REVIEWS AND AWARDS 

 

THE WILD PARTY

"Jane Lanier's choreography is pitch perfect...particularly in a frenzied explosion at the end of a number titled - appropriately- "Wild"."- Evan Henerson, Daily News. 

"The production brings to life Joseph Moncure March's nearly unpublishable 1928 poem...with seamless choreography by Jane Lanier, [it] results in a thrilling stage event." - Tom Provenzano, LA Weekly.

"As Queenie's best friend and fiercest rival, Jane Lanier (who also contributes smashing choreography) is divine; her bitchy catfights with Pettiford are the funniest since those "Bosom Buddies" Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur bared their claws in Mame"- Les Spindle, Back Stage West.

 

NOT YOUR TIME

Awards: 

WINNER- Grand Prize Best Picture, New Media Film Festival 2011 

WINNER- Best Short Film, Boston International Film Festival 2011

WINNER- Best Short Film, New Media Film Festival 2011

WINNER- Best Short Film, Audience Favorite, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2012

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Cinequest Film Festival 2011, Palm Springs ShortFest 2011, Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2012, Reel Shorts Film Festival- Canada 2011, Friars Club Film Festival 2011, Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2012, Cleveland International Film Festival 2012

 

LITTLE FISH

"Adapted from the contemporary tales of Deborah Eisenberg, Michael John LaChiusa's ambitious tuner "Little Fish" offers a...glimpse into the life and times of underachieving Manhattanite Charlotte (Alice Ripley),  [using] the stellar combined efforts of helmer Kirsten Sanderson, music jockey David O, [and] hoofer honcho Jane Lanier." - Julio Martinez, Variety

 

SMELL OF THE KILL

"[Playwright] Lowe has a pop-culture flair for punch lines and sight gags, which director Jane Lanier adroitly exploits to keep tension and farce in balance." - David C. Nichols, Los Angeles TImes

"The story still manages to entertain because of the deft direction by Jane Lanier."