Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing at Signature Theatre

Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing

Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Avenue Arlington

From Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine (Sunday in the Park With George) comes a new comedy starring Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Debra Monk (Mozart in the Jungle, Grey's Anatomy). Mrs. Miller may be capable of a lot, but one thing she can not do is sing -- but don't tell her that. Based on the true story of Elva Miller, this engaging play sheds amusing light on the life of the devoted, off-key songstress who became a most unlikely pop phenomenon in the 1960s. Warbling her way through songs like "Downtown," "Monday Monday," "A Hard Day's Night" and more, Monk truly shines in the role of a lifetime in Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. Catch this irresistible show at Arlington's Signature Theatre.

Thru - Mar 26, 2017

Price: $70 - $94

Box Office: 703-820-9771

www.sigtheatre.org/events/2016-17/mrs-miller-does-her-thing/

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Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing Reviews

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Talkin Broadway - Recommended

"...Without Debra Monk, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, James Lapine's play with music receiving its world premiere production at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, would simply be an amiable look back at some of the odder cultural moments of the 1960s. Monk, a Tony Award-winning actress, brings heart, sincerity and pathos to a woman who easily could become a cruel caricature."

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- Susan Berlin

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...It should be shocking to acknowledge the extent to which we simply construct our own realities. What the show makes clear, however, is that whether or not we are aware - whether or not we attend to it - we are also complicit in the realities of those around us. Everyone knows Mrs. Miller has a terrible voice, but no one is prepared to confront her with this reality. This is, of course, the heart of what it means to be aspirational, but the clear moral ambiguities of this, confronted throughout the play, make for intriguingly entertaining theatre."

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- Chris Williams

Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended

"...Who knows what other people hear when they hear Mrs. Miller sing, but what she hears when she sings it the beauty of the music because music makes her happy; music makes her joyful. Find what makes you happy and do your thing. That's exactly what Signature Theatre is doing with this world premiere production of Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine. Starring the incomparably talented Debra Monk as Mrs. Elva Miller, this touching theatrical anecdote chronicle the shooting star that was Mrs. Miller and her fleeting flirtation with fame."

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- Amanda Gunther

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...Lapine's play shows us how Elva went from local singer to recording star through the stewardship of Simon Bock, a young record producer who goes from buttoned up square to drug-addled mini-music mogul. Corey Mach plays Simon's wide-eyed innocence and his quick decline equally well. As crafted by Lapine's script, we see the light bulb go on when Bock shares Mrs. Miller's rendition of "Downtown" with big time record producer Larry Drummond. Thinking millions of record-buyers - a.k.a. pot-smoking college kids - will think Elva's strange vocals will be a hoot, they record her first album. Despite Joelle's early protestations, she gives in to her aunt's desire for having fun and relishing the limelight for her short-lived career."

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- Jeffrey Walker

Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing at Signature Theatre