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Lamb’s’ Fair ‘CHAPS!’ Is Too Slaphappy for Its Own And the Patrons’ Good

By Martin Jones Westlin | March 18, 2019 |

World war? What world war? The human experience is a virtual kaleidoscope of triumph over adversity through humor, as evidenced through Lamb’s Players Theatre’s current ‘CHAPS!’ Sadly, that’s about all there is to be said for this surprisingly substandard piece.

Lamb’s’ ‘Big Fish’ Is Adrift in a Small And Untenable Pond

By Martin Jones Westlin | June 20, 2017 |

Somebody or somebodies once declared that truth is stranger than fiction. In Lamb’s Players Theatre’s ‘Big Fish,’ both are about on a par with each other — but to appreciate that, you have to work pretty hard.

Out of Chaos Comes Order in Lamb’s’ ‘You Can’t Take It with You’

By Martin Jones Westlin | February 22, 2015 |

We’re dependent on only ourselves, in good times and bad, for our happiness. Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ is a big-time reminder of all that — and Lamb’s Players Theatre mounts the lesson with its usual expertise.

No Words to Describe Lamb’s’ Stupendous ‘Les Miz’

By Martin Jones Westlin | July 30, 2014 |

France and the United States may not know it, but they enjoy a very special bond among nations. That’s why ‘Les Miserables’ touches American audiences so deeply — and the stupendous turn that Lamb’s Players Theatre gives the play is proof enough.