Layne created her one-woman musical, "An Evening With Beatrice Lillie" as a tribute to her childhood idol, the legendary performer once called "the funniest woman in the world."

Starring as Lillie herself, Layne has received rave reviews for the show in New York, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and at the Edinburgh Festival and the Spoleto Festival USA (see Review Page).

Away from her Bea Lillie persona, Layne performs numerous cabaret/theater shows featuring the songs of such legends as Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, and Richard Rodgers. Her World War II show honors the great entertainers of that unforgettable era. Layne's gift for mimicking legendary divas is also evident in her musical portrayals of Marlene Dietrich, Julie Andrews, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead.

She has entertained national and international business organizations around the country, including the Concours Group, CSC-Index and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Despite her busy schedule, Layne finds time to serve as a voice teacher on the music faculty at Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, and to give singing lessons to many gifted singers of all ages in her voice studio in Carmel, California.

Layne is also a writer, whose credits include three screenplays and two novels; "Murder-by-the-Sea" published by Doubleday, and "Wonkers" published by Dutton. Both novels are available at Amazon.Com.