The reviews are in, and “Leading Ladies” is a hysterical hit. “Some of the funniest lines we’ve ever heard on stage. Brandon Beach and Matt Hollis Hulsey are beyond brilliant.” — C.S. Gilbert.

“Uncork the Champagne and take delight in the bubbles. Danny Weathers has done it again. ‘Leading Ladies’ is a riot at the Waterfront Playhouse.” — Mark Howell

Directed by the Waterfront’s artistic director, Danny Weathers, the play is a hybrid of “Some Like It Hot” crossed with Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” according to a press release from the theater.

The play will show through Jan. 11 with performances at 8 p.m.

“Leading Ladies” takes place in 1958, when two British actors are so down on their luck, they’re performing Shakespeare in a Moose Lodge in Shrewsbury, Penn. When they hear of an old lady’s deathbed plans that to leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives just long enough to receive their inheritance. The fireworks start when they suddenly discover that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces. Undaunted, the guys accept the challenge by donning wigs, heels and frocks in the desperate hope of grabbing the fortune.

Playing the two British actors will be Brandon Beach and Matt Hollis Hulsey. Elena Devers plays the old lady’s niece who dreams of escaping the confines of York to become an actress. David Black plays her fiancé, a stuffy man of the cloth. Carolyn Cooper plays Audrey, a saucy dish on roller skates; Robin Deck plays Florence, the crusty dowager; Billy Cartledge plays her feisty doctor and head of the Moose Lodge and Justin Ahearn plays Butch, Doc’s son who’s in love with Audrey.

For tickets call 305-294-5015 or visit WaterfrontPlayhouse.org

Leading Ladies is playing at the Waterfront Playhouse through Jan.11