By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor
Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap are teaming up to present an incredible array of talent in a live concert on the Filene Center Stage, Friday, September 3, 2021, at 8 pm. Included are not only two of Broadway’s brightest stars, but also many of the Metro area’s best and brightest singers. Are you ready for the reveal? Here it is….
Broadway’s Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton, The Color Purple) and Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ragtime, Man of La Mancha) will headline this auspicious, live concert called Broadway in the Park. It will feature a program of Broadway’s greatest hits including Don’t Rain on My Parade, I Am What I Am, The Schuyler Sisters, You’ll Never Walk Alone, and much, much more!
Also sharing the big Filene Center stage will be a cast of Signature’s favorites: Christian Douglas (Signature’s Midnight at the Never Get, Arena Stage’s Newsies), Rayshun LaMarr (Signature’s Gun & Powder, NBC’s The Voice), Katie Mariko Murray (Signature’s Simply Sondheim, ARS Nova’s KPOP the Musical), Tracy Lynn Olivera (Signature’s A Little Night Music, Broadway’s Ragtime), Nova Y. Payton (Signature’s After Midnight, 3 Mo’ Divas National Tour), Awa Sal Secka (Signature’s Simply Sondheim, Ford’s Theatre’s Into the Woods), and Bobby Smith (Signature’s Grand Hotel, Broadway’s Crazy for You).
Directing the show will be Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director, Matthew Gardiner, with Jon Kalbfleisch as music director and conductor, and Adam Honoré as lighting designer.
Concert Details:
Venue: Wolf Trap – Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, VA.
Tickets: Tickets will be on sale to the public on Friday, July 23 at 10 am and may be purchased at www.wolftrap.org.
Safety Guidelines: Wolf Trap will follow local, state, and federal government and health guidelines in order to welcome the public back to the Park for live performances as safely as possible. Health and safety guidelines are subject to updates and change. Please check Wolf Trap’s 2021 Health and Safety Policies and Guidelines for the most current and up-to-date information.
