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The First Breeze of Summer Extends Again at Signature

NEWS September 9, 2008 | 11:24AM

Due to popular demand, Signature Theatre Company's production of Leslie Lee's The First Breeze of Summer has been extended for a second time, through October 19. The revival began performances on August 5 at the company's Peter Norton Space theater and had initially been set to close on September 28. Ruben Santiago-Hudson is the director.

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The First Breeze of Summer Extends Off-Broadway Run

NEWS August 26, 2008 | 2:05PM

Signature Theatre Company has announced a one-week extension of The First Breeze of Summer, its first offering in a season devoted to works from the Negro Ensemble Company. The revival of Leslie Lee's family drama, starring Leslie Uggams and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will now play through October 5 at the Peter Norton Space. The off-Broadway production began performances ... Read More...

Yaya DaCosta

FRESH FACE August 21, 2008 | 1:53PM

Age: 26

Hometown: New York City

Currently: Making her professional stage debut opposite Leslie Uggams in Signature Theatre Company's revival of Leslie Lee's The First Breeze of Summer.

School Days: Exotic good looks and an Ivy League education? DaCosta—born Camara Yaya DaCosta Johnson—has both, thanks to a mixed-race heritage Brazilian, West African, Native American and Irish ...

Casting Complete for Signature Revival of The First Breeze of Summer

NEWS June 19, 2008 | 11:09AM

Full casting has been announced for Signature Theatre Company's revival of Leslie Lee's The First Breeze of Summer, the off-Broadway company's first production for the 2008-2009 season. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the play begins previews at the Peter Norton Space on August 5 with an official opening on August 21, and will run through September 28.

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Leslie Uggams to Headline The First Breeze of Summer at Signature

NEWS May 22, 2008 | 1:30PM

Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams will star in Leslie Lee's The First Breeze of Summer, the first production of Signature Theatre Company's 2008-2009 season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company NEC. Performances of the play, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, begin August 5 at the Peter Norton Space. The show will officially open on August 21 and close September ... Read More...