The last coral slivers of twilight had faded into a bluish-gray sea of washed-out stars when they caught up with Happy Ilsley at her rehearsal. It was Drayco’s first visit to Signature since the move to its new digs—where fine art met dramatic art in an industrial way. Exposed ceiling ducts, curvilinear orange chairs, and giant wall-sized posters greeted them in the lobby. Metal stairway steps glowed with rainbow-colored accent lights.
Once in the main performance space, they watched Happy and her fellow cast-mates in action. Happy, the extrovert, had snagged the lead in the musical. Casting against type, it was a role that called for her to be vulnerable and afraid. She was convincing. Her rich voice was well-controlled, darker than Cailan’s, with a touch of Patti Lupone. It had amber re
