Title: Plaid Tidings

Dates: December 9, 2022

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets start at $10

Times: 6:30 pm

Description: Get in the Holiday spirit with Porch Play Productions and Highlands Lakeside Theatre, all tied up in a big plaid bow! Concert featuring the singers of Porch Play Productions and Friends. Holiday goodies and cocoa will be available for purchase at in Anthony’s Lounge before the show and during intermission. General admission open seating. 

Approximate run time: 2 hours with intermission.  

Title: Sister Act the Musical 

Dates: August 18 – September 3, 2023

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets start at $25 Adult, $10 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice.

Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm

Description: This feel-good comedy smash is based on the hit film. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she rediscovers her own. Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing, and a truly moving story, Sister Act will leave audiences breathless.

Cautions: Adult themes and language. May be inappropriate for children under 13.

Credits: Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Glenn Slater. Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner. Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane.  Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard. SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Title: Ghost the Musical 

Dates: June 2 – 18, 2023

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets start at $25 Adult, $10 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice.

Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm

Description: Adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter, the story follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose bond of love transcends the boundaries of life itself after his untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger and uses a storefront psychic to protect her and avenge his death. A poignant romance that builds comedy, suspense, and deeply felt emotion to an ethereal climax.

Cautions: Contains mature themes and adult language.

Credits: Book & Lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin. Music & Lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Produced by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 

Title: Little Girl Blou

Dates: March 24 – April 9, 2023

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets start at $25 Adult, $10 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice.

Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm

Description: WORLD PREMIERE! The full-length version of the one-act play presented in 2021 centers around Blou Richard and her mother Mae, a wealthy Lafayette, Louisiana family that doesn’t hide their crazy…they parade it around the front porch and give it sweet tea! Laced with comedic situations, lovable characters, and heart-warming scenes, the play takes a hard, raw look at mental illness – when it plagues one person in the family it actually affects all. 

Cautions: Adult themes and language. May be inappropriate for children under 13.

Credits: Written by Laura Byron Wade. Produced by special arrangement with Laura Byron Wade.

Title: Grumpy Old Men

Dates: January 13 – 29, 2023

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets start at $20 Adult, $10 Youth Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice.

Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm

Description: GRUMPY OLD MEN is the story of two aging men, Max and John, neighbors who have been feuding for most of their lives. Invigorated by their shared affection for their new neighbor across the street, the beautiful, eccentric, and charming Ariel, they face-off as romantic rivals until their hilarious shenanigans finally bring about a resolution to their long-standing differences. Based on the 1993 film, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone.

Cautions: Adult themes and language.  May be inappropriate for children under 13.

Credits: Book by Dan Remmes. Music by Neil Berg. Lyrics by Nick Meglin. Produced through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 

Title: Speakeasy or Say Nothing

Dates: February 10 – 12, 2023

Venue: February 10 – 12, 2023

Tickets start at $15. Group rates for 15+ tickets with 6 weeks advance notice.

Times: Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm. Doors open one hour before start time.

Description: Musical Revue-Roaring 20’s Genre with storytelling dialog. Audience immersive cabaret style.

Approximate run time: 100-120 minutes, not including intermission.

Credits: Created and directed by Rachel and Larry Moore.