Signature Theatre announces that two-time Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad will give voice to The Giant in its upcoming production of the musical Into the Woods with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. No stranger to the stage throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Rashad returns to Into the Woods to lend her voice to Signature’s production decades after taking over the role of The Witch from Bernadette Peters in the original Broadway production. Phylicia Rashad is best known for playing beloved matriarch Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, a character whose enduring appeal has earned her numerous honors and awards. A graduate of Howard University, Ms. Rashad was appointed the Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard in 2021.
Signature’s production is directed and choreographed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner and is the first of three Sondheim productions featured in Signature’s 2022/23 season. Performances run November 9, 2022 – January 29, 2023 in Signature’s MAX Theatre. Tickets are available at SigTheatre.org.
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Into the Woods is sponsored by Michelle S. Lee and STGi.
EVENT LISTINGS
Into the Woods
November 9, 2022 — January 29, 2023
MAX Theatre
Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where wishes come true, but not free.
A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase their deepest desires through an enchanted forest. However, once they receive their happily ever after, the unintended consequences of granted wishes unravel their worlds.
Weaving a euphoric score including the songs “Giants in the Sky,” “On the Steps of the Palace,” “No One Is Alone,” and “Children Will Listen” with a darkly humorous book, Into the Woods is a sophisticated musical twist on beloved childhood fables.
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Gardiner
Music Directed by Jon Kalbfleisch
November 9, 2022 – January 29, 2023
Closed captions will be available for every show via the GalaPro app.
Pride Night, December 9, 2022
Post-show Discussions, November 30 and December 13, 2022
This production is appropriate for all ages, but Signature does not admit children under 6. Check SigTheatre.org/safety for current safety policies prior to attending.
Tickets and information at SigTheatre.org or 703 820 9771
SHORT LISTING
Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where dreams come true, but not free at Into the Woods. Now playing at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA for 12 weeks only, November 9, 2022 – January 29, 2023. Tickets and information at SigTheatre.org.
ABOUT SIGNATURE
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. Founded in 1989 by Eric Schaeffer and Donna Migliaccio, and currently under the leadership of Managing Director Maggie Boland and Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner, 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. 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 60 world premiere works—including 19 new musical commissions. Signature opens its doors to more than 100,000 people annually from the Washington, DC region and beyond and reaches more than 10,000 students every year through its innovative education programs, including the award-winning initiative Signature in the Schools. Signature has won 134 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the Washington, DC region’s professional theater and has been honored with 452 nominations.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Signature Theatre • 4200 Campbell Avenue • Arlington, VA 22206
Tickets at SigTheatre.org
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