‘Leading Ladies’ at Westminster Community Playhouse

Mistaken identities, theatrical ambition and a dash of Shakespearean mischief.

From Left: Bobby D Lux & Adriano Brown. Photo courtesy of Laura Lejuwaan.

by Anne Reid

In Westminster Community Playhouse’s (WCP) new production, “Leading Ladies,” two down-on-their-luck actors turn female impersonators in an attempt to swindle an elderly woman out of her fortune in 1950s Pennsylvania. Written by Ken Ludwig, the show, which premiered in 2004, is generally praised for its charm and high-energy hilarity.

Leo Clark and Jack Gable are English actors performing Shakespeare plays on the "Moose Lodge circuit" when they learn the woman is looking to leave her money to her long-lost British nephews. The men decide to impersonate the family members to scam the woman out of her fortune, but in all the chaos, they discover the heirs are... [ Read the full article for free here ]

‘Leading Ladies’

Alchemy Theatre Company

When: March 13 - March 29, 2026

Where: 7272 Maple St., Westminster, CA

Information: (714) 893-8626, www.WCPstage.com

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