Emily Skinner in DIRTY BLONDE!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 7:23pm

At the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, August 11 - October 4, 2009.

An excellent play. I'm sure she will be fabulous in it!


Tony Award®-Nominee Emily Skinner is Mae West in
DIRTY BLONDE
A Play with Music by Claudia Shear
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore

"Hands down the best new American play of the season. Dirty Blonde presents one of the canniest portraits on record of that floating dialogue between icons and idolizers that remains so much a part of American culture." – The New York Times

"I made myself platinum but I was born a dirty blonde." – Mae West

A funny, bawdy New York hit, Signature's production of Dirty Blonde stars Tony Award®-nominee and Signature favorite Emily Skinner in the two roles she was born to play – cinematic legend Mae West and West's most fixated fan Jo.

Half celeb-bio and half examination of America's fascination with celebrity, Dirty Blonde is a "smart, tough and tenderhearted comedy" (The New York Times). It reveals the individual behind Mae West's sexy celluloid façade and examines why lost souls like Jo are so mesmerized by the provocative sex goddess.

Nominated for five Tony Awards®, Dirty Blonde combines transformation and drama with a fabulous dollop of show biz magic!
August 11 – October 4, 2009

Signature Theatre Upcoming Season

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 7:29pm

I know what I want tickets to for my Birthday!!
Can't wait to see her

[jordangirl]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 7:32pm

So awesome!

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 4:56pm

Well, one show in Signature's abysmal season I plan to see...

[philcrosby]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 5:07pm

Perfect casting!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 6:29pm

I glanced at this thread title all too quickly and thought she was going to be joining the cast of the Legally Blonde tour.

[musicalman2]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 6:33pm

I hope she doesn't miss performances. People will be coming to see her, and it has been a problem in the past

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 6:45pm

I have a feeling she will be missing 1-3 (I'm not sure exactly when she is performing) but she is performing at the grand opening of Richmond CenterStage which is.. well, actually, I went to go check on her website and that even has been taken down... so, who knows now, but at least I know she was SUPPOSED to sing at the opening

[harris007]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 7:05pm

Omg. Miss p. We are sooooo there

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 7:11pm

Sadly, she is no longer singing at the Grand Opening of CenterStage Any Richmond fans will have to travel to DC to see her in Dirty Blonde.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 9:03pm

This may sound bad, but I'm kinda glad because now that won't interfere with my Bye Bye Birdie trip :)

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/19/09 at 9:08pm

She is perfect for this play, in my opinion. Very curious now who the men will be!

I expect to see it more than once. (Unless, of course, someone I despise joins the cast!)