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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Parker Esse by Elliot Lanes

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 and …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:08PM
Friday, October 10, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Joseph Ritsch by Elliot Lanes

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’…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:18PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Bruce Coughlin by Elliot Lanes

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 …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:29PM
Friday, October 3, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Evita’ at Kennedy Center by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:57PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

News: A Touching and Fitting Tribute for Actress Tana Hicken by Elliot Lanes

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 …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:54PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Concert Review: ‘Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No.1’ presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Music Center at Strathmore by Elliot Lanes

Going to a classical concert can be somewhat of a crapshoot. Sometimes the music is glorious and other times it’s a crashing bore. This past Saturday evening’s BSO concert at the Music C…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:50AM
Monday, September 29, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Maggie Boland and John Hance by Elliot Lanes

Today marks the third anniversary of A Quick 5 on MD Theatre Guide. When I started this column I never thought it would last this long and be as popular as it has become. Today’s colum…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:46AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Dee Hoty by Elliot Lanes

Broadway actress/singer Dee Hoty is currently performing in 9 to 5 the Musical  at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia PA in the role of Violet Newstead. On Broadway she has been seen in …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:51PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘The Shoplifters’ at Arena Stage by Elliot Lanes

Arena Stage’s 65th  Anniversary Season opened in a big way last night with a world premiere comedy that goes far beyond the jokes to make a point about the human condition. Morris Panych�…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:46PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with John Preece by Elliot Lanes

To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof , today’s A Quick 5 subject is a man who knows the show very very well. John Preece has played in many productions of Fid…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:17PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia PA by Elliot Lanes

Taking a hit movie and turning it into a property for the stage is always a risky proposition. Sometimes it comes off successfully and other times it fails miserably. When it does fail, it�…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:47PM
Sunday, September 14, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Jane Horwitz by Elliot Lanes

Jane Horwitz is someone you might know from a number of local entertainment mediums. If you read the Washington Post regularly, then you know about Jane’s work as a reviewer and that s…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:34AM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Gillian Williams by Elliot Lanes

Gillian Williams is currently starring as Abby in Belleville at Studio Theatre. She was recently seen in Venus in Fur at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company. Other regiona…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:58PM

News: Actor Joseph Marcell Keeping a Strong Theater Tradition Alive by Touring Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ to the Masses by Elliot Lanes

Actor Joseph Marcell is living his dream right now. He is currently touring the states playing the lead role in Shakespeare’s King Lear. This production started at Shakespeare’s Globe in…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:34AM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Brynn O’Malley by Elliot Lanes

Brynn O’Malley is currently starring in the dual roles of Dot/Marie in Signature Theatre’s fantastic production of Sunday in the Park with George.  She has appeared on Broadway …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:53PM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Spark’ presented by Theater Alliance at Anacostia Playhouse by Elliot Lanes

The topic of what happens to our service men and women has been explored in numerous film and TV shows as well as on stage. Theater Alliance is opening its twelfth season with a world premie…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:23PM

‘A Quick 5′ with Jenna Sokolowski by Elliot Lanes

Jenna Sokolowski is currently opening the 2014/15 season of Arena Stage as Phyllis in the world premiere of The Shoplifters which runs through October 19th. Although this is her Arena Stage …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:04PM
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘The Cole Porter Project: It’s Alright with Me’ presented by the In Series at Source Theatre by Elliot Lanes

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Congress made musical theatre lovers happy for a change and signed a bill saying that once a year would be known as a day for commemorating compos…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:04PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Katie deBuys by Elliot Lanes

Katie deBuys is currently in rehearsals at Round House Theatre for Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love in which she plays the role of May. She appeared at Round House Theatre last season in S…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:22AM
Friday, August 22, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Phamaly Theatre Company in Denver Colorado by Elliot Lanes

Our second night of vacation in Denver bought us back to the Denver Performing Arts Complex having seen The Sound of Music the night before. This time around we are in the Space Theatre for …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:46AM
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Jon Kalbfleisch by Elliot Lanes

Jon Kalbfleisch is currently the musical director for Signature Theatre’s 25th anniversary season opener Sunday in the Park with George. Jon has been the resident musical director for …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:38PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Blue Man Group’ at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas Nevada by Elliot Lanes

What has gobs of toilet paper, plenty of tube like structures and three not of this world performers? If you guessed the global sensation Blue Man Group then you get a MD Theatre Guide mug! …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:53PM
Monday, August 18, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘The Sound of Music’ presented by Central City Opera at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver Colorado by Elliot Lanes

Many opera companies fail miserably in presenting Broadway musicals because traditionally opera singers cannot act. They are trained to sound pretty and not much else. The show I saw the fir…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:12PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

News: ‘Le Rêve’ Making a Unique Splash in Las Vegas by Elliot Lanes

When in Las Vegas your entertainment options are endless. Le Rêve, which is playing at the Wynn, might be one of the most unique and spectacular choices. Entertainment in Las Vegas is done …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:51AM
Monday, August 4, 2014

News: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Mystère’: 20 Years of Theatrical Magic in Las Vegas by Elliot Lanes

My fellow readers, it’s that time of year again when this aging theatre type goes on vacation with his wife Jen to recharge before the upcoming season. The cities this year are Denver and …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:06PM
Thursday, July 31, 2014

News: Tina Ghandchilar to be Featured Artist for Month of August at LA-TI-DO by Elliot Lanes

Actress, singer and MD Theatre Guide writer Tina Ghandchilar will be the featured artist for the month of August at LA-TI-DO the place where musical theatre and poetry collide every Monday e…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:02PM

Concert Review: ‘Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis’ at Wolf Trap by Elliot Lanes

On an unusually cool night at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, the stage heated up with the swinging stylings of NYC’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring legendary trumpeter Wynton Mar…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:24AM
Monday, July 28, 2014

Fringe Review: ‘Uniform’ at Gearbox by Elliot Lanes

Do you remember back in Jr. High School English when your teacher would give you a scenario and ask you what you think the ending is? That is what Pseudostyle Theatre’s Holocaust play …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:01AM
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Fringe Review: ‘Killer Quack’ at Goethe Institut-Mainstage by Elliot Lanes

Stop the presses!! Master storyteller James Judd is back for his tenth anniversary at Capital Fringe with his latest show Killer Quack which features a story that you just can’t make up. D…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:38AM
Friday, July 25, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Rachel Stroud-Goodrich and Chris Goodrich by Elliot Lanes

Rachel Stroud-Goodrich and Chris Goodrich are one ambitious theatre couple. They are the C0-Artistic Directors of Unexpected Stage Company which is presenting its first musical called Dani G…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:23AM

Fringe Review: ‘Marriage, Lizards and Love’ at the Shop at Fort Fringe by Elliot Lanes

Good talent gets drawn to a play for many reasons. In the case of Jean P. Bordewich’s predictable and melodramatic play Marriage, Lizards and Love, you have to wonder what that reason was.…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:30AM

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