Lake Country Playhouse

Cory Klein as John Heminges (left) and Oliver Kuhtz as Henry Condell (right) in The Book of Will at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of The Book of Will by Meika Olson, age 17 Almost everyone knows of the characters that William Shakespeare left behind upon his death in 1616. To this day, actors across the world still study and portray iconic characters such as Romeo, Juliet, Prospero, Hamlet, and more. People everywhere are still familiar with so

From left to right, Evelyn Ewald as Elizabeth Condell, Madison Nowak as Alice, and Diane Kallas as Rebecca Heminges in The Book of Will at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of The Book of Will by Kennedy Freiberg, age 12 The Book of Will is a comedy about William Shakespeare’s friends fighting to get all of his plays published in a book. Though there are a lot of funny moments, this show also has very emotional scenes. In all of these scenes, the a

From left to right, Diane Kallas as Rebecca Heminges, Topher Lowmar as Ed Knight, Evelyn Ewald as Elizabeth Condell, and Paul Weir as Richard Burbage in The Book of Will at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Mark Frohna. A review of The Book of Will by Benjamin Earnest, age 13 The Book of Will is one of those fan “What if?” ideas that actually did happen, come to life as a play at Lake Country Playhouse. This production tells the story of William Shakespeare’s friends’ jo

The company of A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Sofia Gilson, age 16 A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas tale, constantly retold through many media forms, following Ebenezer Scrooge and the visitation of four ghosts to inform him that his constant greed and visceral hatred of the holiday season will lead to his demise. In Lake Country Playhouse’s fourteenth annual production o

From left to right, Vada Potteiger as Tiny Tim, Liz Munkwitz as Mrs. Cratchit, Norah Munkwitz as Belinda Cratchit, Belle Patten as Martha Cratchit, Tobias Imes Benischek as Peter Cratchit, and Danny Polaski as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Lorelei Hardt, age 13 BAH HUMBUG!!! A Christmas Carol at Lake Country Playhouse is such a festive and heart-w

Emma Mullin as the Ghost of Christmas Past (left) and Michael Chobanoff as Ebenezer Scrooge (right) in A Christmas Carol: the Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Jim Baker. A review of A Christmas Carol: the Musical by Lucia E. Schrader, age 10 1/2 Do you like to watch live musicals? Do you like the movie A Christmas Carol ? Combine those two questions and you’ll get a live musical production of A Christmas Carol: the Musical ! On November 28, 2025, I watched La

Emily Norton as Countess Lily (in blue) and the cast of Anastasia: The Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Taran Schatz. A review of Anastasia: The Musical by DevinReigh Endries, age 14 Anastasia: The Musical tells the story of the Romanov family and how the youngest daughter is rumored to still be alive after the massacre of the rest of the family. The surviving grandmother is offering a heavy sum of money to have her granddaughter returned to her. Two men on t

Danny Slattery as Deputy Commissioner Gleb in Anastasia: The Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Taran Schatz. A review of Anastasia: The Musical by Ellory Woodford, age 12 On October 9, 2025 I attended Anastasia: The Musical at Lake Country Playhouse, directed by Sarah Jo Martens. Anastasia is the story of the lost princess Anastasia Romanov as she tries to uncover if she truly is who she’s told she is. This show reminds us that even when we’re surrounded by

From left to right, Cory Klein as Vlad, Ellie Adam as Anya, and Jack Anderson as Dmitry in Anastasia: The Musical at Lake Country Playhouse. Photo credit: Taran Schatz. A review of Anastasia: The Musical by Ellie Wilhelm, age 15 Anastasia , a heartfelt, breathtaking musical, was put on by Lake Country Playhouse from September 26 through October 12. The musical takes place in 1927 Russia, 20 years after the death of the Romanov family, and follows a young woman named Anya who