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Friday, January 23, 2015

‘A Quick 5′ with Gregory Wooddell by Elliot Lanes

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 Affil…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:08PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015

‘A Quick 5′ with Whitney Bashor by Elliot Lanes

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 Si…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:49AM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

‘A Quick 5′ with Ethan McSweeny by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:37PM
Friday, January 2, 2015

Concert Review: ‘New Year’s Eve at the Kennedy Center’ with Ozomatli and Members of the NSO, Steven Reineke Conductor by Elliot Lanes

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 …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:54PM
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

News: Top Important Local Theatrical News Stories of 2014 by Elliot Lanes

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. Keepin…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:10PM
Monday, December 22, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Lawrence Redmond by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:52PM
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Concert Review: ‘Megan Hilty’s A Kennedy Center Christmas’ at Kennedy Center by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:53AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

News: Magic to Do, Backstage with the National Tour of ‘Pippin’ by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:35AM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ Remembrance of Nancy Lamott with Pianist/Arranger Christopher Marlowe by Elliot Lanes

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 lovers …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:17AM
Friday, December 12, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at 1st Stage by Elliot Lanes

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 …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:27PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Luciana Stecconi 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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:00AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Wolf Pack Theatre Company by Elliot Lanes

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 w…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:30PM
Monday, December 8, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Mary Poppins’ at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia PA by Elliot Lanes

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 ver…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:24PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014

Concert Review: ‘Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker’ featuring Step Afrika! and the BSO, Ken Lam conductor at Strathmore by Elliot Lanes

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 aro…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:29PM
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Concert Review: ‘Andrea McArdle’ part of Barbara Cook’s Spotlight Series at Kennedy Center by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:41AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Pun Bandhu by Elliot Lanes

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 with …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:44PM

Theatre Review: ‘Donny & Marie Christmas at the National’ at National Theatre by Elliot Lanes

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 Carpent…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:37AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Laura Zinn by Elliot Lanes

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 Dis…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:57AM
Monday, December 1, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Emily Skinner by Elliot Lanes

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.…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:09AM
Friday, November 21, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Little Dancer’ at Kennedy Center by Elliot Lanes

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�…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:57AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Susan Rome by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:44PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Elliot Lanes

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. Wi…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:17AM
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ at Warner Theatre by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:48PM
Friday, November 14, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Luigi Sottile by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:42PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

News: For Composer Gary William Friedman, Light Still Sings all Over This World by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:39AM
Friday, November 7, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Michael Winther by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:30AM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Deidra LaWan Starnes by Elliot Lanes

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 incl…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:54AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Vadim Feichtner by Elliot Lanes

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-Br…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:19PM
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

‘A Quick 5′ with Jefferson A. Russell by Elliot Lanes

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 H…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:49PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Theatre Review: ‘The Me Nobody Knows’ presented by UMD School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Cente by Elliot Lanes

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…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:58AM
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

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