Get ready for a season filled with unforgettable music, powerful stories, big laughs, and extraordinary live theatre! Explore our 2026–2027 lineup below and click any show title to learn more.
Individual tickets for all five productions go on sale October 10 at 10:00 a.m.—10/10 at 10! Popular performances can fill quickly, so mark your calendar and secure your seats early.
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Title: Angie & Gary
Dates: September 26, 2026
Venue: Thakkar Family Foundation Pavilion
Tickets: $20 adult, $10 youth. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice.
Times: 7:30 pm
Description: Angie Saunders and Gary Johnson perform Pop, Rock, and Country duets from the 60’s through today made famous by such renowned artists as Sony & Cher, Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, and Simon & Garfunkel. They also perform their special duet arrangements from artists like Darius Rucker, Huey Lewis & the News, Neil Sedaka, Tina Turner, and Brian Adams.
Thakkar Family Foundation Pavilion
Open seating.
Doors open 1 hour before show time. Enjoy Anthony’s Lounge prior to the show.
The theater uses Zeffy because it allows HLT to keep 100% of your payment. During checkout, Zeffy will ask if you’d like to support their platform. That donation is optional. If you’d rather not contribute to Zeffy, simply select ‘Other’ and enter $0. Your payment to Highlands Lakeside Theatre will still be processed in full.
Title: 41st Annual Zenon Thakkar Awards
Dates: October 17, 2026
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Tables $15, Auditorium Seats $10
Times: 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Description: Time after time, Highlands Lakeside Theatre volunteers come together to create unforgettable productions—and now it’s time to celebrate! The 41st Annual Zenon Thakkar Awards is HLT’s gala celebration of the preceding season and the talented volunteers who made it all happen.
Throughout the evening, awards for artistic and technical achievement, volunteerism, and special events will be presented alongside entertainment by some of the season’s performers. We’ll also recognize the recipient of the Janelou Buck Significant Achievement Award before counting down to the evening’s final honor: Best Show of the Year, selected by HLT’s full-season subscribers.
The celebration will include a special sneak peek at our next season’s opening production, Little Shop of Horrors. It’s our time to look back on everything we accomplished—individually and together—and look forward to another exciting season at HLT.
Cocktail attire is encouraged.
All seating is General Admission, with no assigned or reserved seats. Table seating is available for an additional $5 per ticket and is also first come, first served.
Credits: Sponsors: Zenon and Marilyn Hansen Foundation and the Thakkar Family Foundation. Directed by Tracy Schuknecht and Dawn Smith.
The theater uses Zeffy because it allows HLT to keep 100% of your payment. During checkout, Zeffy will ask if you’d like to support their platform. That donation is optional. If you’d rather not contribute to Zeffy, simply select ‘Other’ and enter $0. Your payment to Highlands Lakeside Theatre will still be processed in full.
Title: The 27 Club
Dates: September 18-20, 2026
Venue: Thakkar Family Foundation Pavilion
Tickets: $20
Times: Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Reserve your spot for an evening of live performance that explores the legends, music, and stories of artists gone too soon in HLT’s Thakkar Family Foundation Pavilion.
In The 27 Club, we follow a young woman at the end of her rope. Considering taking her own life, Dylan Thompson experiences 5 extraordinary nights in which famous and familiar faces visit and try to help her see the value in the life she has. After all, The 27 Club isn’t one you can leave..
Content Advisory: Adult themes, talk about suicide, and explicit language.
Credits: Written by Erik Copper
Show Sponsored by Lake Placid Cyclery
The theater uses Zeffy because it allows HLT to keep 100% of your payment. During checkout, Zeffy will ask if you’d like to support their platform. That donation is optional. If you’d rather not contribute to Zeffy, simply select ‘Other’ and enter $0. Your payment to Highlands Lakeside Theatre will still be processed in full.
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Unlock an insider look at the spaces where our community productions come to life, and our local talent prepares to take the stage.
After the show, go to the front of the auditorium by the stairs to meet with a production person from Rent. You will be able to tour backstage and write your name on our graffiti wall. You can meet the cast and crew and ask questions about how the magic is created! Space is limited; sign up now!
The theater uses Zeffy because it allows HLT to keep 100% of your payment. During checkout, Zeffy will ask if you’d like to support their platform. That donation is optional. If you’d rather not contribute to Zeffy, simply select ‘Other’ and enter $0. Your payment to Highlands Lakeside Theatre will still be processed in full.
Title: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
Dates: August 13-29, 2027
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $30 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice. Additional fees apply.
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Before she became the legendary Carole King, she was a determined teenage songwriter from Brooklyn with a gift for creating unforgettable music. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of her remarkable journey—from writing chart-topping songs for some of the biggest voices in popular music to finding the courage to step into the spotlight herself and become a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon.
Along the way, Carole navigates friendship, love, heartbreak, and the challenges of building a life and career on her own terms. Her story comes alive through beloved classics including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “One Fine Day,” “So Far Away,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Up on the Roof,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
Joyful, moving, and filled with the music of a generation, Beautiful is a celebration of resilience, creativity, and one extraordinary woman who found her own voice. Don’t miss this musical phenomenon featuring the songs you remember and a story you’ll never forget.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including announcements and intermission.
Content Advisory: Suitable for most theatergoers over the age of 13. Contains adult themes including sexual references, depression/bipolar disorder or similar, an instance of underage pregnancy, mention of drugs, infidelity, and mild language.
Credits: Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. Book by Douglas McGrath. Music by Arrangement with Sony Music Publishing.
Title: Come From Away
Dates: June 4-20, 2027
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $30 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice. Additional fees apply.
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: In the uncertain days following September 11, 2001, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. With little warning, local residents opened their homes, schools, and hearts to thousands of strangers from around the world.
Based on remarkable true events, Come From Away is an uplifting, fast-paced celebration of kindness, connection, and the very best of humanity. Its deeply moving moments are balanced by abundant humor, lively music, and the unforgettable personalities of the travelers and townspeople whose lives became intertwined. Heartfelt, hopeful, and often surprisingly funny, this acclaimed musical reminds us that even in the darkest moments, compassion can bring strangers together and turn an unexpected stop into a place of belonging.
Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, not including announcements, with no intermission.
Content Advisory: References to 9/11 and emotional themes.
Credits: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Title: Between the Lines
Dates: March 26 – April 11, 2027
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $30 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice. Additional fees apply.
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: When real life feels overwhelming, teenager Delilah finds comfort in the pages of her favorite fairy tale. But what begins as an escape from everyday challenges takes an extraordinary turn when she discovers that the characters inside the book may be more real than she ever imagined—and that the handsome prince at the center of the story longs to escape his own carefully written fate.
Based on the beloved novel of the same name by bestselling author Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines is a heartfelt and imaginative musical adventure about finding your voice, rewriting your story, and discovering where you truly belong. Filled with humor, romance, and a little storybook magic, it reminds us that sometimes the path to a happy ending begins by stepping beyond the boundaries others have written for us.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes with announcements and intermission.
Content Advisory: Themes of identity, belonging, and family conflict.
Credits: Music and Lyrics by Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel. Book by Jodi Picoult & Timothy Allen McDonald
Title: Head of the Family
Dates: January 22 – February. 7, 2027
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $30 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice. Additional fees apply.
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: When a brother and sister gather to clean out their late father’s house, an unexpected discovery turns an already emotional task into a strange and darkly funny mystery. With no clear answers, speculation runs wild, long-held family dynamics rise to the surface, and their father’s fascination with Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass takes on curious new significance.
Developed from an award-winning one-act competition piece, this sharp, offbeat comedy by HLT’s resident playwright blends absurd circumstances, surprising secrets, and a perceptive look at the complicated bond between adult siblings. The less you know going in, the more fun the mystery will be!
Run Time: Approximately
Content Advisory: Adult humor, language, and absurd or dark comedic themes.
Credits: Written by Laura Byron Wade
Title: Little Shop of Horrors
Dates: November 6-22, 2026
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $30 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice. Additional fees apply.
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Get ready for big laughs, unforgettable songs, and one very hungry plant! Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour, a shy flower-shop assistant whose life changes when he discovers a strange and fascinating plant. As the plant attracts attention, Seymour finally finds the success, and the chance at love, he has always dreamed of. There’s just one problem: keeping his newfound fame means satisfying the plant’s increasingly dangerous appetite.
Blending catchy, Motown-inspired music with outrageous comedy, romance, and a deliciously dark twist, Little Shop of Horrors is a fast-paced theatrical favorite that proves getting everything you want may come at a price.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, including announcements and one intermission.
Content Advisory: Recommended for 10 and up due to some mature content and depictions of violence.
Credits: Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics and book by Howard Ashman.
Title: RENT
Dates: August 21 – September 6, 2026
Venue: Lakeside Playhouse
Tickets: Start at $25 Adult. Group rates 15+ tickets with advance notice
Times: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm. Sunday 2:30 pm
Description: Bold, raw, and unforgettable, Rent is a groundbreaking rock musical that follows a year in the lives of a group of young artists and friends struggling to survive and create in New York City’s East Village during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Loosely based on Puccini’s La Bohème, this Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is a powerful exploration of love, loss, identity, and community. With iconic songs like “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” and “Take Me or Leave Me,” Rent has become a cultural touchstone for a generation.
This production captures the urgency and hope of a group of voices that refuse to be silenced, living fully and loudly in the face of adversity.
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including opening announcements and intermission.
Content Advisory: Rent contains mature subject matter, including strong language, depictions and references to sexuality, substance use, illness, death, and adult themes. The production may not be suitable for children or some younger audiences. Recommended for mature teens and adults only. Parents and legal guardians are strongly encouraged to exercise discretion and review show content prior to purchasing tickets for minors.
Credits: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Special Offer: reserve seats on Opening night and enjoy the FirstNighters celebration! Includes a walk on the red carpet, happy hour in the lounge, light refreshments, and more.
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