Title: Moonlight, Martinis & Meatballs 2023

Dates: September 23, 2023

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse, Lobby, Anthony’s Lounge & Frank’s Deck

Tickets: VIP $75, General Admission $60. Designated driver tickets available for $5 off.

Times: VIP 6:30 pm, General Admission 7 pm

Description:  The most unique fundraiser anywhere!  Gaze at and dance under the moon, choose the People’s Choice Meatball Cook-off winner, and enjoy three Signature Martinis, newly created for this year. MOONLIGHT: get an up close and personal view of the moon through the provided telescope. Dancing on the deck in the moonlight is encouraged. MARTINIS: our dedicated Mixologists choose 3 new recipes each year, included in your admission. Try each one and let us know which is your fave. MEATBALLS: We invite the best chefs in Highlands County to bring their meatballs to compete for the People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice awards. Your admission includes one vote, but! you can buy more votes to support your preferred sample. VIP: get a 30 minute early admission to the event, and exclusive use of the Sugar Sand Distillery VIP lounge, where they provide a fourth VIP-tini, and hors d’oeuvres. Don’t forget to visit the Travel Package Silent Auction, Wine Pull and Bountiful Grazing table. Play Heads and Tails for a chance to win half the entry fees.

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Cautions: Not suitable for anyone under 21 years old.

Credits: Sponsored by Kathy Yahya, Nancy Fassler, Ted Bullens, and Jet Hansen.

Title: Jesus Christ Superstar

Dates: November 3-19, 2023

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: Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels’ accounts of the Passion, an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’.  A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades.

Cautions: Plan to Arrive Early. Due to the unique staging of the show, for actor and patron safety, late seating and reseating will be extremely limited – wait times to enter the Theatre could be up to 25 minutes if you are late or leave the performance. May not be suitable for children under 13 years old. Parental guidance is advised for the “implied violence” and there is also a warning for people who may be sensitive to lights. The musical may use strobe lights and other special effects.

Credits: Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Produced by special arrangement with Concord  Theatricals.

Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night, November 3, and enjoy the celebration, including walking the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.  On any Saturday night performance, purchase a show drink in a reusable HLT Sebring Sipping Society cup and get $1 off show drinks whenever you attend a Saturday Blackman Stage series performance. Limited availability. Subject to change without notice. Discount offer expires November 19, 2024.

Title: A Higher Place in Heaven

Dates: January 12 – 28, 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: A prequel to Pamela Parker’s Second Samuel, A Higher Place in Heaven is set in 1925, on the front porch of New Hope, the home of Miss Madison. She and her longtime friend and servant, Miss Simpson, live a quiet life just outside the town of Second Samuel with their sons Frisky and US, who are more often found at the fishing pond than in the schoolhouse. When Son and his wife Billie Augusta visit, he finds a document that would forever change the history of New Hope and its residents’ lives. Filled with laughter and tears, anger and forgiveness, this touching story is one that speaks to divisions that we still struggle with today. It also shows that, no matter our differences, love and grace can bring people together and keep New Hope alive.

Cautions: May not be suitable for children under 13 years old.

Credits: Written by Pamela Parker.  Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.

Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night, January 12, and enjoy the celebration, including walking the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.  On any Saturday night performance, purchase a show drink in a reusable HLT Sebring Sipping Society cup and get $1 off show drinks whenever you attend a Saturday Blackman Stage series performance. Limited availability. Subject to change without notice. Discount offer expires November 19, 2024.

Title: A Higher Place in Heaven

Dates: March 29 – April 14, 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:  We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a globalized future without musical instruments. A handful of rock rebels, the Bohemians, fight against the all-powerful Globalsoft company and its boss, the Killer Queen; they fight for freedom, individuality and the rebirth of the age of rock. Scaramouche and Galileo, two young outsiders, cannot come to terms with the bleak conformist reality. They join the Bohemians and embark on the search to find the unlimited power of freedom, love and Rock!

Cautions: Mild adult content and themes. May be inappropriate for children under 10.

Credits:  Music and Lyrics by Queen. Book by Ben Elton. Produced by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide.

Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night, March 29, and enjoy the celebration! Walk the red carpet, enjoy happy hour discounts in the lounge, have light refreshments, and more.  On any Saturday night performance, purchase a show drink in a reusable HLT Sebring Sipping Society cup and get $1 off show drinks whenever you attend a Saturday Blackman Stage series performance. Limited availability. Subject to change without  notice. Discount offer expires November 19, 2024.

Title: Brighton Beach Memoirs

Dates: June 7 – 23, 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: The story reflects life in New York during the 1930s in pre-World War II days. Brighton Beach Memoirs focuses the fictional Jerome family of Brooklyn, a poor, working class extended Jewish family trying to make ends meet during the Depression. It features the famous Neil Simon humor that arises from family drama and crisis. It tells of a teenager finding his way through puberty, a cousin who aspires to perform on Broadway and a mother whose advice to her sister is: “Stay on your side of the street, that’s what gutters are for,” when her sister admits to going into a neighboring home.

Cautions: May not appeal to young audiences.

Credits:  Written by Neil Simon. Presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night, June 7, and enjoy the celebration! Walk the red carpet, enjoy happy hour discounts in the lounge, have light refreshments, and more.  On any Saturday night performance, purchase a show drink in a reusable HLT Sebring Sipping Society cup and get $1 off show drinks whenever you attend a Saturday Blackman Stage series performance. Limited availability. Subject to change without  notice. Discount offer expires November 19, 2024.

Title: Freaky Friday

Dates: August 23 – September 8, 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: When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other’s shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.

Cautions: Some material may not be suitable for children under 8. May contain theatrical smoke and haze and strobe lights.

Book by Bridget Carpenter. Music and Lyrics: Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey. Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

Special offers: reserve seats on Opening night,  August 23, and enjoy the celebration! Walk the red carpet, enjoy happy hour discounts in the lounge, have light refreshments, and more.  On any Saturday night performance, purchase a show drink in a reusable HLT Sebring Sipping Society cup and get $1 off show drinks whenever you attend a Saturday Blackman Stage series performance. Limited availability. Subject to change without  notice. Discount offer expires November 19, 2024.