354 stories by "Elliot Lanes"
Kate Fahrner is currently playing Betty Rizzo in Grease at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia which finishes up its run this weekend. She previously has played this role at Riversid…
We've all heard the story of a pop star that was on top for a while and then after a few hit songs, that was it. But what if that star made an attempt at a comeback? This familiar story is t…
Anytime you deal with a disease as the basis for a play it is inevitable that you know what the ending is going to be. While Recovery by Mark Jason Williams is not totally predictable, I lef…
Multi Grammy and Emmy Award winning singer/composer/musican Harry Connick Jr. came to Wolf Trap and wowed the audience with his musical genius. With a song list that included standards, New …
Storyteller Ellouise Schoettler's personal connection to Arlington National Cemetery that started in 1964 is the basis for her touching one woman monologue called Arlington National Cemetery…
It would be unfair to say that The Snuff Musical is a complete disaster because that would mean everything about it was pretty dreadful. All it needs is new music and lyrics and a new book t…
Andrew White is currently part of Performing Knowledge Project’s production of Legal Tender, which starts performances this Saturday evening at Capital Fringe. He started in DC thea…
Sight and Sound Theatre presents stories from the Bible in grand and theatrical ways. Their productions run in Branson MO and Lancaster PA in two highly impressive venues. The show running c…
Ok guys and gals, throw your mittens around your kittens and take a trip up to Philadelphia's most popular theatre company, Walnut Street Theatre, for a high energy trip back to the 1950s an…
Steven Reineke is the Principal Pops Conductor for DC’s national treasure, The National Symphony Orchestra. His boundless enthusiasm and exceptional artistry have made him one of the n…
With Capital Fringe fast approaching it's easy to forget that there are other very worthy theatre festivals going on in our area. After being here for almost three years I finally got to see…
Charles Busch is an award winning playwright and performer. On Broadway his play The Tale of The Allergist’s Wife was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Drama Desk Award for …
Nelson Pressley is a theatre critic at the Washington Post. Although he is listed as a freelancer, Nelson covers many of the top theatrical attractions in the area. He also tends to give wel…
Sabrina Elayne Carten is currently reprising her role of the Blues Singer in the return engagement of One Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage. Sabrina began her ca…
Anytime you look on the popular website Craigslist you are barraged by job listings and people looking for companionship. Every once in a while you come across a listing that is really ridic…
Ladies and gentleman, this is your reviewer speaking. Climb aboard a luxury ocean liner for an evening of hit tunes by Cole Porter and award winning choreography by Kathleen Marshall. Your s…
Jessica Frances Dukes is currently giving a performance for the ages in Beneatha’s Place at Centerstage where she plays the title role. As if that weren’t enough she is also play…
‘A Quick 5′ has always said that part of its purpose was to introduce the reader to some brand new talent in the DC area. Today’s column is about just that. Korinn Walfall …
Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club is a new venue that is starting to host some of our best singers in a gorgeous art deco surrounding. This past Saturday they did it in grand style. Ann Hampton C…
The Theatre Lab School of The Dramatic Arts has presented a bunch of musicals in the past that go outside of the box. Musicals that make us theatre geeks stand up and take notice. Titles lik…
Singer /Composer Ann Hampton Callaway is probably best known to the masses as the composer and vocalist for the theme song to TV's The Nanny. But there is so much more to her career than jus…
If I say the term physical theatre to you, what do you think of? Most likely your answer will be Synetic right? Well yes, Synetic with its dazzling choreography and intense approach is one f…
Stephen Sondheim's musicals have been a long standing tradition at Signature Theatre since its inception, so it is fitting that the 2012/2013 season at Signature ends with one of Sondheim's …
Shuler Hensley is currently playing The Critic in the new adaptation of The Guardsman at the Kennedy Center. You might have seen him on tour a few years ago playing the Monster in Young Fran…
Ah remember the 1970s? Let's see, we had bellbottoms, big afros, and on Broadway big hit shows like A Chorus Line and Annie. Yes, there were plenty of hits but there were lots of misses as w…
