Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner talks about making musical theater magic in No VA. 

In this podcast, Matthew Gardiner talks about directing Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” the emotional draw of musical theater, and Stephen Sondheim’s mastery of it. We discuss Signature’s commitment to musical theater and its development through its many programs, the theater’s long association with Stephen Sondheim, what goes into staging an iconic musical like “Into the Woods,” the theater’s creative decision to support a 15 piece orchestra in a house that seats 278, the theater’s deep commitment to local actors and artists, its intensive and long-term commitment to an inclusive theater, and Matthew’s own journey into theater.