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Celebrating Our 73rd Season!
5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. Lakewood, WA 98499 (253) 588-0042
Scott CossuThe
LAKEWOOD PLAYHOUSE
CONCERT SERIES
SCOTT
COSSU
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 20th
8:00pm
For More Info
SMASH HIT SHOW
FINAL WEEKEND!
April 27th - May 20th
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm / Sundays at 2:00pm
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS of 1940
By John Bishop
DIRECTED by JAMES VENTURINI
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About the Show: Murder' at Lakewood Playhouse is outrageously funnyThe Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present John Bishop’s comedic love letter to Agatha Christie, Actors, Acting, Mysteries and the Stars of the Stage & Screen of the 1940s “THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS of 1940.”
Parental Advisory: This production contains some adult situations plus murder and mayhem in the style of the films and plays of the nineteen-forties…some of it in undergarments.
"We are a Community Theatre with Professional Aspirations"
Marcus Walker, Managing Artistic Director (2001 - 2011)
CRITICS are RAVING!
The Show is HILARIOUS!
"There are only two things you really need to know.
First, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at Lakewood Playhouse is a convoluted, high energy farce that will leave you laughing and delighted by the time the final curtain falls. Second, you should definitely go to see it. But get your tickets soon. This one will surely fill the seats once word gets out.
(This show) is a lush, beautiful tableau of dazzling costumes, an intricate set, and a spate of characters from the gritty yet glamorous pre-war era."
--Morning News Tribune
via Alec Clayton's Arts Blog
*****
"The golden age of cinema mixes with a dab of the inner workings of the faux staging of a Broadway show and a dash of Agatha Christie murder mystery with a pinch of Groucho Marx for Lakewood Playhouse's latest dish of theatrical goodness.
What makes this production work so well is the parade of quirky but subdued comedy.
This character-driven show has all the classic characters from the 1940s spy mystery movies. There is the all-too German maid, the not-so-fun comedy and the uber-name-dropping director. Up and down the playbill, the actors own their roles like a pair of Christmas slippers."
--Tacoma Weekly
*****
"This non-musical musical comedy by John Bishop starts out amusing, quickly goes to funny, immediately upgrades to hilarious and just goes up from there.
Melissa Thayer is more limber than a defrosted popsicle. Her stares are non-verbal reproaches which are withering. Her maniacal moves are disastrously comical."
--Suburban Times
*****
"I first saw Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 an indeterminate number of years ago...And guess what? I remembered almost all the twists and turns, and I still laughed myself silly and had a generally grand time.
The cast, built largely out of reliable Lakewood standbys, strikes a skillful balance between witty banter and slapstick humor - the tale opens with an excellently choreographed and rendered chunk of physical comedy, utterly silent, that had the audience laughing riotously from minute one." --Weekly Volcano
Comedy is King in Our New Trailer for
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS of 1940
(Just Click the Above Image)
YOUTH THEATRE
SUMMER ONE WEEK CAMPS
With
NEW SCRIPTS!
All Classes are Monday - Friday
10:00am - 5:00pm
ALL SUMMER CAMPS are $300.00
Enroll before MAY 1st, 2012
Receive a $25.00 Early Bird Discount
PETER PAN
Ages: 6 - 15 / Class Dates: June 25 - 29th
Deadline for Sign Ups: June 20th
TREASURE ISLAND
Ages: 8 - 16 / Class Dates: July 9th - 13th
Deadline for Sign Ups: July 5th
SNOW WHITE
Ages: 6 - 15 / Class Dates: July 16th - 20th
Deadline for Sign Ups: July 11th
THE HOBBIT
Ages: 7 - 15 / Class Dates: July 23rd - 27th
Deadline for Sign Ups: July 18th
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Ages: 8 - 18 / Class Dates: July 30th - August 4th
Deadline for Sign Ups: July 25th
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Ages: 6 - 15
Class Dates: August 6th - August 10th
Deadline for Sign Ups: August 1st
All Camps REQUIRE a $75.00 Non-Refundable Deposit
At Time Registration
Proud Member of
SUMMER
CAMP
Directed by Musical Direction By
Hally Phillips Debbie Armstrong
AUDITIONS
June 24th & 25th (6pm - 9pm)
Deadline to Sign Up for Auditions is June 19th
REHEARSALS
July 9th - August 8th
Monday - Friday (6pm - 9pm)
PERFORMANCES
August 9th - 26th
Thursday - Saturday at 8:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Ages 8-18
(or with Instructor's Permission)
TUITION $350.00
If cast, payment must be made by July 2nd
