354 stories by "Elliot Lanes"
Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey is currently portraying Haikumom (Odessa) in Water by the Spoonful at Studio Theatre after appearing there last season in The Motherf***er with the Hat. Ms. Fern…
Scratch one off the bucket list for this reviewer. I have been fortunate to see and work on a number of solo shows in my career and have now seen live onstage the one piece that is the pre-c…
Julie Dixon is currently playing the title role in Violet at the Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts. Julie’s story is an another example of why Theatre Lab is my favorite arts …
The current tour of the high energy production Bring It On The Musical roared into the Music Center at Strathmore this past weekend and turned, what is usually a hall known for concerts, …
Hallie Foote is currently making her Arena Stage debut as Rosalynn Carter in the world premiere of Camp David . On Broadway she earned a Tony nomination for her performance as MaryJ…
Eleven deaf and blind actors are in a kitchen making, kneading, and baking dough. ”Welcome to our darkness and silence,” one says. “We invite you to share our ever…
I see all kinds of theatre and for college level productions, American University ranks as one of the highest. Sam Edgerly went through the theatre program at American University and is now …
Lots of theatre programs give young people a chance to be in a production in an educational setting. A recent example of this would be Les Misérables at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramat…
Sonia Manzano should be a familiar face to all of you, particularly if you or your child have been watching Sesame Street anytime since 1971. Sonia has been portraying the character…
Performers create solo shows for any number of reasons. The ones that resonate the most with me are when they are based on the performer's life and are presented honestly. In the case of Ann…
Click on the links in the introduction to hear samples of Don Harper’s music. Don Harper is a Los Angeles based film and TV composer, orchestrator, and conductor whose work is curre…
Beautiful Boy, written by Eric Conger, recently completed its world premiere engagement at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre's black box space, which is appropriately named Independenc…
Lynne Shankel is currently the orchestrator for Beaches at Signature Theatre. While being a musical director, conductor and pianist for such Broadway musicals as Beauty and the Beast, You…
The Bible has been coming to life on the stage at Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster County, PA, for almost 38 years. The company never ceases to amaze me in the way they present theatrica…
James Sugg is currently the composer and musical supervisor for Mother Courage and her Children at Arena Stage. His previous Arena Stage design credits include Good People, The Chosen and Lo…
Today’s Quick 5 column features a man with many sides. Alex Zavistovich is the co-founder and board president of Molotov Theatre Group which is America’s second oldest thea…
When the 2007 Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening opened on Broadway in December of 2006 it was revolutionary for a number of reasons. It featured a cast of young talent including Le…
Marty Lodge is back home at Round House Theatre where he is currently playing Leonard in Seminar. I say home because Marty has been seen in over 30 plays at Round House. He was an Associate …
Rafael Untalan is currently making his Theater J debut playing Marcus G. Dahlman AKA Marcus Gee in Yellow Face. He last performed in the area at Imagination Stage in Anime Momotoro. F…
Today I am giving the last of my four special awards as we start to wind down this year’s Reader’s Choice Awards on MD Theatre Guide. The word “unique” is sometimes u…
Naomi Jacobson is currently playing the role of Queen Margaret  in Richard III at Folger Theatre where she has also performed in The Winter's Tale and Henry VIII. Area credits include …
For over twenty years the international rhythm extravaganza known as Stomp has been proving that sound and rhythm can be made with pretty much any kind of object. From obvious things like tr…
There is nothing better on a cold winter's night than being out with your sweetheart and seeing a heartwarming musical with a strong score and book and a high-end group of performers. Violet…
Jay Crowder is currently the musical director for Violet at Ford’s Theatre. His previous work at Ford’s includes 1776 and Liberty Smith (Helen Hayes nomination), A Ch…
Today I am giving my third special award as part of this year’s Reader’s Choice Awards here on MD Theatre Guide. Last year this award went to Barbara Bear whose southern charm Â…
