April 10 & 11, 2026
Friday April 10, 7:00 PM
Saturday April 11, 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
General Admission $30.00

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Presented on our “Side Door Stage” located on the lower level of Lakewood Center for the Arts

Food and beverages are available for purchase prior to the show.

Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Series Sponsor: Fritz Camp
Program Sponsor: Ed & Judy McKenney
Sound Sponsor: Dennis Digman

Lakewood Theatre Company’s Lost Treasures Collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems, returns for the final show of its sixteenth season. The musical Flora The Red Menace will be performed on Lakewood’s Side Door Stage on April 10 and 11, 2026. This year’s theme is George Abbott – Broadway Legend. The shows, staged in a concert or cabaret style, are presented script-in-hand with minimal staging. No sets, no props (free from the usual trappings of a fully staged production).

This show was the first Broadway collaboration of John Kander and Fred Ebb (composer and lyricists of Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman). The book was by George Abbott and Robert Russell.

Flora the Red Menace is a charmingly simple love story set against the backdrop of American communist agitation during the 1930s Depression. This lively musical asks the question: Is Flora a “red menace” or just “a girl in love”? The score features memorable songs like “A Quiet Thing,” “All I Need is One Good Break,” “The Flame,” “Dear Love,” and “Sing Happy.”

Flora The Red Menace will have only three performances: Friday, April 10, at 7:00 PM; Saturday, April 11, at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

The story: In the 1930s, many people faced unemployment due to the Great Depression, but they kept hope alive. Headstrong aspiring fashion designer Flora Meszaros (Sydney Webber) is part of an artists’ cooperative filled with bohemians—dancers, musicians, designers—struggling to find work. Hoping to get a job paying at least $15 a week, she is hired by a department store manager for $30. She falls for Harry Toukarian (Erik Montague), another struggling designer who tries to convert Flora to his communist beliefs. Although risking her job in an organization that doesn’t recognize the new unions, she tries to balance both her job and her relationship. In the end, Flora finds herself caught between two very different ideals and must choose one to find true happiness.

The talented ensemble playing multiple roles includes Emily Smith, Jason Nuesa, McKenzie Brock, Tim Ward, René Bordelon, Dylan Macabitas, and Mike Dederian.

Lakewood’s 2026 production of Flora The Red Menace is curated and directed by Dennis Corwin. Musical direction is by Jeffrey Michael Kauffman. Performances take place on Lakewood Theatre’s Side Door stage at Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The series sponsor is Fritz Camp, the playbill sponsors are Ed and Judy McKenney, and the Sound Sponsor is Dennis Digman.

Ticket prices are $30 for all seats. Contact the Lakewood Theatre Box Office at (503) 635-3901 or order online at http://www.lakewood-center.org/

Lakewood Theatre Company’s Side Door Stage is in the Community Meeting Room at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego. Light food, snacks, and beverages are available for purchase before and during the show.

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About the Show:
Flora the Red Menace opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on May 11, 1965, and closed on July 24, 1965, after 87 performances. The cast included Liza Minnelli as Flora, Bob Dishy as Harry Toukarian, and Cathryn Damon as Comrade Charlotte. The production was directed by George Abbott, with choreography by Lee Theodore, scenic design by William and Jean Eckart, costume design by Donald Brooks, and lighting design by Tharon Musser.

Liza Minnelli as Flora won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, becoming the youngest recipient at age 19. The show was the first collaboration between Kander and Ebb, who later created the Broadway and Hollywood hits Cabaret and Chicago.