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Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Signature Theatre leads Helen Hayes Awards for best in D.C. theater
Signature Theatre led the Helen Hayes Awards with six wins — including four for the form-bending musical 'Private Jones' — during Monday night's ceremony at the Anthem honoring the best in D.C. theater. Inspired by the true story of a deaf Welsh sniper during World War I, 'Private Jones' told its tale with a blend of spoken English, American Sign Language, British Sign Language and Foley effects. The show earned the Charles MacArthur Award for outstanding new play or musical, plus prizes for supporting performer Erin Weaver, sound design and lighting design.
Washington Post
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Signature and Kennedy Center lead nominations for best in D.C. theater
'Private Jones,' a new musical about a deaf Welsh sniper in World War I, racked up 10 nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards, helping Signature Theatre edge the Kennedy Center for the top tally in advance of May's annual celebration of the best in D.C. theater. Signature's 25 nods also included seven for its boisterous revival of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.' Among the Kennedy Center's 24 nominations were seven for its Broadway Center Stage production of the gleefully irreverent 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,' plus six apiece for 'Bye Bye Birdie' and 'Nine.'
