Articles Tagged With: Jeanne Lloyd

The Wild Party at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews October 15, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

It always pays to raise the roof. No limits. No boundaries. No compromise. Other Voices Theatre is certainly pushing their boundaries, breaking their limits, and giving it their all for their current production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party. Directed by Diane Causer with Musical Direction by Sheila Melendez and Choreography by Amanda Patten, this musical is one heck of a bumpy and wild ride, so buckle up, put your bugle beads on and get ready for one intense evening of theatre.

Guys & Dolls at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews August 4, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

I dreamed last night I got on a boat to Frederick! And by some chance— found a ticket in my hand!

And as I looked, to see what was printed on the ticket— an usher told me take a seat and not to stand!

And the people all said— Sit Down! Sit down, you’re seeing a show!

The People all said— Sit down! Sit down, you’re seeing a show!

Songs For A New World at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews May 15, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

It’s about one moment— in this show, it’s that tragically beautiful heartbreaking moment near the end— it’s about one second— maybe when sexy Mrs. Claus saunters into the clinic? But you didn’t know— that you have to go— to Other Voices Theatre to see Songs For A New World, appearing as the penultimate show of their 2024/2025 season. Directed by Ashley Gerhardt with Musical Direction by Marci Shegogue, this song-cycle show, by the incomparably talented Jason Robert Brown,

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews March 1, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Society is what decides who’s sane and who isn’t. Loaded statement? Seems oddly accurate, all things considered. But if you’re ready to forget about the insane society in which we’re all presently attempting to survive and spend a couple of hours tucked away in the nice, sterile, padded safety of Nurse Ratched’s ward for the acute and chronic, self-proclaimed psycho-ceramics-the-crackpots-of-humanity, then Other Voices Theatre has just the show for you. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,

Big Fish at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews October 5, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

Secrets are the backbone of society. Everybody ought to have a few. And Frederick has got at least one— Other Voices Theatre, tucked away up off Jefferson Street in the Performance Factory. And that little secret is currently producing Big Fish: Small Cast Edition as their 2024/2025 season opener. Directed by Andrew Lloyd Baughman, with Musical Direction by Lisa Dodson, and Choreography by Donna Grim, this modern-day fantasy exploration musical is oddly charming and heartwarming.

Newsies at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews August 2, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

Victory! Guts and glory! They’re a front-page story— they’re the kings of— Frederick! You heard it here first, folks, and the papes don’t lie! Newsies at Other Voices Theatre is a real smash sensation! OVT is on a mission, kill the competition! And they’re doing it right! Directed by Ashely Gerhardt with Musical Direction by Tyrus Mataban-Ward, and Choreography by Kiersten Gasemy, this exuberantly energetic production is carrying the banner of excellence and engaging the audience with their enthusiasm and heart from start to finish.

Noises Off! at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews March 7, 2022 Amanda N. Gunther

Do it for the sardines! Maybe also for the doors and the boxes! But mostly for the sardines! Sardines— sardines!!! They’re everywhere! And they’re all over the set of Noises Off! at Other Voices Theatre in Frederick. Directed by Matthew Bannister, this high-end, high-octane, full-comedy farce is just the laugh the doctor ordered! Pandemic blues got you down? Get out of the house and get tickets to this show— you’ll laugh out loud,