NEXT TO NORMAL
"Lane as Diana brings an energetic force that will not quit. She never crumples through her turmoil, remaining a fiercely strong woman at every stage." - Don Grigware, Broadway World
"The cast is anchored by Michelle Lane, whose vocal talent onstage and presence is rivaled only by her ability to convey the tortured nurturer battling the internal demons that she faces."
- LA TALK RADIO: STATE OF THE ARTS with Michael Sterling and Andrew David James
"Michelle Lane is funny as Diana. Well, funny in the way that you can laugh about your bi-polar illness. Lane touches all the right buttons, funny, sad, lonely and loving. Great work and one that will have you leave the theatre with differing opinions as to why she is the way she is." - Joe Straw
"Lane’s sunny girl-next-door persona makes her an unexpected Diana, but a memorable one, and not simply for playing against type. Lane wins audience hearts from the get-go while exploring Diana’s multitude of emotional demons with heartbreaking honesty in the most crystal-clear of sopranos." - Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
"As Diana, Michelle Lane also did a fantastic job of conveying the many peaks and valleys of the character’s journey while finding key, small moments to differentiate her portrayal from the well known, Tony-winning performance of Alice Ripley." - Erin Conley, OnStage
"Pico Playhouse’s “Next to Normal” Is Next to Perfect"
"A heart-wrenching performance as Diana" - Cary Ginell, VC OnStage
"Run, don’t walk to The Pico Playhouse very, very soon to see this wonderful production of the marvelous and brave Next to Normal." - Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros, NoHo Arts District
"Lane perceptively navigates the complex patterns of Diana’s shifting sanity" - Neal Weaver, Stage Raw
"The entire talented cast does an excellent job of projecting the conflicting emotions inherent in the story – and can they act and sing!" - Elaine L. Mura, Splash Magazine
"The ensemble cast is outstanding and their vocal blend perfect. Especially moving is Michelle Lane as the mother, Diana." - Patricia Foster Rye, Parchment Chronicle
"The cast is anchored by Michelle Lane, whose vocal talent onstage and presence is rivaled only by her ability to convey the tortured nurturer battling the internal demons that she faces."
- LA TALK RADIO: STATE OF THE ARTS with Michael Sterling and Andrew David James
"Michelle Lane is funny as Diana. Well, funny in the way that you can laugh about your bi-polar illness. Lane touches all the right buttons, funny, sad, lonely and loving. Great work and one that will have you leave the theatre with differing opinions as to why she is the way she is." - Joe Straw
"Lane’s sunny girl-next-door persona makes her an unexpected Diana, but a memorable one, and not simply for playing against type. Lane wins audience hearts from the get-go while exploring Diana’s multitude of emotional demons with heartbreaking honesty in the most crystal-clear of sopranos." - Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
"As Diana, Michelle Lane also did a fantastic job of conveying the many peaks and valleys of the character’s journey while finding key, small moments to differentiate her portrayal from the well known, Tony-winning performance of Alice Ripley." - Erin Conley, OnStage
"Pico Playhouse’s “Next to Normal” Is Next to Perfect"
"A heart-wrenching performance as Diana" - Cary Ginell, VC OnStage
"Run, don’t walk to The Pico Playhouse very, very soon to see this wonderful production of the marvelous and brave Next to Normal." - Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros, NoHo Arts District
"Lane perceptively navigates the complex patterns of Diana’s shifting sanity" - Neal Weaver, Stage Raw
"The entire talented cast does an excellent job of projecting the conflicting emotions inherent in the story – and can they act and sing!" - Elaine L. Mura, Splash Magazine
"The ensemble cast is outstanding and their vocal blend perfect. Especially moving is Michelle Lane as the mother, Diana." - Patricia Foster Rye, Parchment Chronicle
IN THE NEXT ROOM or The Vibrator Play
"Also providing an anchor of sorts is Michelle Lane as Annie, nurse to Dr. Givings who helps hold the story and characters together with a fine, understated performance and some surprises thrown in that were performed with class and a keen sense of focus. All throughout her performance she wisely underplayed each bit, presenting a very believable character." - Goldstar.com
KISS ME KATE
"Michelle Lane is a stitch as the dimwitted bombshell Lois Lane. She (deliberately) massacres Shakespeare with perfection. And she knows how to work a song. Her "Why Can't You Behave?" is a stunner."
- Kathleen Allen, The Arizona Daily Star
- Kathleen Allen, The Arizona Daily Star
