
Elliot Lanes
Elliot Lanes has been working in theatre for over 30 years as a PSM, Sound Designer, Board Op....you get the idea. He has had the pleasure of working with some of DC's finest artists at venues such as Theater J, Studio Theatre, and Round House Theatre. Other DC area credits include many productions at Capital Fringe, and "Two Trains Running" and "Circle Mirror Transformation" at Prince Georges Community College. He also has been the lighting designer for the past 13 for Momentum Dance Company. Prior to moving to DC, he was the Resident PSM for Negro Ensemble Company and White Horse Theatre Company in NYC for five years each. He also had the pleasure of working with Liza Minnelli, Betty Buckley and Marilyn Maye at the Backstage Bistro Awards as PSM for that event. Elliot previously covered the DC Metro Area theatre scene for Maryland Theatre Guide, and wrote the successful "A Quick 5" column.
Most Popular Articles


Interview: Theatre Life with Maya Keleher
June 11, 2026

Interview: Theatre Life with Matt DiCarlo
June 18, 2026

Interview: A Career That Goes Beyond The Mask, Michael Crawford Looks Back on A Long and Distinguished Career
December 19, 2025

Review: Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara with The National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap
August 7, 2025

Interview: Theatre Life with Douglas Sills
January 9, 2026

Interview: Theatre Life with Matt DiCarlo
June 18, 2026
Today’s subject Matt Di Carlo is currently living his theatre life as the International Associate Director for Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Interview: Theatre Life with Maya Keleher
June 11, 2026
Today’s subject Maya Keleher is currently living her theatre life onstage touring the country as suffragette Alice Paul in the Tony Award winning Suffs.

Feature: Why Lauren Daigle Is The Singer/Songwriter Everyone Needs In Their Lives Right Now.
June 10, 2026
Singer/songwriter/humanitarian Lauren Daigle is a two-time Grammy, seven-time Billboard Music Award, four-time American Music Award, and ten-time GMA Dove Music Award winner.

Interview: Theatre Life with Maria Rizzo
June 5, 2026
Today’s subject Maria Rizzo is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre playing the role of Fastrada in Pippin.

Interview: Theatre Life with Melanie Field
June 4, 2026
Today’s subject Melanie Field is currently living her theatre life onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) playing the role of Emilia in Othello.

Review: AESOP'S FABLES at Adventure Theatre MTC
April 30, 2026
I honestly think there is something in the water at Glen Echo Park because Adventure Theatre MTC is now four for four this season with their latest production Aesop’s Fables.

Feature: Stephen Schwartz's DMV Connections are Truly Extraordinary Things
April 28, 2026
Multi- Award winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz has had a long and distinguished career in writing for both theatre and film.

Interview: Theatre Life with Charity Arianna
April 27, 2026
Today’s subject Charity Arianna is currently living her theatre life on tour playing Nabulungi in the current North American Tour of The Book of Mormon.

Feature: Lots of Talent, Lots of Heart, Gone Too Soon, Remembering James Raitt
April 24, 2026
Tomorrow, April 25th, will mark the 32nd anniversary of the passing of vocal arranger, musical director, pianist, and musical genius James Raitt.

Interview: Theatre Life with Kokayi
April 9, 2026
Today’s subject Kokayi is currently living his theatre life as the composer of John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest at Mosaic Theater Company.

Interview: Theatre Life with Phoenix Assata LaFreniere
April 8, 2026
Today’s subject Phoenix Assata LaFreniere is currently living her theatre life on tour playing Dorothy in The Wiz.

Review: I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: NINA SIMONE at Signature Theatre
April 7, 2026
There is no question that actress/singer/not of this world performer Felicia Curry is true DC theatre royalty.

Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre
April 2, 2026
When it comes to the arts, there are a lot of things in DC that go either unnoticed or get lost in the shuffle.

Interview: Theatre Life with Bill Sherman
April 1, 2026
Today’s subject Bill Sherman is currently living his theatre life as the Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Arranger for Signature Theatre’s new musical Safety Not Guaranteed.

Interview: Theatre Life with Kemi-Bo Jacobs
March 31, 2026
Today’s subject Kemi-Bo Jacobs is currently living her theatre life onstage playing Agnes in the esteemed Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC’S) production of Hamnet.

Interview: Theatre Life with Rebecca Madeira
March 27, 2026
Today’s subject Rebecca Madeira is currently living her theatre life onstage at Arena Stage as part in the role of Rachael Brown in Inherit The Wind.

Interview: Theatre Life with Nick Blaemire
March 26, 2026
Today’s subject Nick Blaemire is currently living his theatre life at Signature Theatre as the book writer for the new musical Safety Not Guaranteed.

Feature: Three Actors, Three Productions of the Same Show, Same Historic Theatre
March 25, 2026
With the 250th birthday of our nation approaching this July 4th, Ford’s Theatre’s current attraction, the musical that tells the how the Declaration of Independence came to be, 1776 is indeed the best choice for this historic theatre to be presenting for the occasion.
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