Posted: 1/16/19 at 11:09am
From their e-mail:
As always, we can’t tell you the whole season as it is still coming together, but we can drop a few hints:
2019/20 is Signature’s 30th Anniversary Season! It will have 8 shows:
Once again, we’ll kick off the season with Sondheim — this one is a Signature audience favorite we haven’t produced in more than 10 years. I’ll direct the show, which will feature some of the most beloved actors who have appeared on our stages over the years including: Tracy Lynn Olivera, Evan Casey, Nova Y. Payton, Bobby Smith, Maria Rizzo and Kevin McAllister.
We’re thrilled to let you know that for the holidays we will produce A Chorus Line. Matthew Gardiner (Billy Elliot, West Side Story) will direct with Denis Jones (Crazy for You) choreographing. The last major production of this show was a revival 10 years ago. You will be up close to the action as we reinvent this classic musical with a full cast and original orchestrations in our intimate MAX Theatre.
In the ARK we’ll present two funny, touching and thought-provoking plays written by women: a world premiere by a new voice, and the latest work by a well-known Olivier and Obie Award-winning writer.
The new musicals include a world premiere Signature has been developing for several years featuring the true life story of two outlaw sisters in the Old West; a musical about a French female sculptor working in the male dominated world at the turn of the 19th century; and a Canadian musical that The New York Times said is “delightfully weird and just plain delightful... [it] will provide the kind of thrills we look for in all musical comedies.”
To close the season, we’ll reimagine a ‘60s rock musical that broke the mold and inspired chart-topping hits.
