Articles Tagged With: Other Voices Theatre

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.

Ainsley Deegan (center) as Tobias Ragg and th ensemble of Sweeney Todd at Other Voices Theatre. ????Oktober Hollow Photography

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews October 6, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

Splendors you never have dreamed all your days— my lucky friends! With spooky season upon us, you’ll have your pick— there seems to be a Sweeney in every market this October! Live in or around Frederick and that side of the state? Other Voices Theatre has got your covered with their production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Directed by Amy Hebb, with Musical Direction by Paul Cabell,

God! That’s Good! An Interview with Other Voices Theatre’s Sweeney, Lovette, and The Director of Sweeney Todd

Interviews October 2, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

*gasp* A theatre!

Wait! What’s your rush? What’s your hurry?

You’re in for such a treat— thought that they were closed—

Hang on a minute, go and sit! Sit you down! SIT!

They’re so excited, they haven’t seen an audience for months—

Did you come in for a show, folks?

Do forgive them, they’re putting Sondheim on the stage…

What was that?

SpongeBob: The Musical at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews August 5, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

SpongeBob! The musical!? That’s right, gentle fish-folk…or land mammals…or whoever you are that needs a good laugh and a feel-good night out at the theatre? (And that is 100% everyone right now, so everyone should come out to the theatre.) That ridiculous and absorbent, delightful yellow sponge from Nickelodeon has his own stage musical! (And it’s not new-new…it debuted back in 2016!) But it sure is splashing onto the stage at Other Voices Theatre!

All Shook Up at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews May 8, 2023 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

All Shook Up is one of the fantastically fun, fluffy, and flashy hallmarks of the early-to-mid 2000’s big jukebox musicals, and it’s difficult not to come away from the show with some burnin’ love and a couple of jiggly-wiggly, hip-shaking moves made just for your best pair of blue suede shoes. The show originally debuted on Broadway in 2005 with a 6-month run, and it features a cross-section of intermingled love stories in a small mid-western 1950’s town told to the iconic music of The King (Elvis Presley,

Amy Hebb (left) as Annie Wilkes and Jeff Wine (right) as Paul Sheldon in Misery. ????Stephen Knapp

Misery at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews February 15, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

You mustn’t cheat your readers. Ever. Or in this case, your theatergoers. Worry not, attendees of Other Voices Theatre, the current production of Misery won’t cheat you out of anything. This thrilling, edgy, and suspenseful drama— with the subtle flavoring of a dark comedy— may be a departure from the usual productions offered by the company but it’s a stellar performance that is brilliantly set down for an intense two hours’ stage traffic.

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,