354 stories by "Elliot Lanes"
Lora K. Powell is currently the ASM (Assistant Stage Manager) for Blithe Spirit which is concluding a short North American tour this week at the National Theatre. I guess you could say Lora …
Spanish singer Eugenia León has been performing in the international music scene since the 1970's and it's easy to see why audiences keep coming back to hear her powerful sound. León t…
Alex Brightman is currently performing the role of Jonah in the world premiere musical Soon at Signature Theatre. On Broadway Alex has been seen in Matilda, Big Fish, Wicked and Glory …
It’s a big weekend for Round House Theatre’s Director of Education Brianna McCoy. Through this Sunday only Round House Theatre will present it’s annual Sarah Metzger Memori…
It takes years for some people working in the arts to be totally happy. For some it never happens. James Gardiner is only thirty years old and some would say he is living the American dream.…
Legendary Tony Award winning Broadway composer John Kander has never shied away from uncomfortable subject matter in his musicals. Let us not forget that Cabaret is a musical about Nazi Germ…
Robert Billig is currently back on the road as musical director for the current US tour of Chicago: The Musical, which recently played here in DC at the National Theatre. After being totally…
Valentine's Day at the Music Center at Strathmore featured the Great American Songbook as performed by one of our great modern-day interpreters. Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli whose dad is…
Jake Winn is making his musical theatre and area debut in the world premiere musical Kid Victory at Signature Theatre in the lead role of Luke. In New York Jake has been seen at New York Dea…
Somewhere towards the end of the musical A Chorus Line the director asks "What are you going to do when you can't dance anymore?" In the case of Tony Award winning actress LaChanze, the more…
A Quick 5 has always made it a point to feature people in all areas of the arts and this of course includes one of my favorite groups, musicians. Joe Connell is the regularly engaged extra p…
This is the third annual Most Enthusiastic and Supportive Audience Member Award I have bestowed on someone as part of our Readers’ Choice Awards. The first two went to our favorite …
Bowman Wright is currently playing King in King Hedley II at Arena Stage, where he was last seen as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop. Select theatre credits include…
As a reviewer and as a patron of theatre I see many wonderful performances in a season. Some are in productions I get to work on as a technician and some are from shows that I go to just for…
To say that I am beyond honored to feature today’s Quick 5 subject is the biggest understatement since General Custer said “Look over the hill! I think they are friendly Indians!…
Gregory Wooddell is currently making his Arena Stage debut as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Ken Ludwig’s play Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Gregory is an A…
Whitney Bashor is currently performing the role of Barbara in the sold out world premiere Sheryl Crow/Barry Levenson musical Diner at Signature Theatre. This is not Whitney first time at …
Director Ethan McSweeny is currently hitting another home run at Shakespeare Theatre Company with what in my opinion is a terrific staging of The Tempest. Previous STC credits include The Me…
New Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center always has something for everyone in terms of music but this year's National Symphony Orchestra concert was something completely different from what most…
2014 was another exciting and important year in theatre  for the DC/Baltimore area. To list everything that happened would take forever, but there are certain stories that stood out. Keep…
Lawrence Redmond is currently portraying the roles of Uncle Eric Drosselmeyer and Rat in Round House Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker. Previous Round House Theatre credits includ…
Megan Hilty is a multi faceted performer that has wowed audiences on Broadway in Wicked and 9 to 5. On TV you might know her as Ivy Lynn from the all too short lived series Smash or you migh…
As many of you know I work in the theatre as a professional Stage Manager/Board Op and Sound Designer so I guess it’s only natural for me to put together the following feature. Washing…
In the Jewish religion a yahrzeit is a yearly remembrance for a person that has passed away. Usually it’s a family member but it can be for anyone. For the past nineteen years lover…
Richard Bean's Tony Award nominated play 'One Man, Two Guvnors' now playing at 1st Stage in Tysons,VA is something completely different for the holidays. Rather than the standard feel good h…
