Title: Liv After Death
Dates: January 10 – 26, 2025
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: start at $25 Adult, $15 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Join us for the World Premier performances of Liv After Death, an original two-act play by local playwright Laura Byron Wade. Originally a competition piece for the Florida Theatre Conference, this heartfelt comedy has been expanded into a full-length production. Set in upstate New York, the play introduces us to the vibrant and outspoken Esposito family. Despite facing life’s challenges—including divorce, loss, and the complexities of mother-daughter relationships—this loud and lovable Italian family finds humor and resilience in even the toughest moments. At the heart of the story is the sudden and untimely passing of the family’s patriarch, Nicky Esposito. As the surviving family members navigate their grief, they discover new ways to cope with their loss and rebuild their lives, all while sharing laughter, love, and unforgettable memories. Don’t miss this touching and hilarious exploration of family bonds, resilience, and the power of laughter in the face of adversity.
Cautions: not suitable for young children.
Credits: Written by Laura Byron Wade.
Special Offers: reserve seats on Opening night, January 10, and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.
Title: Disenchanted
Dates: May 30 – June 15, 2025
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: start at $25 Adult, $15 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight. Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades are here to comically belt out the truth. Received an “Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical” nomination (Outer Critics Circle Awards) and a “Best New Off-Broadway Musical” nomination (Off Broadway Alliance).
Cautions: Contains adult language and content. Not recommended for children under 16.
Credits: Book, music and lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino. Presented through special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global.
Special Offers: reserve seats on Opening night, May 30, and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.
Title: Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story
Dates: August 15 – 31, 2025
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: start at $25 Adult, $15 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Tells the true story of Buddy’s meteoric rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when “That’ll Be the Day” hit the airwaves until his tragic death less than two years later on “the day the music died”. The show features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including “That’ll Be the Day”, “Peggy Sue”, “Everyday”, and “Oh Boy”, plus Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” and the Big Boppers “Chantilly Lace.” The incredible legacy of the young man with glasses, whose musical career spanned an all too brief period during the Golden Days of rock & roll, continues to live on in “Buddy”.
Cautions: While it does not contain nudity or swear words, it is not recommended for children under 7 years old.
Credits: Book by Alan Janes. Music by Buddy Holly. Lyrics by Buddy Holly.
Special Offers: reserve seats on Opening night, August 15, and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.
Title: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Dates: March 28 – April 13, 2024
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: start at $25 Adult, $15 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun! Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world.
Cautions: recommended for children 12 and older. May contain scenes including death, murder, physical violence, blood, depiction of cannibalism, drug use, e-cigarettes, sexual content, haze, loud music, and flickering (but not strobing) lighting effects.
Credits: Book by Hugh Wheeler. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond. Sweeney Todd is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Special Offers: reserve seats on Opening night, March 28, and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.
Title: The Wizard of Oz
Dates: November 1 – 17, 2024
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: start at $25 Adult, $15 Youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Embark on a magical journey down the yellow brick road with our enchanting production of The Wizard of Oz. Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto as they skip, dance, and sing their way through the Land of Oz. Includes the beloved songs “Over the Rainbow,” “Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead),” “If I Only Had a Brain/a Heart/the Nerve,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard (Follow the Yellow Brick Road),” “Jitterbug,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.” This bright musical is charged with a bundle of wonderful songs and thrill after thrill.
Cautions: May frighten young children.
Credits: Book by John Kane. Music by Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. Based on the Play/Book/Film The Wizard of Oz.
Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night, November 1, and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.