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Signature After almost eight months of darkness, this November the MAX Theatre lit up once again for three days as we filmed Simply Sondheim. It was an extraordinary moment for all of us in the Theatre. Stephen Sondheim is Signature’s signature and to hear his music burst forth from a full orchestra felt like the most essential homecoming we could have imagined.
Filming a theatrical production came with many new challenges, as we ventured into a new medium in the midst of a pandemic that required the strictest of safety protocols. While it was wonderful to be back in a room creating art again, we all long for the day when two actors singing a love duet can touch again and a large group of actors can create stage pictures beyond straight lines.
For those who may be discovering Signature Theatre for the first time through this new digital landscape, we want to give you a little background on Signature and Sondheim. Over the past 30 years, Signature has produced more of Stephen Sondheim’s work than any other theater in the United States. Annually, we present the Stephen Sondheim Award to a theatre legend; past recipients have included Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Hal Prince, and Jonathan Tunick, whose original orchestrations you will hear in Simply Sondheim. As a sign of our special relationship, Mr. Sondheim gave permission to film and release this theatrical concert that was created especially for Signature Theatre. We are humbled and grateful for his support and trust in us.
Those challenges were nothing in comparison to the joy of being back in a room together. The company shed many tears of joy the first time they heard a live orchestra play again. The sound of masked laughter filled the room as Norm Lewis recounted stories of his time playing the title character in our 1999 production of Sweeney Todd. And as the cameras rolled you could feel the desire from everyone to do their very best work, as everyone knew this experience was so rare. There was so much joy, so much magic—and so much hope in the room. We hope that you feel the same joy, magic and hope. Thank you for joining us for Simply Sondheim—and welcome home.
Maggie Boland
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Matthew Gardiner
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Passionate Funny Generous Considerate Kind Special A Dear Friend
The words listed above are just a few that first come to mind when you think of the great Victor Shargai who passed away on December 24, 2019. Victor was a great supporter and friend of Signature Theatre. He started as an audience member, then became a donor and ultimately joined our Board of Directors in 2004, where he served until becoming a member of our Emeritus Board in 2012. When we think of Victor, we have many great memories of his laugh, his thoughtful critiques and his unwavering support—but the biggest We miss those calls, thing that Victor was to all of us was a bridgebuilder. Victor was a miss his mischievous conduit for so many relationships—he constantly worked to connect smile and miss his artists, supporters and friends to our Theatre and to the theater generous, kind spirit. community at large. He built bridges everywhere: hosting dinners in his home to make introductions among his many contacts; meeting and greeting friends and strangers alike at Opening Nights; chairing events all around town—including our Sondheim Award Gala in 2018; cheerleading for and promoting productions and artists all around the area.
Remembering Victor Shargai
Victor and his husband Craig Pascal attended an incredible number of performances all year round, because there wasn’t a theatre in town that Victor didn’t want to support. He never had a favorite organization, but he did have favorite productions—and he loved to talk about them. Having studied costume design, Victor had an especially discerning eye for costumes, and he was never shy with his opinions about all aspects of our work. Though he didn’t love everything Signature did, it was always nice when our phones would ring with Victor’s voice on the other end giving his review of our current production. During the beginning of our 30th Anniversary Season he shared, “I don’t know how you continue to do it, Signature just gets better and better.” Well, Victor, we continue to get better in part because of your incredible support and leadership over the years. We miss those calls, miss his mischievous smile and miss his generous, kind spirit. We are so grateful for all the bridges Victor built to and from Signature, and we are proud that this Theatre has played a small part in his amazing legacy. We dedicate Simply Sondheim to Victor Shargai—passionate, dedicated supporter of Signature and the entire DC arts community.
Signature’s 2021 Season is brought to you by: Amazon Dottie Bennett and Richard Morton Cathy Bernard/Bernard Family Foundation The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Bonnie Feld Frank Guzzetta and Paul Manville Maxine Isaacs/The Max Productions LLC Arlene and Robert Kogod Michelle S. Lee, President, STG International, Inc. Dan and Gloria Logan Louis Mazawey Celie and Tabitha Niehaus The Jean T. Pelham and Heyward G. Pelham Foundation Share Fund The Shubert Foundation Virginia Commission for the Arts Lighting sponsored by an anonymous donor The Signature Orchestra is sponsored by The Meredith Foundation
Maggie Boland Managing Director
Dottie Bennett Board Chair
PRESENTS
Simply Sondheim MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM CO-CONCEIVED BY DAVID LOUD & ERIC SCHAEFFER WITH CHRISTOPHER MUELLER KATIE MARIKO MURRAY TRACY LYNN OLIVERA PAUL SCANLAN AWA SAL SECKA BOBBY SMITH
NORM LEWIS SOLEA PFEIFFER CONRAD RICAMORA EMILY SKINNER NICHOLAS MCDONOUGH DONNA MIGLIACCIO LIGHTING DESIGN ADAM HONORÉ
SOUND DESIGN RYAN HICKEY
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN ALISON SAMANTHA JOHNSON
ORIGINAL ORCHESTRATIONS JONATHAN TUNICK
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS DAVID LOUD
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & CASTING KELLY CRANDALL D’AMBOISE
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR KERRY EPSTEIN
FILMED BY CHIET PRODUCTIONS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JUSTIN CHIET
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW GARDINER
PRODUCTION MANAGER JIM GROSS
EDITOR JAMES GARDINER DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DAVID ZOBELL
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND PLANNING CHRISTINE STANLEY
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING JENNIFER BUZZELL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION VALERIE BUNNS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT ROBERT COHN
MUSIC DIRECTION BY JON KALBFLEISCH DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW GARDINER
SIMPLY SONDHEIM IS SPONSORED BY THE JEAN T. PELHAM AND HEYWARD G. PELHAM FOUNDATION AND WESLEY PICKARD AND JEANETTE STUDLEY LIGHTING SPONSORED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR THE SIGNATURE ORCHESTRA IS SPONSORED BY THE MEREDITH FOUNDATION
SIMPLY SONDHEIM IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF VICTOR SHARGAI, PASSIONATE, DEDICATED SUPPORTER OF SIGNATURE AND THE ENTIRE DC ARTS COMMUNITY
THE SIMPLY SONDHEIM ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR JON KALBFLEISCH REED 1 REED 2 REED 3 REED 4 HORN TRUMPET 1 TRUMPET 2 TROMBONE
DAVID JONES ED WALTERS BEN BOKOR JAMES NESBIT RICK LEE CHRIS WALKER KIERON IRVINE CHRISTOPHER STEELE
PIANO BASS DRUMS
JACOB KIDDER CHRIS CHLUMSKY DANNY VILLANUEVA
VIOLIN 1 VIOLIN 2 VIOLA CELLO
JEFF THURSTON PAULA MCCARTHY CATHY AMOURY AMY SMITH
Musicians are members of DC Federation of Musicians.
Simply Sondheim runs approximately two hours and thirty minutes
Musical Numbers ACT ONE Overture The Simply Sondheim Orchestra Merrily We Roll Along/Bounce From Merrily We Roll Along & Bounce Nicholas McDonough, Donna Migliaccio, Christopher Mueller, Katie Mariko Murray, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka & Bobby Smith Saturday Night From Saturday Night Paul Scanlan, Christopher Mueller & Nicholas McDonough You Could Drive a Person Crazy From Company Tracy Lynn Olivera, Awa Sal Secka & Katie Mariko Murray Now/Later/Soon From A Little Night Music Bobby Smith, Katie Mariko Murray & Nicholas McDonough The Worst Pies in London From Sweeney Todd Donna Migliaccio Another Hundred People From Company Solea Pfeiffer Impossible From A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Bobby Smith & Nicholas McDonough Getting Married Today From Company Katie Mariko Murray, Christopher Mueller & Tracy Lynn Olivera
Sorry-Grateful From Company Bobby Smith, Nicholas McDonough & Paul Scanlan Every Day a Little Death From A Little Night Music Tracy Lynn Olivera & Katie Mariko Murray Poems From Pacific Overtures Conrad Ricamora & Christopher Mueller All for You From Saturday Night Awa Sal Secka Loving You From Passion Emily Skinner Is This What You Call Love From Passion Norm Lewis I Wish I Could Forget You/Sextet From Passion Awa Sal Secka, Donna Migliaccio, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Bobby Smith & Nicholas McDonough A Weekend in the Country From A Little Night Music Nicholas McDonough, Donna Migliaccio, Christopher Mueller, Katie Mariko Murray, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka & Bobby Smith
ACT TWO Something Just Broke From Assassins Tracy Lynn Olivera, Donna Migliaccio, Katie Mariko Murray, Paul Scanlan, Christopher Mueller, Bobby Smith & Nicholas McDonough Now You Know From Merrily We Roll Along Awa Sal Secka, Donna Migliaccio, Christopher Mueller, Katie Mariko Murray, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Nicholas McDonough & Bobby Smith Who Could Be Blue/Little White House From Follies Nicholas McDonough & Katie Mariko Murray Country House From Follies Donna Migliaccio & Bobby Smith The Best Thing that Ever Happened From Bounce Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka, Nicholas McDonough, Katie Mariko Murray, Bobby Smith & Donna Migliaccio Could I Leave You? From Follies Donna Migliaccio The Right Girl From Follies Bobby Smith Goodbye for Now From Reds Tracy Lynn Olivera I Guess This is Goodbye From Into the Woods Christopher Mueller
On the Steps of the Palace From Into the Woods Katie Mariko Murray Losing My Mind/Not a Day Goes By From Follies & Merrily We Roll Along Emily Skinner & Solea Pfeiffer Finishing the Hat From Sunday in the Park with George Conrad Ricamora The Ladies Who Lunch From Company Emily Skinner Being Alive From Company Norm Lewis The Hills of Tomorrow From Merrily We Roll Along Nicholas McDonough, Donna Migliaccio, Christopher Mueller, Katie Mariko Murray, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka & Bobby Smith Merrily We Roll Along/Bounce (reprise) From Merrily We Roll Along & Bounce Nicholas McDonough, Donna Migliaccio, Christopher Mueller, Katie Mariko Murray, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Paul Scanlan, Awa Sal Secka & Bobby Smith
Cast Norm Lewis BROADWAY: Select: Once on this Island (Revival), The Phantom of the Opera (First African American Phantom on Broadway), The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, & Outer Critics Circle award nominations), Sondheim on Sondheim, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Chicago. WEST END: Les Misérables (Javert), Les Misérables: The 25th Anniversary Concert. OFF-BROADWAY: Select: Sweeney Todd (AUDELCO Award), Dessa Rose (AUDELCO Award). FILM/TV: Da 5 Bloods, Mrs. America, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!; Five PBS Specials, Daytime Divas, Better Things, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bull, Chicago Med, Gotham, The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Scandal, Magnum Opus, Winter’s Tale, Sex and the City 2, Confidences, Preaching to the Choir. ALBUMS: The Norm Lewis Christmas Album, This is the Life. FOUNDER: Black Theatre United. Solea Pfeiffer SIGNATURE: Gun & Powder. NEW YORK: New York City Center: Evita, Songs for a New World. REGIONAL: West Coast Premiere: Hamilton; Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Light in the Piazza; The Old Globe: Almost Famous; Hollywood Bowl: West Side Story. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: West Side Story. TV: The Good Fight, Scandal. EDUCATION: BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. UPCOMING: Broadway: Almost Famous.
Conrad Ricamora BROADWAY: Lincoln Center: The King and I (Grammy nomination) OFF-BROADWAY: Public Theatre: Here Lies Love (TheatreWorld Award, Lortel nomination), Soft Power (Grammy, Drama Desk, Lortel nominations). REGIONAL: Clarence Brown Theatre: Tartuffe, Woyzeck, Fuddy Mears; Utah Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Midsummer; North Carolina Shakespeare Festival: The Taming of the Shrew. FILM: Talladega Nights, The Light of the Moon, Raising Christopher (writer/producer/actor). TV: How to Get Away with Murder (Oliver, 6 seasons); FOX: The Resident (recurring role, upcoming). EDUCATION: MFA, University of Tennessee; Film Actors Studio of Charlotte. AWARDS: 2016 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award, 2017 Equality California Award. Twitter/Instagram @conradricamora Emily Skinner SIGNATURE: Dirty Blonde, Ace, The Witches of Eastwick. BROADWAY: Prince of Broadway (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), The Cher Show, Side Show (Tony Award® nomination, Drama League Award), Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty, James Joyce’s The Dead, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Billy Elliot. NATIONAL TOURS: Billy Elliot, Disney’s On The Record. OFF-BROADWAY: Transport Group: Picnic (Drama Desk Nomination); Carnegie Hall: Jerry Springer: The Opera; City Center Encores!: Fiorello!, No Strings, Pardon My English, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; leading roles at Manhattan Theater Club, WPA Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theatre Company,
York Theatre, Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Gardens. REGIONAL: multiple roles at The Kennedy Center, Alliance Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Long Wharf, The Old Globe, Goodspeed, St. Louis MUNY, TheatreVirginia. www.emily-skinner.com Nicholas McDonough SIGNATURE: Grand Hotel. REGIONAL: Cape Playhouse: South Pacific, Prather Productions: Grease, Axelrod Playhouse: Jekyll & Hyde. EDUCATION: Point Park University, 2015, Music Theater.
Donna Migliaccio SIGNATURE: Co-founder; Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Gypsy, The Highest Yellow, Urinetown, Assassins, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Girlstar, Kid Victory, Silver Belles. BROADWAY: War Paint, Ragtime (2009 revival). NATIONAL TOUR: Guys & Dolls (50th anniversary production). REGIONAL: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Sunday in the Park with George, Oliverio: A Brazilian Twist, Katie Couric’s The Brand New Kid; Ford’s Theatre: Liberty Smith, Sabrina Fair; Olney Theatre Center: Cabaret, Bakersfield Mist, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, The Sound of Music; Arena Stage: Guys & Dolls, The Music Man; Alabama Shakespeare Festival: The Little Mermaid. AUTHOR: The Gemeta Stone series. AWARDS: Two-time Helen Hayes Award winner, twelve additional nominations. www.donnamigliaccio.com Christopher Mueller SIGNATURE: Assassins, Blackbeard, Passion, Titanic, The Fix, Crossing, Miss Saigon, Spin, Brother Russia, Chess, Sweeney Todd, The Hollow, The Boy Detective Fails, Giant, Kiss of the Spider Woman. NEW YORK: LaGuardia Arts: Chess in Concert. REGIONAL: The Kennedy Center: Camelot in Concert, My Fair Lady in Concert; Ford’s Theatre: Into the Woods, A Christmas Carol, Ragtime; Olney Theatre Center: My Fair Lady, Carousel, Godspell, Spring Awakening; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Two Gentlemen of Verona (a rock opera); Arena Stage: Redhand Guitar Workshop, Skindiver Reading; Imagination Stage: Dr. Doolittle, Disney’s Mulan; Adventure Theatre: Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer; Keegan Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, RENT. EDUCATION: The Catholic University of America; The London Dramatic Academy. IG: @christopher_mueller
Cast Katie Mariko Murray SIGNATURE: Signature Vinyl, Grand Hotel, Passion, West Side Story, Miss Saigon. NYC: ARSNova: KPOP the Musical; NAAP: Into the Woods (Cinderella). REGIONAL: Weathervane Repertory: The King and I (Tuptim), Mamma Mia! (Sophie); Tuacahn: Disney’s When You Wish (world premiere, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Mulan); McCarter Theatre; Fulton Opera House: Miss Saigon. EDUCATION: BFA Penn State. @ktpotaty
Tracy Lynn Olivera SIGNATURE: Signature Vinyl, Assassins, A Little Night Music (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical), Titanic, The Fix; Gypsy; Crossing; Company, Hello, Dolly! (Ford’s Theatre co-production); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; Brother Russia; The Hollow; The Boy Detective Fails; Les Misérables; ACE; The Happy Time; Merrily We Roll Along; Allegro; Follies; Side Show; Sweeney Todd. BROADWAY: Ragtime (2009 revival). DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Ragtime, Sunday in the Park..., Passion, Merrily We Roll Along; Arena Stage: Fiddler on the Roof, Damn Yankees; Shakespeare Theatre: Candide; Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime, 110 in the Shade (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical); Olney Theatre: Matilda, On the Town; Studio Theatre: Bachelorette; Imagination Stage: Cinderella. REGIONAL: Goodman Theatre: Candide. RECORDINGS: Because (solo LP). Paul Scanlan SIGNATURE: La Cage aux Folles, Simply Sondheim, Elmer Gantry, Sunday in the Park with George, The Threepenny Opera, Company, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Really Really. NATIONAL TOUR: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: The Laramie Project; Kennedy Center: Orphie & The Book of Heroes; Washington National Opera: Lost in the Stars; Round House Theatre: Fahrenheit 451; Studio 2nd Stage: The Rocky Horror Show; Keegan Theatre: Spring Awakening, Cabaret, Hair; 1st Stage: By Jeeves; Capital Fringe: Who’s Your Baghdaddy?. TV: FBI. Awa Sal Secka SIGNATURE: Signature Vinyl, Gun & Powder (Flo), Blackbeard (Kali Maa), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Barbara Streisand Cabaret, Judy Garland Cabaret. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Fred), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wiz (Glinda/Dorothy u/s); Round House Theatre: School Girls... (Ama), Caroline, or Change (Dottie); Kennedy Center: Me…Jane (Maisie), Chasing the Wind (Abby); Imagination Stage: Cinderella (Cinderella), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy Van Pelt); ArtsCentric: AIDA (Aida), MEMPHIS (Felicia); Theatre Alliance: Black Nativity (Narrator); Mosaic Theatre: Eretz Chadasha: The Promised Land (Mother); ATMTC: James and the Giant Peach (Sponge); Studio Theatre: SILENCE! The Musical (Ardelia); Olney Theatre Center: Avenue Q. EDUCATION: Montgomery College, AA in Theatre Performance.
Bobby Smith SIGNATURE: 20 shows, Grand Hotel, Passion, Light Years, A Little Night Music, Titanic, Simply Sondheim, Company, Midwestern Gothic, Road Show, The Threepenny Opera, Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Cage aux Folles (Helen Hayes Award), and Spin (Helen Hayes Award). BROADWAY: Crazy for You. OFFBROADWAY: Forever Plaid, The World Goes ‘Round, Of Thee I Sing. NATIONAL TOURS: Brigadoon, The World Goes ‘Round. DC AREA: Studio Theatre: A Class Act; The Long Christmas Ride Home; Caroline, or Change; Grey Gardens; Reefer Madness; Jerry Springer: The Opera; Ford’s Theatre: Elmer Gantry, Liberty Smith, 1776, A Christmas Carol, Violet; MetroStage: Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, Musical of Musicals, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Helen Hayes Award). AWARDS: 2018 Anderson/Hopkins award.
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Photo of Holly Twyford and A Little Night Music ensemble by Paul Tate Depoo III.
Creative Team Stephen Sondheim (Music and Lyrics) wrote the music and lyrics for Road Show (2008, originally titled Bounce), Passion (1994), Assassins (1991), Into the Woods (1987), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sweeney Todd (1979), Pacific Overtures (1976), The Frogs (1974), A Little Night Music (1973), Follies (1971, revised in London 1987 and in New York 2001), Company (1970), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962); as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), Do I Hear a Waltz (1965), and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me a Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), and Putting it Together (1992, 2000) are anthologies of his work. For film he composed the scores for Stravinsky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (Academy Award, 1990). He wrote the songs for television’s Evening Primrose (1966), co-authored the film The Last of Sheila (1973) and the play Getting Away with Murder (1966), and provided incidental music for the plays The Girls of Summer (1956), Invitation to a March (1961), and Twigs (1971). He won Tony Awards® for Best Score of a Musical for Passion, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Follies, (1971), and Company. All of these shows won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, as did Pacific Overtures and Sunday in the Park with George, the latter also receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985). Mr. Sondheim is on the Council of the Dramatists Guild, having served as its president from 1973 to 1981, and in 1983 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990, he was appointed the first Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University, and in 1993 was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. David Loud (Co-Conceiver/Vocal Arrangements) SIGNATURE: The Visit, First You Dream. BROADWAY: Merrily We Roll Along, She Loves Me, Company (Roundabout revival), The Boys From Syracuse, The Look of Love, A Class Act, Master Class, Sweeney Todd (John Doyle revival), Ragtime, Curtains, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Scottsboro Boys, Porgy & Bess (Audra McDonald revival), The Visit. OFF-BROADWAY: And the World Goes ‘Round, The Landing, Kid Victory, The Beast in the Jungle. REGIONAL: Little Dancer, Sense and Sensibility, Billy Bishop Goes to War. Eric Schaeffer (Co-Conceiver) is the co-founder and was the Artistic Director of Signature for 30 years. While at Signature, he directed over 100 productions including 28 Sondheim productions. BROADWAY: Gigi, Follies, Million Dollar Quartet, Glory Days, Putting it Together. NATIONAL TOURS: Million Dollar Quartet, big. OFF-BROADWAY: City Center Encores!: Sweet Adeline, Under the Bridge. WEST END: Million Dollar Quartet, The Witches of Eastwick. INTERNATIONAL: OD Company (South Korea): Titanic, Sweeney Todd. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Sondheim Celebration Artistic Director; Sunday in the Park with George, Passion, Follies, First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb, Gigi.
Matthew Gardiner (Director/Choreographer) SIGNATURE: Director: Signature Vinyl, A Chorus Line, Billy Elliot, Passion, Girlfriend, Crazy for You, Midwestern Gothic, Jelly’s Last Jam, La Cage aux Folles, West Side Story, Cabaret, Soon, Sunday in the Park with George, The Threepenny Opera, Tender Napalm, Dreamgirls, Dying City, Xanadu, Really Really, The Hollow, Side by Side by Sondheim, Art, [title of show], See What I Wanna See; Choreographer: Blackbeard, Titanic, The Fix, Company, Sweeney Todd, Dirty Blonde. INTERNATIONAL: South Korea- OD Company: Doctor Zhivago (Director); Titanic (Choreographer). DC AREA: Director: Round House Theatre: Caroline, or Change; Ordinary Days; Ford’s Theatre: The Laramie Project; Kennedy Center: Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred!); MetroStage: tick, tick…BOOM!; Studio Theatre: Jerry Springer: The Opera; Reefer Madness; Choreographer: Round House Theatre: The Legend of Georgia McBride; Shakespeare Theatre: The Tempest; MetroStage: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well…; Studio Theatre: Grey Gardens, Adding Machine. EDUCATION: Carnegie Mellon University. Jon Kalbfleisch (Music Director) SIGNATURE (Resident Music Director): A Chorus Line, Assassins, Blackbeard (conductor), Grand Hotel, Passion, Crazy for You, A Little Night Music, West Side Story, Cabaret, Sunday in the Park, Gypsy, Company, Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Saturday Night, Side by Side, Sunset Boulevard, Show Boat, Les Misérables, Anyone Can Whistle, Spider Woman, Merrily, Into the Woods, Pacific Overtures, Elegies, Allegro, Follies, 110 in the Shade, Putting It Together, Forum, Sweeney Todd, Wings. BROADWAY: Ambassador Theatre: The Visit (Actor’s Fund), Marius Company: Les Misérables (Associate Conductor). DC AREA: Kennedy Center: First You Dream; Wolf Trap, National Theatre, Warner Theatre, Round House Theatre, Everyman Theatre. OTHER: Carnegie Hall, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony. TV: Celebration of the Arts (Executive Producer), Good Morning America. AWARDS: Grammy nomination; Bernstein MASS, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, pianist; AndersonHopkins Award; ten Helen Hayes Awards and 30 nominations; Distinguished Alumni Award, Cameron University. EDUCATION: Master of Music, SMU. www.jonkalbfleisch.com Adam Honoré (Lighting Design) SIGNATURE: A Chorus Line. OFF-BROADWAY: Select: The Public: Ain’t No Mo; Classic Stage Company: Carmen Jones; Ensemble Studio Theatre: Behind the Sheet; Carnegie Hall: Faux-bia!. INTERNATIONAL: Austria: Haydn’s The Seasons; Manila: The Band’s Visit; Kinky Boots; Fun Home (International Premiere, featuring Lea Salonga). REGIONAL: Select: Arena Stage, Capital Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Huntington Theater Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company. AWARDS: Drama Desk, Henry Hewes, Helen Hayes Nominee; AUDELCO Award recipient. www.HonoreLighting.com @itsadamhonore
Creative Team Ryan Hickey (Sound Design) SIGNATURE: Gun & Powder, A Chorus Line, Assassins, Blackbeard, Grand Hotel, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Billy Elliot, Passion, Scottsboro Boys, Girlfriend (Helen Hayes nomination), Light Years (Helen Hayes nomination), Crazy for You, An Act of God, A Little Night Music (Helen Hayes nomination), Jesus Christ Superstar, Midwestern Gothic, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Titanic. DC AREA: Olney Theatre: South Pacific; Monumental Theatre Co.: Brooklyn. REGIONAL: Drury Lane Production: Smokey Joe’s Café, Deathtrap (Jeff Award nomination); Virginia Stage Company: A Christmas Carol (‘17-’18), Oliver Twist, The Odd Couple, The Woman in Black, Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune; EDUCATIONAL: Montgomery College: Summer Dinner Theatre (‘17-’19); Ohio Northern University: How to Succeed in Business.... Assistant/ Associate credits: Geva Theatre: The Humans; Drury Lane: Crazy for You, Hazel, Bye, Bye, Birdie, White Christmas, Peter and The Starcatcher, Beaches, West Side Story, Camelot; VSC: The Great Gatsby, A Christmas Carol (‘11-’14); Sound Supervisor: Virginia Stage Company (‘11-’14). Alison Samantha Johnson (Hair & Makeup Design) SIGNATURE: Escaped Alone (Costume Design), Heisenberg (Costume Design), Blackbeard (Wig Assistant and Makeup Design), Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (SFX Makeup Design); Signature in the Schools Costume Design Mentor from 2014 to current, Wardrobe Supervisor from 2011-2018. DC AREA: Woolly Mammoth: Collective Rage (Makeup for Ms. Diaz); Synetic Theater: Costume/Makeup: Cyrano de Bergerac (Helen Hayes nomination), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Mark of Cain; Keegan Theatre: Costume/Wigs/ Makeup select: Legally Blonde, Chicago, Top Girls, Next to Normal, Bridges of Madison County, Boy; Creative Cauldron: Costume/Wigs: On Air, Kaleidoscope, Monsters of the Villa Diodati; ArtsCentric: Little Shop of Horrors (Costume); Avant Bard: Costume: A Misanthrope, Ada and the Engine; FILM: Makeup/ Hair: Deer Crossing; Apocalypse Kiss. EDUCATION: University of the Arts. IG: @alisonsamantha www.alisonsamantha.com Jonathan Tunick (Orchestrations) SIGNATURE: Show Boat, Nevermore, The Highest Yellow, Allegro, 110 In The Shade. BROADWAY: Carousel, West Side Story, The Music Man, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, Passion, Road Show, Promises, Promises, A Chorus Line, Titanic, Nine, The Color Purple, A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder. FILM/TV SCORES: Composer/conductor, films: Mike Nichols, Franco Zeffirelli, Sidney Lumet, Sweeney Todd, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, plus TV classics Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, SMASH, Galavant. RECORDINGS: arranger/conductor: Bernadette Peters, Kate Bush, Johnny Mathis, Bette Midler, Paul McCartney. Most recent: Into the Woods movie. AWARDS: One of only 16 persons holding Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Academy Awards. Elected 2009 Theatre Hall of Fame. In 2014 Tunick received Signature’s fifth Stephen Sondheim Award.
Kelly Crandall d’Amboise (Associate Director & Casting) SIGNATURE: Grand Hotel (Choreographer), Light Years (Choreographer), An Act of God (Musical Staging); Motown 2 and Entirely Elvis (Director); Crazy for You (Associate Director); Billy Elliot, La Cage aux Folles, Cabaret, The Studio (Associate Choreographer). TV: Director: PBS’s An Ella Fitzgerald Christmas (starring Vanessa Williams), We are Family (starring Laura Osnes) WETA’s National Philharmonic 2020-21 Season. LIVE CONCERTS: Director: Lincoln Center Gala (starring Patti LaBelle and Jennifer Holliday), Kravis Night of Stars (starring Chita Rivera and Brian Stokes Mitchell), Coat of Many Colors: The Music of Dolly Parton (with Morgan James), Respect: The Music of Aretha (with Michelle Williams), Cole Porter After Dark (with Liz Calloway). CHOREOGRAPHY: Olney: The Crucible, CRT: Newsies! PERFORMANCE: BROADWAY: The Boy from Oz (Original Cast), Chicago, Dirty Dancing (workshop), Last Dance (workshop). NATIONAL TOURS: Chicago, The Producers. NEW YORK: Susan Stroman’s A Christmas Carol; NYC Opera: The Most Happy Fella. FILM: Disney’s A Christmas Carol, What Women Want. TV: The TONY Awards, The Academy Awards, Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Kerry Epstein (Production Coordinator) SIGNATURE: Resident Stage Manager: Fifteen seasons and over 65 productions. Selected credits include Gun & Powder, A Chorus Line, Assassins, Blackbeard, Grand Hotel, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Billy Elliot, Passion, The Scottsboro Boys, John, Light Years, Crazy for You, A Little Night Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Titanic, Freaky Friday, Jelly’s Last Jam, West Side Story, Cabaret, Sunday in the Park with George, Miss Saigon, Company, Shakespeare’s R&J, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Sunset Boulevard, First You Dream, Les Misérables, The Visit, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Studio, The Witches of Eastwick, Into the Woods, Nevermore. Stage Management mentor for Signature in the Schools. INTERNATIONAL: Dublin Theater Festival. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices, Arena Stage/Georgetown University. REGIONAL: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, EDUCATION: Dickinson College.
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overtures the musical theater institute June 7 – June 19, 2021 • Intensive training in music, acting and dance in a digital workspace. • Extensive one-on-one instruction with industry leaders. • Audition for professional casting directors from around the country. • One student will be awarded the Andrew A. Isen Young Artist Gift of $2500.00.
• All virtual with possible voluntary in person components
Audition live online via Zoom or through video SigTheatre.org/Overtures Zoom Online Auditions February 27 | Video Auditions Due March 1 Signature’s Education and Community Programs are sponsored by
Simply Sondheim Crew Film Crew Filmed by Chiet Productions Director of Photography/Camera Operator Justin Chiet 1st Assistant Camera Matthew Caulk Camera Operator Eric Koraganie Camera Operator Stephen Herrera 2nd Assistant Camera Ben Seigel Production Assistant Jason Obando Editor James Gardiner Assistant Editor Natalie Ridgley Colorist Isabel Padilla Soto Animation Jessica Aimone Production Crew Production Assistant/Deck Chief Tess Wagner Props Runner Kaitlyn De Litta Wardrobe Supervisor Courtney Leigh Wood Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Dominique Travers Light Board Operator Tim Strickland Lighting Assistant Jonathan Maag Follow Spot Operators Jack Coughlin, Kyla Duff, Holly Milch Audio Engineer Kendric Maxey A2 Connor Sherrill Rehearsal Accompanist Angie Benson Copying for Original Production by Emily Grishman Health Safety Manager Kerry Epstein Medical Services provided by Event Medic Inc. COVID Testing & Lab Work Meridian Health
Signature’s 2020/21 season is partially supported by the Virginia Commision for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
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Signature Staff Artistic & Production
Administrative
Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Resident Casting Director/Artistic Associate Kelly Crandall d’Amboise Casting and Executive Coordinator Jorge Acevedo Production Manager Jim Gross Assistant Production Manager Kimberly J. Scott Company Manager Laura Matey Technical Director T. Sampson Assistant Technical Director Tim Jarmon Master Carpenter Holly Milch Staff Carpenters Jack Coughlin, Kyla Duff Scenic Charge Artist Katherine Fox Deck Chief Tess Wagner Costume Director Frederick Deeben Associate Costume Director Natalie Kurczewski Wardrobe Supervisor Courtney Leigh Wood Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Dominique Travers Master Electrician Dan Kimble Assistant Master Electricians Jonathan Maag, Tim Strickland Properties Master Kasey Hendricks Associate Properties Master Pamela Weiner Props Runner Kaitlyn De Litta Resident Sound Designer Ryan Hickey Lead Sound Engineer Kendric Maxey Deck Sound Engineer Connor Sherrill Resident Stage Manager Kerry Epstein
Managing Director Maggie Boland Director of Advancement and Planning Christine Stanley Deputy Director of Development, Institutional Giving Erin Harms Deputy Director of Development, Individual Giving Dori L. Sophia Associate Director, Capital Campaign & Special Projects Morgan Tucker Institutional Giving Manager Caroline M. Schreiber Donor Services Manager Ashley Richardson Development Coordinator Colleen Bankert Director of Marketing Jennifer Buzzell Deputy Director of Marketing/Publications Director Katherine Tucker Graphic Designer Jessica Aimone Deputy Director of Creative Content and Publicity James Gardiner Deputy Director, Digital Media Krystle Kline Marketing Assistant Natalie Ridgley Information Technology Consultant Robert Cohn IT Application Support Manager Sara Hoffman Director of Finance and Administration Valerie Bunns Associate Director of HR and Management Eric Mathew Colton Assistant Business Manager Corinne Hayward Education Director David Zobell Education Program Manager Matthew Taylor Strote Box Office Manager & Tessitura Specialist Erin Murillas Group Sales & Grassroots Marketing Manager Emily Adler Box Office Associates Connor Scully, Raven Wilkes, Jack Williams Front of House Operations Manager Jon White Senior House Manager Rafael Bueno House Managers Megan Bunn, Mackenzie Girard, Julie Neuber, John Porter, Geoffrey Rhone Food and Beverage Manager Micaela Lell Chef Lilian Gomez Facilities Manager LaFonte T. Jackson Facilities Maintenance José Benitez, Maria Benitez
American Musical Voices Project The American Musical Voices Project, Funded by The Shen Family Foundation, is the largest musical theater commissioning program in the United States. Musical Theater Composer Grant Recipients Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, Michael John LaChiusa, Jeanine Tesori, Joseph Thalken Musical Theater Leadership Award Recipients Bruce Coughlin, Adam Guettel, Audra McDonald, Ted Sperling American Musical Voices Project: The Next Generation Composer Grant Recipients Matt Conner, Peter Foley, Adam Gwon, Gabriel Kahane, Marisa Michelson, Chris Miller, Scott Davenport Richards, Joshua Rosenblum, Josh Schmidt
Virtual Masterclass Series | February 2021 Schedule An in-depth behind-the-scenes delve into a variety of theater topics Registration $10 per class All classes take place over Zoom
Learn: Personalizing the Song with Nova Y. Payton | February 4 Vocal powerhouse Nova Y. Payton (Signature’s Assassins, Shakespeare Theatre’s The Amen Corner) coaches a group of pre-selected students on how to make a song your own.
Learn: The World of Wigs | February 11 DC area wig designer Anne Nesmith (Signature’s A Little Night Music, Arena Stage’s The Pajama Game) teaches you the tricks of the trade for creating and crafting wigs.
Dance: Musical Theater | February 25 Helen Hayes Award-winning choreographer Rachel Leigh Dolan (Keegan Theatre’s Chicago, Olney Theatre Center’s Annie) leads you through a fun combo to “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” appropriate for all levels. Hat optional, but encouraged!
Learn more and Register: SigTheatre.org/Masterclasses Signature’s Masterclass Series is sponsored by
Thank you Signature Theatre is grateful to the following donors for their philanthropic leadership and generosity.
$50,000 AND ABOVE
Amazon Dottie Bennett and Richard Morton Cathy Bernard/Bernard Family Foundation The Boeing Company The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Bonnie Feld Philip L. Graham Fund Frank Guzzetta and Paul Manville Maxine Isaacs/The Max Productions LLC Arlene and Robert Kogod Michelle S. Lee & Dr. C. Daniel Chou, MD and STG International, Inc. Dan and Gloria Logan Louis Mazawey Celie and Tabitha Niehaus The Jean T. Pelham and Heyward G. Pelham Foundation Share Fund The Shubert Foundation Virginia Commission for the Arts
$25,000 TO $49,999
William S. Abell Foundation, Inc. Barbara M. Angus John F. Benton and David W. Briggs Mike Blank Edgerton Foundation Deborah G. Gandy National Endowment for the Arts Nirschl Orthopaedic Center
Micheal J. O’Connor Craig Pascal and Victor Shargai* Wesley Pickard and Jeanette Studley Jenna and Paul Segal The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund David S. Shrager Foundation Susan Gage Caterers *In memoriam
$10,000 TO $24,999
Anonymous (3) Theodore H. Barth Foundation J. Max Barger Stephen and Nancy Brown Jean Cantrell Chevy Chase Trust Clark-Winchcole Foundation The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Sue Cunningham and Howard Moore Jim Davidson and Cheryl Williams Ashley Davis Michael DeSantis and Patrick Baugh Chip DiPaula Dominion Energy The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Margia and Jim Dyer Sharon Eddy, State Farm Agent
Bradley Frey and the J. Watkins Fund for Arts and Education Susan and Thomas Gage The Geary-O’Hara Family Foundation GEICO Mary Ann Gilleece Lois C. Greisman Jody Katz and Jeffrey Gibbs Mark T. Lewellyn Limelight Insights by Shugoll The Macfarlan Family, in honor of Winnie Macfarlan Terrance and Sue McGowan Christopher McMackin, M.D. and David Svatos The Meredith Foundation Peter and Mary Jay Michel Amanda Christine Miller and Richard Nash David Ochsman
Patricia Payne and Nancy Firestone Beth Pile Charles Porvaznik and Thomas Paese James Pridgen and Arthur Warren H. Mac and Michele-Anne Riley Debra and Dave Rose Doug and Kathie Ross The Savada-Stevenson Family Russ Schriefer and Nina Easton Susan Carroll Schwab Carl Spatz and Thomas Hesselbrock Peter and Ann Tanous Jeffrey Thurston and Charlie Berardesco Sarah Valente Venable Foundation Washington Forrest Foundation Maya Weil Ellen and Bernard Young Nicole Young
$5,000 TO $9,999
Anonymous (2) Grace and Morton Bender Maggie Boland and John Hance Penny Bonda Susan L. and Dixon M. Butler Bruce A. Cohen Janice King Crawford Dennis Deloria and Suzanne Thouvenelle Thomas B. DePriest Dimick Foundation Brian Feit in memory of Phil Melemed Jay and Susan Finkelstein Dave Fowler and Todd Metzler Marybeth and Zack Fraser Dianne Geiger R. Michael Gadbaw and Sally Chandler Susan and Tim Gibson Paul R. Gordon and John H. Price* Gene L. Gressley
Robert and Laura Grimm Lucia and Woolf Gross Barron Hall John Haskell and John Sotelo Meg and John Hauge Dana A. Hearn & Kevin J. McCloskey Sue Henry and Carter Phillips Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Shirlington Brian Huseman Andrew A. Isen Juel Janis Jim Johnson and Matt Shepard Herschel Kanter Rick Kasten Richard M. Kellogg Michele and Ted Leber Mars Foundation The Mather Nancy and Stephen McGuire
Jeffrey Menick Larry L. Mitchell Sylvia and Lloyd* Oliver Gregory and Janice Olmstead Ottilie Fund PayPal Gives The Nora Roberts Foundation Steven M. Rosenberg and Stewart C. Low III Diane and Peter Schaefer Sally Seiler and Patrick Pellerin Linda Smith Tom and Carol Wheeler Jeffery Wilcox Jeffery and Kathleen Wright Deborah and David Yaffe Judy and Leo Zickler
Robert E. Hebda Kaye Ann Hellmich Adam R. Henderson and Bruce C. Marshall Doug Holtz-Eakin and Beth Robinson Daniel Kaplan and Kay Richman Andi Kasarsky Peter Kimmel and Stephanie Jackson Elise and Michael Kirby Leslie S. Kogod, Lauren S. Kogod, and Stuart A. Kogod Barry Kropf Steve Kruse Leon Fund at Richmond Community Foundation (Irene and Alan Wurtzel) Rob Liberatore and Debra Kraft David and Diane Litman Nan Lower Julianna Mahley John and Mary Lee Malcolm Tina M. Martin and Mita M. Schaffer Ray and Nancy McKinley Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett Hilary B. Miller and Dr. Katherine N. Bent Hazel C. Moore Thomas and Barbara Moore James A. Mulligan Curtis Oja
Betty Ann Ottinger Sydney M. Polakoff* and Carolyn Goldman John Robert Porter Michael and Jane Powell Jane Power Ari and Kelley Redbord Janis Reed Lola C. Reinsch Lynda J. Robb George Andrew Rose Roberta Roumel Thomas A. Sachs and William H. Moses Evelyn Sandground and Bill Perkins David A. Sayles Antonia Browning Smiley Carl W. Smith and Michael L. Burke Patti and Jerry Sowalsky Mark and Lynn Spates Pamela K. Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens, Jr. Mary Sturtevant Richard Underwood Walton Family Foundation Weissberg Foundation Annette and Colin Young
$3,000 TO $4,999 Anonymous (2) Dr. Stewart Aledort and Dr. Sheila Rogovin* Patricia Alper Cohn and David I. Cohn George and Wati Alvarez-Correa John Andelin and Virginia Geoffrey Elfreda Baptist The John Bickford Foundation John Bledsoe Blum-Kovler Foundation Jackie Rucker Bohi Robert and Mary Jane Bolle Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Blain and Peg Butner Tim Carlton The Charles Delmar Foundation Ian DeWaal and Caroline Smith DeWaal Robert J. Eatinger, Jr., SpyLaw Consulting LLC Dent Farr Glen Fernald and Charles Rhode Donald and Cathy Fogel Ken and Madge Gazzola William Giroux and Robert Lorenson Benjamin A. Gitterman Alan* and Hedda Gnaizda Ellen Goldstein Hacken Charitable Fund Carolyn and Jim Harris
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$1,200 TO $2,999 Anonymous (12) J and N Abeles Catherine Abrahams Abramson Family Foundation James Amaral Gary and Mary Ann Amstutz Alan and Barbara Anderson Angela and Jacob Anderson Susan Angell Brenda K. Ashworth and Donald Welch Victoria Avera and John Dick Michael Bagwell and Clark Chesser Andy Bailey Jean and Richard Barton Douglas Bates Barbara Bear Scott Douglas Bellard Leslie C. Seeman and David M. Becker Karen Berg Deane Bergsrud and Kenneth Hausman Darwin B. Bingham Dorli Bokel Bruce Bonn, M.D. Janet Boyd Helen Brand Arlene Brown and Gene Bialek Marcus Brown Jeanne M. Broyhill and Joe Ventrone Candice C. Bryant Patricia Bryant Beth Buehlmann Harold and Louise Burghart Avery L. Burns Fred Cantor Caterpillar Foundation George Christensen and Steven Kotrch Heidi Christensen & Gene Kendall Diane Clark and Peter Garcia Kenneth T. Cline Bill and Sara Coleman Wesley Combs and Gregory Albright Roy Cooper and Bonnie Carroll John and Valerie Cuddy The Dailey Family James and Dorothy Dake Curt Decker Mary DeOreo and Marc Lackritz Andrew and Mary DePristo Debra N. Diener in memory of Naomi and Sol Diener Patricia Dinndorf Bob and Andy Dodds Grant Doe Edward Donahue Barbara and Kevin Donnellan Sheila G. Dryden Diane and William DuBois Gaetana Ebbole Bill and Joan Eisner Leon and Miriam Ellsworth Betsy and Kenyon Erickson Robert W. Fish
Denise Flanagan Raymond Foote and Isamu Danura Cary C. Fuller Virginia C. Gano Aaron Gibson Robert L. Giron and Ken Schellenberg Natalie Goldring and Mark Merriman Michael J. Grabauskas Milton Grossman Scott Hahn Frona Hall Daniel Halpern Mary Margaret Hammond Hon. Jane Harman Erin Harms and Marc Olano Bert Helfinstein and Margaret Rodenberg Eugene and Mary Heyman James and Marilyn Horwood Ardell Hoveskeland Vicki Howard Sally E. Howe RC Howes Dr. David C. Humm Geraldine W. Inge Judith Jeffress Kenneth Johnston Alice and David Joseph Henry D. Kahn and Laura Primakoff Bob and Jean* Kapp Sheldon and Audrey Katz M. Eileen Kenna Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Kerwin Peter Kester Robert L. Kimmins Gary and Vicki Kirkbride Caroline Klemp Renee Klish William and Bette Kramer Sandy and Dick* Laeser Ronald N. Lafferty Steve & Maureen Landry Kerry E.M. Liesveld Wes MacAdam Ann and Edward Matey Jr Pete and Karen Mattheis Martha Matthews and Arthur Reiger Russell Matthias and Dwight Horkheimer Emmy McArver Betsy McCluskey Robert McDonald and David Insinga Tom Mannion and Douglas Mearns Robert F. Miailovich Joetta Miller Steven Miller Dennis Milliron Phillip Lee Milstead George* and Nancy Miron Melanie and Rene Moreno Barbara Morland Kent and Dale Morrison Marilyn L. Muench
Sean Murray Michael Natrella Dr. and Mrs. Stephan P. Nelson William and Louisa Newlin Randy and Suzanne Nuckolls Melanie and Larry Nussdorf Judith and Mary O’Brien Oliver Ocean Frank G. and Stephanie W. Persico William Plante and Robin Smith Judy Lynn Prince* Meghan and David Rainey Abby and Stuart Raphael Peter S. Reichertz Brian Reid Alan and Terry Rettig William Reuter Marta Robillard and Patrick Tribe Vince L. Rodriguez and Ted A. Culler Bruce Rosenblum and Lori Laitman Michele K. Ross Elizabeth Rutherford Susan Schuler Richard and Rosemary Schwartzbard Sheldon Seidel Mr. and Mrs. Jacqueline and Richard Sellers Wayne S. Sellman Paul Shapiro and Margaret Blechman Benjamin Simon and Edith Brashares Jim Sirbaugh and Garry Hartsock John Smeallie and Dean Baker Ann Smith Douglas G. Smith Ed and Andy Smith Martha and Horace Sneed Ms. Susan P. Snowdon Larry and Arlene Spinelli John Sporing, Jr. Thomas and Kathalina Stein Mallary Stouffer Charlotte B. Streidel Duward Sumner and James Dice Lauren Swartz and Bob Rose Pat and Steve Telkins Peter E. Threadgill John LeBlanc and Haywood Torrence Jr. Annette Totten Carol Trawick Ken Trotter, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty VentureVest Foundation Fund (Kenneth B. Ullman) Ralph J. Wall John Welch and Giovanni Stella Walter L. Wentz Jack Wilbern Gregory A. Williams Christopher Wolf and James Beller Lance Wolf and Pedro Nunez Walter Wurfel and Sara Fitzgerald Jane Yanulis
Signature recognizes the following members who have included the Theatre in their estate plans: Anonymous (6) Dr. Stewart Aledort and Dr. Sheila Rogovin* Allan Armus Susan Barrett Dottie Bennett Monique Boulanger David W. Briggs Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Louise Budelis Jean Cantrell Tim Carlton Capt. Joan Darrah and Lynne Kennedy Bob and Tracy Dattner Martin A. Davis* and Belle N. Davis Keith Eby Eddie and Rachel Eitches R. Glen Fernald, Charles Rhode William Giroux Ellen L. Goldstein Paul R. Gordon Jeff and Joan Greene Lois C. Greisman Judy Grill Frank Guzzetta and Paul Manville
Carolyn Harris Robert E. Hebda Kristine Heine Kaye Ann Hellmich Barbara Hill and Carol Krueger RC Howes Gerald Hurwitz and Stephanie George Jan Inscore-Boswell Andrew A. Isen James Johnson & Matthew Shepard Pamela Kalinowski Andi Kasarsky Robert L. Kimmins Renee Klish Judith Knee Seth Koch, V.M.D. and Barbara Bellman Steve Kruse Steven Arthur Landry and Maureen Oglivie Landry Michele and Ted Leber Debra and Michael Linick Julianna Mahley Robert J. McDonald and David J. Insinga April McGuire Jean R. McKean
Janice N. McLean McCain McMurray and Cameron Griffith Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett Laura Ariane (Laurie) Miller* William Moses and Thomas Sachs Michael Mueller and Kristopher Zgorski Micheal J. O’Connor Wesley Pickard and Jeanette Studley Suzy Platt* Richard and Wendy Rahm Mike Rankin, M.D. Eric Schaeffer Henry J. Schalizki* and Robert D. Davis* Richard and Rochelle Schwab Skip Seward Victor Shargai* Larry Shaw and Richard Freitag Merrill and Mark Shugoll Carl H. Spatz & Thomas D. Hesselbrock Bill Vess Maya Weil Paul Wojcik* Cynthia Young*
*In memoriam
Leadership Maggie Boland (Managing Director) joined the Signature Theatre staff in May 2008. Prior to joining Signature, Maggie spent nearly 10 years at Arena Stage in increasingly senior positions, beginning as Marketing Director, responsible for Arena’s earned income, and assuming oversight of the $3 million+ Annual Fund and $125 million Next Stage Campaign in subsequent seasons as the Director of External Affairs. Prior to joining Arena Stage, Maggie worked on Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company for nearly six years, most recently as the Director of Annual Giving, responsible for raising more than $3.5 million annually. Maggie also participated extensively in Roundabout’s capital campaign to fund the restoration and renovation of the American Airlines Theatre. She was named a recipient of 2016 Women Who Mean Business award from the Washington Business Journal. Maggie graduated magna cum laude from Boston College’s Honors Program with a BA in English; she is a member of the Board of Directors of TheatreWashington and serves as Vice President of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
About Signature Founded in 1989, Signature Theatre is a Tony Award®-winning regional theater that broadens and brightens the region’s cultural landscape with its bold productions of challenging new and established works and engaging education and outreach programs. Currently under the leadership of Managing Director Maggie Boland, musical theater is Signature’s “signature,” and the Theatre is renowned for its definitive Sondheim productions, inventive adaptations of overlooked or forgotten works, and investment in fresh new projects. Called a “musical theater powerhouse” and “a dream for patrons” by The Washington Post, Signature combines Broadway-caliber productions with intimate playing spaces and aims to be a leading force in U.S. musical theater. Since its inception, the Theatre has produced 59 world premiere works—including 19 new musical commissions—and is home to the single largest musical theater commissioning project in the United States, The American Musical Voices Project. Attracting talent from the DC metropolitan region and New York, Signature has grown to reach more than 100,000 people annually from the Washington, DC region and beyond. Signature has won 134 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the Washington, DC region’s professional theater and has been honored with 452 nominations.
Board of Directors Honorary Trustees Fred Ebb*, John Kander, Cameron Mackintosh, Stephen Sondheim Chair Dottie Bennett Vice Chair Cathy Bernard Vice Chair Russ Schriefer Secretary Patricia Payne Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair Terrance McGowan Governance Committee Chair Kathleen T. Ross Past Chair Bonnie Feld Board Members J. Max Barger, Jeff Bell, John Benton, Maggie Boland, Jean Cantrell, Sue Cunningham, Ashley Davis, Michael DeSantis, James W. Dyer, Deborah Gandy, Mary Ann Gilleece, Robert T. Grimm, Jr., Frank Guzzetta, Brian Huseman, Don Irwin, Maxine Isaacs, Louis Mazawey, Peter Michel, Amanda Christine Miller, David Ochsman, Wesley Pickard, Chuck Porvaznik, Rynthia M. Rost, Susan C. Schwab, Debbie Shrager, Merrill Shugoll, Carl Spatz, Peter Tanous, Sarah Valente, Arthur Warren, Maya Weil, Nicole Young The Paul Wojcik Emeritus Board Members David W. Briggs, Mary G. Cadagin, Enrico Cecchi, Patricia Alper Cohn, Michael Danzansky, Marybeth Fraser, Thomas Gage, Tim Keating, Lisa Kountoupes, Tina Martin, Celie Niehaus, Wendy Rahm, Bob Rosen, Steven M. Rosenberg, Kathie Shank, Victor Shargai*, Patti Sowalsky, Chris Wailoo Signature Council Helen Lee Henderson, Arlene and Robert Kogod, Gilbert and Jaylee Mead*, Ted and Mary Jo Shen *In memoriam
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