A dark and stormy farce!
It is a dark and stormy night when Tristram (Spencer Conway) arrives at a rickety three-story home called The Pines in the British countryside to assist his firm’s client, Roland (Jeremy [...]
Inherit the Wind questions beliefs and prejudices
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. –Proverbs 11:29 Since the 2016 election, theatres in the greater Portland area [...]
Chess–a good story, a great musical
Lakewood Theatre has kicked of its 66th season with the musical Chess–a major musical that most of us have never heard of. Written by Richard Nelson, with music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny [...]
Sister Act is Fabulous Baby!
Nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier (Kristin Robinson) had no plans to devote a chunk of her life to staying in a convent. But in Sister Act, Lakewood Theatre‘s last production of the [...]
El Grande de Coca-Cola withstands the test of time
About once every two years, Lakewood Theatre Company loses its collective mind. It has just happened again with their latest production, El Grande de Coca-Cola. Written by Ron House, Diz White, [...]
Parnassus on Wheels premieres at Lakewood Theatre
Parnassus on Wheels opens to the clucking of chickens in a bucolic setting somewhere in New England. Helen McGill (Amanda Soden) minds the chickens and sells their eggs, cooks the meals, and does [...]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
‘The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked rough and hit little kids and talked back to [...]
Cabaret is a timely reminder
Cabaret is one of those musicals I never tire of, and its opening at Lakewood Theatre last Friday certainly bodes well for the 2017-2018 theatre season in the greater Portland area. Based on a [...]