Here’s the schedule for Signature Theatre’s FREE Open House Today
From Noon to 10 PM
Open House Schedule of Events
FREE tickets for Open house performances in the MAX and ARK will be distributed one hour prior to show times at the Ticket Booths near Harris Teeter. Tickets are valid for admission until 10 minutes prior to each performance, after which empty seats will go to those with wait list tickets. Max four tickets per person, per event.
MAX STAGE
12 PM
SIGNATURE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT
Highlights from the new season featuring songs from the Signature’s 2014/15 season – Wesley Taylor sings “Wilkommen” from Cabaret, Mary Kate Morrissey performs from Elmer Gantry, Nick Blaemire performs “Waiting” from Soon, Sunday in the Park with George stars Claybourne Elder (George) and Brynn O’Malley (Dot) take the stage. Plus songs from Diner, Kid Victory and more!
FREE tickets available at 11 AM at Ticket Booth ONE
1:15 PM
Donna Migliaccio SIGNATURE DIVAS
DC’s most talented musical theater actresses take the stage in a concert to blow the roof off! Featuring Susan Derry, Natascia Diaz, Erin Driscoll, Jamie Eacker, Angela Miller, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Donna Migliaccio, Maria Rizzo, and Nova Y. Payton.
FREE tickets available at 12:15 PM at Ticket Booth ONE
2:30 PM
SIGNATURE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT
Highlights from the new season featuring songs from the Signature’s 2014/15 season – Wesley Taylor sings “Wilkommen” from Cabaret, Mary Kate Morrissey performs from Elmer Gantry, Nick Blaemire performs “Waiting” from Soon, Sunday in the Park with George stars Claybourne Elder (George) and Brynn O’Malley (Dot) take the stage. Plus songs from Diner, Kid Victory and more!
FREE tickets available at 1:30 PM at Ticket Booth ONE
3:45 PM
SIGNATURE IDOL COMPETITION
The tension builds as four finalists get narrowed down to the one winner who will perform in the Broadway on the Plaza concert. Our celebrity panel of judges includes Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer, WETA’s Robert Aubry Davis and Broadway’s Wesley Taylor. Who will be this year’s Signature Idol?
FREE tickets available at 2:45 PM at Ticket Booth ONE
5 PM
SIGNATURE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT
Highlights from the new season featuring songs from the Signature’s 2014/15 season – Wesley Taylor sings “Wilkommen” from Cabaret, Mary Kate Morrissey performs from Elmer Gantry, Nick Blaemire performs “Waiting” from Soon, Sunday in the Park with George stars Claybourne Elder (George) and Brynn O’Malley (Dot) take thestage. Plus songs from Diner, Kid Victory, and more!
FREE tickets available at 4 M at Ticket Booth ONE
6:15 PM
NOVA Y. PAYTON
Helen Hayes Award Winner Nova Y. Payton (Hairspray, Dreamgirls) showcases her powerhouse vocals.
FREE tickets available at 5:15 PM at Ticket Booth ONE
7:30 PM
SIGNATURE’S LEADING MEN
DC’s most talented musical theater men take the stage in a concert to blow the roof off! Featuring Evan Casey, Austin Colby, Will Gartshore, Vincent Kempski, Christopher Mueller, Paul Scanlan, Thomas Adrian Simpson, Bobby Smith, Stephen Gregory Smith, and John Leslie Wolfe.
FREE tickets available at 6:30 PM at Ticket Booth ONE
ARK STAGE
12:15 PM
FAMILY CABARET
The perfect cabaret for everyone in the family! From Disney show tunes to the latest kid-friendly radio hits, this cabaret is guaranteed to get your young ones hooked on show business.
FREE tickets available at 11:15AM at Ticket Booth TWO
1:30 PM
NICK BLAEMIRE
Composer of Soon (premiering at Signaturethis March) and Glory Days, Nick Blaemire hosts a cabaret filled with his favorite songs.
FREE tickets available at 12:30 PM at Ticket Booth TWO
2:45 PM
FAMILY CABARET
The perfect cabaret for everyone in the family! From Disney show tunes to the latest kid-friendly radio hits, this cabaret is guaranteed to get your young ones hooked on show business.
FREE tickets available at 1:45 PM at Ticket Booth TWO
4 PM
NATASCIA DIAZ
SIGNATURE DIVAS
DC’s most talented musical theater actresses take the stage in a concert to blow the roof off! Featuring Susan Derry, Natascia Diaz, Erin Driscoll, Jamie Eacker, Angela Miller, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Donna Migliaccio, Maria Rizzo, and Nova Y. Payton.
FREE tickets available at 3 PM at Ticket Booth TWO
5:15 PM
OVERTURES ON STAGE
Students from Signature’s intensive summer musical theater institute perform their favorite songs. Be the first to see the stars of tomorrow!
FREE tickets available at 4:15 PM at Ticket Booth TWO
6:30 PM
TRACY LYNN OLIVERA
Comedic siren Tracy Lynn Olivera (Signature’s Gypsy; Hello, Dolly! and Company) closes out the Open House ARK performances with a rousing hour featuring her crystal voice and stylish wit.
FREE tickets available at 5:30 PM at Ticket Booth TWO
MEAD LOBBY
12:30 PM
SONDHEIM SONGBOOK
Listen to a cabaret performance by DC actors singing songs by Signature’s favorite composer. From West Side Story to Sweeney Todd, Sondheim is Signature’s Signature!
No tickets required
1:45 PM
KANDER & EBB SONGBOOK
Listen to a cabaret performance of songs by the men who wrote Chicago, Cabaret and the hit song “New York, New York.” Featuring some of DC’s finest talent, you won’t want to miss out on “All that Jazz.”
No tickets required
3 PM
CONTEMPORARY BROADWAY SONGBOOK
Listen to a cabaret performance of songs by the exciting new composers writing for Broadway. From Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County) to Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza), some of our favorite performers will give you a taste of Broadway’s new sound.
No tickets required
4:15 PM
CLASSIC BROADWAY SONGBOOK
DC actors sing some of their favorite songs from the Golden Age of Broadway. From Rodgers & Hammerstein to Irving Berlin, this is your chance to take in some of those great tunes from days gone by.
No tickets required
5:30 PM
POP & COUNTRY SONGBOOK
Take a break from all the musical theater and listen to a cabaret performance by DC actors singing some of their favorite songs from the radio. Expect everything from Michael Jackson to Garth Brooks to Adele.
No tickets required
6:45 PM
BROADWAY TOP 40 SONGBOOK
Enjoy a cabaret performance by DC actors singing some of their favorite songs from Broadway’s latest hit shows.
No tickets required
SHEN
12:45 PM
ACTING A SONG MASTER CLASS: NOVA Y. PAYTON
Star of Signature Theatre’s Dreamgirls and upcoming production of Elmer Gantry, Nova Y. Payton leads a master class for pre-selected students on acting a song. A question-and-answer period will follow.
No tickets required
2 PM
MASTER CLASS: WILL GARTSHORE
Helen Hayes award winning actor Will Gartshore (Signature’s Show Boat, Round House Theatre’s Ordinary Days) leads a musical theater master class in putting your best foot forward and hitting all the right notes when you walk into the audition room. Will will offer expert feed back on song choice, presentation, delivering the material and connecting with the folks behind the table.
No tickets required
3:15 PM
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: NO RULES’ SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
No Rules Theatre Company boldly marches into its sixth year with the 2014/15 season. Join Artistic Director Joshua Morgan and Managing Director Manny Strauss for the season announcement and a preview performance of the thrilling things to come.
No tickets required
4:30 PM
25 YEAR SING-ALONG
Join Signature favorite Stephen Gregory Smith and Maria Egler for a sing-along of the past 25 years of musicals at Signature Theatre. Whether you are a karaoke fiend or just in the shower, bring your singing voice and belt with the best to the tunes of Sondheim, Kander & Ebb and everything in between.
No tickets required
5:45 PM
NO RULES THEATRE COMPANY: HANG OUT WITH BOB!
Join No Rules Theatre Company’s Director of Education and Outreach Debbi Arseneaux for an exciting and engaging workshop for young performers. Break Out of the Box (BOB!) is a new ensemble program aimed at grades 4 thru 8 that will create a challenging and fun environment to develop performance skills and put on a show.
No tickets required
PLAZA STAGE
1 PM
JUNKYARD SAINTS
Junkyard Saints is a DC/Baltimore based seven-piece band with full horn section performing its own brand of New Orleans-style party music by blending Funk, Swing, Latin and R&B – with a splash of Zydeco to round out the mix.
No tickets required
2:15 PM
JUNKYARD SAINTS
Junkyard Saints is a DC/Baltimore based seven-piece band with full horn section performing its own brand of New Orleans-style party music by blending Funk, Swing, Latin and R&B – with a splash of Zydeco to round out the mix.
No tickets required
3:30 PM
LEVI STEPHENS
Levi Stephens is a local pop, rock, blues artist who goes far beyond the confines of R&B and seamlessly melds a variety of genres, from soul to gospel to folk.
No tickets required
4:45 PM
LEVI STEPHENS
Levi Stephens is a local pop, rock, blues artist who goes far beyond the confines of R&B and seamlessly melds a variety of genres, from soul to gospel to folk.
No tickets required
6 PM
THE BITTER DOSE COMBO
The Bitter Dose Combo is the District’s premiere gypsy swing ensemble featuring accordion, clarinet, bass and several guitars. Their vibrant, yearning impressions of jazz manouche and 40s era swing will quench your summer thirst for rhythm.
No tickets required
7:15 PM
THE BITTER DOSE COMBO
The Bitter Dose Combo is the District’s premiere gypsy swing ensemble featuring accordion, clarinet, bass and several guitars. Their vibrant, yearning impressions of jazz manouche and 40s era swing will quench your summer thirst for rhythm.
No tickets required
8:30 PM
BROADWAY ON THE PLAZA – GRAND FINALE
A special finale concert that features Broadway and DC actors celebrating the astounding music of Broadway and Signature’s 25 years!
No tickets required
ALL PERFORMANCES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
