TWENTY YEARS OF SIGNATURE

The cast of Les Misérables

2008-2009 SEASON

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

 

Chita Rivera and George Hearn in The Visit

2007-2008 SEASON

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

 

Marc Kudish and the cast of The Witches of Eastwick

2006-2007 SEASON

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

 

Erin Driscoll and Will Gartshore in Urinetown

2005-2006 SEASON

URINETOWN
By Mark Hollman andGreg 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 byMatt 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

 

Judy Kuhn in The Highest Yellow

2004-2005 SEASON

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

 

Floyd King in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

2003-2004 SEASON

TWENTIETH CENTURY
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

 

 

2002-2003 SEASON

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 b
By Jerry Herman
June 18 - 22, 2003

 

Rick Hammerly in Hedwig & The Angry Inch

2001-2002 SEASON

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

 

 

2000-2001 SEASON

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

 

The cast of Side Show

1999-2000 SEASON

ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA
By Tony Kushner
July 14 - August 22, 1999

SWEENEY TODD
By Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler
September 7 - November 13, 1999

FLOYD COLLINS
By Adam Guettel And Tina Landau
January 4 - February 13, 2000

AVAILABLE LIGHT*
By Heather Mcdonald
March 7 - April 16, 2000

SIDE SHOW
By Bill Russell And Henry Krieger
May 9 - June 18, 2000

 

Dorothy Loudoun and Mario Cantone in Over & Over

1998-99 SEASON

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
By Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim
August 18 - October 4, 1998

NIJINSKY'S LAST DANCE*
By Norman Allen
November 3 - December 13, 1998

OVER & OVER*
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Joseph Stein
January 6 - February 14, 1999

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black
March 16 - April 25, 1999

ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
By Tony Kushner
May 25 - July 3, 1999

 

 

1997-1998 SEASON

NEVER THE SINNER
By John Logan
August 19 - September 30, 1997

WORKING
By Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
October 28 - December 7, 1997

SHOOTING IN MADRID*
By Tug Yourgrau
January 6 - February 23, 1998

THE FIX
Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana P. Rowe
March 17 - May 10, 1998

A STEPHEN SONDHEIM EVENING
The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim
May 26 - July 5, 1998

 

 

1996-1997 SEASON

THE RINK
Book by Terrence Mcnally
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
August 21 - October 6, 1996

THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN*
By John Strand
November 15 - December 22, 1996

NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY
By Douglas Cohen
January 22 - March 2, 1997

MELVILLE SLEPT HERE*
By Norman Allen
March 28 - May 4, 1997

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
By Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine
April 12 - June 15, 1997

 

Steven Cupo in Cabaret

1995-1996 SEASON

CABARET
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Joe Masteroff
August 23 - October 22, 1995

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
By Rodgers & Hammerstein
November 15 - December 23, 1995

TAKING MY LIFE IN YOUR HANDS*
By Paulette Laufer
January17 - February 18, 1996

FOUR DOGS AND A BONE
By John Patrick Shanley
February 28 - March 31, 1996

PASSION
By Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine
April 23 - June 30, 1996

 

The cast of Into the Woods

1994-1995 SEASON

INTO THE WOODS
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
August 28 - October 23, 1994

OTABENGA*
By John Strand
November 16 - December 17, 1994

POOR SUPER MAN
By Brad Fraser
January 17 - February 11, 1995

FIRST LADY SUITE
By Michael John LaChiusa
March 14 - April 15, 1995

LU ANN HAMPTON LAVERTY OBERLANDER
By Preston Jones
May 9 - June 10, 1995

HERE TO STAY
May 20 – June 17, 1995

 

Dana Krueger in Wings - The Musical

1993-1994 SEASON

COMPANY
By Stephen Sondheim & George Furth
October 19 - November 27, 1993

RAFT OF THE MEDUSA
By Joe Pintauro
January 11 - March 5, 1994

VERA*
By Roland Reed
January 18 - March 4, 1994

ABUNDANCE
By Beth Henley
March 15 - April 23, 1994

WINGS - THE MUSICAL
By Jeffrey Lunden & Arthur Perlman
May 10 - June 18, 1994

 

 

1992-1993 SEASON

ASSASSINS
By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
August 20 - October 3, 1992

UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS AND THE TRUE NATURE OF LOVE
By Brad Fraser
February 3 - 27, 1993

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD
By Timberlake Wertenbaker
April 21 - May 22, 1993

 

Donna Migliaccio and Norm Lewis in Sweeney Todd

1991-1992 SEASON

SWEENEY TODD
By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
August 27 - September 21, 1991

EAGLE RIVER*
By Paulette Laufer
January 8 - February 1, 1992

THE WALL OF WATER
By Sherry Kramer
April 1 - 25, 1992

THE LAST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA
By Preston Jones
June 24 - July 18, 1992

1990-1991 SEASON

MILLFIRE
By Sally Nemeth
October 9-27, 1990

A LIFE IN THE THEATER
By David Mamet
February 12 - March 2, 1991

LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES
By Christopher Hampton
April 10 -27, 1991

*WORLD PREMIERES

 

 


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