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 Andersson (both of ABBA fame) and lyrics by Tim Rice, this show is a huge surprise on so many levels, and offers a […]
ABBA, Addie Contreras, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bobby Jackson, Chess, Courtney Freed, Darcy White, Doug Zimmerman, Joey Cote, John Oules, Kurt Raimer, Lakewood Theatre Company, Laura Hiszczynskyj, Matt Brown, Megan Misslin, Norman Wilson, Patricia J. Rohrbach, Richard Nelson, Tim RiceNightclub 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 2017-2018 season, that is exactly what happens. It’s Christmas Eve 1977, somewhere in Philadelphia, and convents are the last thing on Deloris’s mind. Indeed, […]
Alan Menken, Cheri and Bill Steinkeller, Cyndy Ramsey-Rier, Douglas Carter Beane, Glenn Slater, Greg Prosser, Jeremy Southard, Kristin Robinson, Lakewood Theatre Company, Laura Hiszczynskyj, Michael Snider, Sister Act, Whoopi Goldberg