Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia)
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Formation | 1989 |
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Type | Theatre group |
Purpose | contemporary musicals & plays, classic musicals, new works |
Location | |
Website | https://www.sigtheatre.org/ |
Signature Theatre is an American regional theater company based in Arlington, Virginia that was founded in 1989 by Eric D. Schaeffer.[1]
Eric Schaeffer resigned on June 23, 2020, amidst multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault.[2]
Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, James Lapine, John Kander, and Fred Ebb are among those that have presented works here. Since 1991, Signature has had a long relationship with Stephen Sondheim, producing 30 of his musicals, revues and concerts—more than any other professional theater in the country.[3]
The theater established a Sondheim Award "as a tribute to America's most influential contemporary musical theatre composer". The first award, to Stephen Sondheim, was presented at an April 27, 2009 benefit with performances by Bernadette Peters, Michael Cerveris, Will Gartshore and Eleasha Gamble.[4][5][6] The 2020 awardee is Carol Burnett. Recent awardees include Cameron Mackintosh (2017), John Kander (2018), and Audra McDonald (2019).[7]