Saving Aimee
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Opened Apr 10, 2007
Closed May 13, 2007
Opened Apr 10, 2007
Closed May 13, 2007
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Signature presents the world premiere musical Saving Aimee, featuring book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford, with music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman. Eric Schaeffer directs.
Long before Gloria Steinem there was a feminist who stood up against a male-dominated religious society. Long before O.J. Simpson there was a famous defendant in the trial of the century. Long before Madonna there was a free spirit who ignored the sexual mores of her day and married three times. And long before Marilyn Monroe there was a beloved American treasure who mysteriously died from an overdose of barbiturates.
Based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, Saving Aimee is the story of one woman's life from her humble upbringing in a "Salvation Army" family to her ascension as the charismatic founder of the Four Square Gospel Church. She changed the face of the pulpit, but was she a true woman of God or just one hell of a woman?
Performed in the Max Theatre.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206
Signature's $12.5 million two-theater complex in the Village at Shirlington features two flexible black box theater spaces: The Ark Theatre and The Max Theatre.
4200 Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206
Signature's $12.5 million two-theater complex in the Village at Shirlington features two flexible black box theater spaces: The Ark Theatre and The Max Theatre.
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Saving Aimee, now enjoying its world premiere full production at Virginia's Signature Theatre, is a high-energy jog through the life of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, a media superstar of the 1920s and 30s. It's a rousing experience, thanks to a group of tour-de-force performances, especially from Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello in the title role, and songs by Kathie Lee Gifford, David Pomeranz, and David Friedman that add layers of emotional shading missing from the dialogue played out between them. Director Eric Schaeffer's deft hand maximizes the show's strengths, fusing performers, songs, and story into an entertaining blend.
The show, which features a book and lyrics by Gi[...]