354 stories by "Elliot Lanes"
Luiciana Stecconi is one of the area’s busiest set designers. Her work can currently be seen at Studio Theatre with their current production of Bad Jews. Her many designs at Studio The…
Over the years many companies have put their own spin on Charles Dickens's holiday favorite A Christmas Carol. Wolf Pack Theatre Company is taking the story where it hasn't gone before with …
Nothing says family entertainment like a title from the Disney catalogue so it's only fitting that this holiday season Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA is presenting the stage versi…
Around this time of year the estate of Piotr Iilyich Tchaikovsky becomes very rich in the way of royalty checks. That's because many performances of his Nutcracker ballet are given all aroun…
One of the nice things about reviewing is getting to see performers from your childhood. I saw Andrea McArdle in 1977 light up the stage of the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) in the orig…
Pun Bandhu is currently making his Centerstage debut in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in which he portrays Clarence/Harry and others. Pun was seen on Broadway in Wit w…
It's hard to believe that there was a time when TV was wholesome family entertainment, particularly around the holidays. Recording artists such as Andy Williams, Perry Como and The Carpenter…
Laura Zinn is currently making her Olney Theatre Center debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. No stranger to working for Disney, Laura performed for almost two years for…
Tony Award nominated actress/singer and theatrical force of nature Emily Skinner is currently starring in the title role of Mame at Virginia Repertory Theatre in her hometown of Richmond VA.…
The world premiere musical Little Dancer, now playing at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre, takes us back to a time when musicals depended upon good storytelling and a strong score. Let's …
Susan Rome is currently performing the role of Empty in The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (IHO for short) at Theater J. SusanR…
It's only mid-November and the holiday fare at area theatres is already beginning to appear. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is perhaps the most produced holiday story of them all. With…
Through the decades there have been many musicals that have not reached their full potential because of an element that didn't measure up. More often than not, the book is the main culprit. …
Luigi Sottile is currently making his DC area acting debut in Sex with Strangers at Signature Theatre where he is playing the role of Ethan. Luigi’s many regional credits include produ…
Click on the various links to hear some of the varied and wonderful musical stylings of Gary William Friedman. Composer, Arranger and Orchestrator Gary William Friedman is probably best know…
Michael Winther is currently playing the role of Dan in Next to Normal at Center Stage. The production concludes its run this weekend. He last performed at Center Stage in The Boys from Syra…
Deidra LaWan Starnes is currently performing the role of Calphurnia in Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre. She previously appeared in Folger’s production of King Lear. Area credits in…
Vadim Feichtner is currently the musical director for Elmer Gantry at Signature Theatre. He was last seen on Broadway conducting The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His many Off-…
Jefferson A. Russell is currently playing the role of Brother Rashid who is a member of the Nation of Islam and the no nonsense bodyguard to Muhammad Ali in Fetch Clay, Make Man at Round…
Seems like this is the year for colleges to produce lesser known musicals and thank heavens for that! I can only take so many Hairspray and Spring Awakening productions at one time. Universi…
Parker Esse is currently the choreographer for Fiddler on the Roof at Arena Stage which begins performances on October 31st. This is Parker’s fifth production with Arena Stage …
Joseph Ritsch is currently the Co-Producing Artistic Director at Rep Stage. You would think that would be enough of a job to keep him busy but Joseph is also the director for Rep Stage’…
Bruce Coughlin is currently the orchestrator for Elmer Gantry at Signature Theatre which begins performances on October 7th. Elmer Gantry is not the first time Bruce has worked at Signature …
The original productions of certain musicals are forever etched in your memory. West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof are two examples of this. The original choreography and production con…
This past Monday evening, in the Studio Theatre's Metheny space, members of the DC theatre community came together, to remember one of our finest actresses. Tana Hicken passed away at age 70…
