Lake Placid Center for the Arts




		How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Presented in Cooperation with... The Seagle Music Colony Wednesday, August 4 Thursday, August 5 Friday, August 6 8pm curtains Book by Abe Burrows Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser A Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical Using his wits--and a dog-eared paperback--to guide him, a window washer takes a stab at success in the corporate world. In short order, he goes from the mail room to the sales office to the boardroom as a top executive at Vallee's Worldwide Wicket Co. But he discovers that making it in business isn't all it's cracked up to be, as he finds himself dodging vengeful superiors, back-stabbing underlings and a buxom secretary. Tickets: $18 Adults $15 Students & Seniors Box Office Seagle Music Colony Comedy Idols Featuring Ralphie May & Cory Kahaney of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" With guest Lahna Turner Tuesday, August 24 • 8pm Two of the stand-out stand-ups from NBC's “Last Comic Standing” hit the road to share the hilarious comedy that has made them the fastest rising stars in funny business. A powerful mix of high-energy comedy that makes a statement, Ralphie May has his ebonics and quick wit down pat. (He’s starred in several independent films and been a guest on just about every television show featuring stand-up comedians.) When the show starts Ralphie immediately torches the room with fresh, raw Hip-Hop comedy. Voted Best Comedian in NYC by Backstage Magazine & Winner of the MAC Award for Best Female Stand Up in NYC, Cory Kahaney thanks the following people for developing most of her material; her precocious teenage daughter, her pathologically cheap father, her obsessive-compulsive gay sister, her egomaniacal ex-husband and her Islamic fundamentalist doorman. Tickets: $20 Box Office Below Please Enjoy Some Highlights from the 2003 LPCA Performance Series Spring Musical Theatre returns with... The Community Theatre Players production of... Nunsense II a musical comedy by Dan Goggin Directed by Eric Granger May 21 & 22 at 8pm May 23 at 2pm May 27, 28, 29 & 30 at 8pm "You don't have to be Catholic to love Nunsense" - Entertainment Tonight Nunsense II: The Second Coming continues the adventures of the five Little Sisters of Hoboken as they return to the stage to present another variety show -- this time to thank all of the people who supported their first benefit production. The Sisters couldn't be more excited. In the words of Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices, "If you've got the cheese, we've got the ham!" All goes well until the Sisters receive an ominous telephone call from some Franciscans. Chaos takes over as Reverend Mother tries to keep the variety show on track while dealing with yet another catastrophe. Tickets: $14 Adults, $12 Students & Seniors Box Office It's A Wonderful Life A Staged Reading in Classic Radio Broadcast Style Sunday, December 7 at 4pm In the golden age of radio, shows were broadcast from various locales aroung the country - with a live audience. This bit of history will be recreated on the LPCA stage with this fun holiday reading for the whole family. Audience members will "see" the sound effects, as much as the story presented by the radio performers. Take a step back in time as you enjoy this favorite holiday tale, and then join the actors for a Holiday Reception following the performance. Tickets: $8 General Admission $6 LPCA Members $4 Children under 12 Box Office LPCA Children's Musical Theatre presents... The Velveteen Rabbit Adapted from Margery Williams' classic story Directed by Jessica Deeb November 7 at 7:30pm November 8 & 9 at 2pm Enjoy a fun-filled adventure for the whole family! Talented young actors from the region present this timeless story of a stuffed toy rabbit made real by a boy's enduring love. The story comes to life with a fresh simplicity...not to mention music and dance. Tickets: $6 Adults, $4 Students under 18 Box Office Fall Foliage Theatre returns with... The Depot Theatre's PROOF a Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Auburn Directed by Chris Clavelli September 18, 19 & 20 at 8pm September 20 at 2pm September 21 at 7pm Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, the NY Daily News hailed Proof as "Rich and compelling...Full of life, laughter and hope." Intrigue, humor and drama co-mingle to create an exhilarating evening of theatre. Auburn brings together four characters on the porch of an old Chicago home to explore the complex formulas of love, trust and fear that bind a family together, for better or worse. An enigmatic young woman, her estranged sister, their brilliant father and an unexpected suitor - all pieces in search for the truth behind a mysterious and brilliant mathematical proof. Evening Performances: $14 Adults, $12 Students & Seniors Matinee: $10 Adults, $8 Students & Seniors Box Office The Depot Theatre West Side Story Presented in Cooperation with... The Seagle Music Colony Wednesday, August 13 Thursday, August 14 Friday, August 15 8pm curtains Based on a conception by Jerome Robbins Book by Arthur Laments Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Music by Leonard Bernstein 2 Time Tony & 11 Time Academy Award Winner Grammy Award Winner for Best Soundtrack The world’s greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre’s finest accomplishments. Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time. Tickets: $17 Adults $15 Students & Seniors Box Office Seagle Music Colony H.M.S. Pinafore Featuring... New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players and The Lake Placid Sinfonietta Under the Direction of Albert Bergeret, Artisic Director Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 8pm curtain Ride a wave of music and laughter as romantic sailors, sisters, cousins, and aunts sing and dance their way across the deck of the fanciful British naval vessel with the improbable name. Tickets: $28 Center / $23 Sides $50 Program Patrons* (July 24 Only) Box Office *Limit 100. Priority seating and reception to honor the artists following the performance. This program is funded in part by the generous support of Lou Lockwood, Adirondack Community Trust Jack M. Davis Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts and LPCA Summer 2003 Program Sponsors.