By John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask
March 19 – May 12, 2002

The Diaries*

By John Strand
June 4 – July14, 2002

The Rink: In Concert

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
June 19-23, 2002

2000/01 Season

Lauren Kennedy & the cast of The Rhythm Club

The Rhythm Club*

By Chad Bequelin, Matt Sklar
September 5 – October 22, 2000

In The Absence Of Spring*

By Joe Calarco
November 7 – December 17, 2000

Gypsy

By Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents
January 9 – February 25, 2001

In The Garden*

By Norman Allen
March 13 – April 29, 2001

Putting It Together

By Stephen Sondheim
May 22 – July 8, 2001

Company In Concert

By Stephen Sondheim, George Furth
June 20-24, 2001

1999/00 Season

The cast of Side Show