Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men - January 13

Highlands Little Theatre

Who's Who

Larry McCandless

as John Gustafson

An HLT Life Member, Larry has played numerous roles since first appearing as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other notable HLT roles are Percival Blakeny/The Scarlet Pimpernell, The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, and Javert in Les Miserables. "Thanks for visiting Wabasha!"
Martile Blackman

as Ariel Truax

Martile began her theatre journey on the HLT stage in 1986 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Since then she has been cast in two productions of "Cabaret", "Sweet Charity", "Drowsy Chaperone" and more recently "Momma Mia". Seeing smiling faces and hearing the laughter from the audience motivates her to do her best on stage. She now resides in Lake Placid where she owns and runs Square 1 Shooting Range and Outdoor Venue.
Pete Pollard

as Max Goldman

Peter Hall Pollard (Max Goldman) Has been a regular at HLT both as an actor and director since 1982 and a member of the screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG/AFTRA) since 1967. He has been a multiple Zenon Awards recipient for Best Actor nine times, and Best Supporting Actor four times, as well as three times as Best Director. From 2014 to 2018 he and his wife Tammie lived in Germany where Peter was the Manager and Artistic Director of the Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center at US Army Garrison Bavaria, where they provided entertainment for Soldiers and their families. Since his return to HLT he has directed “9 To 5” The Musical, “Moonlight and Valentino” and most recently Mel Brooks “Young Frankenstein”. He was last seen onstage playing multiple roles in SHREK The Musical.
Tony Toler

as Jacob Goldman

A long time performer at HLT, Tony Toler has been in productions such as Grease, Hairspray, Noises Off, and Most Recently The Million Dollar Quartet. Thrilled to be playing along side Pete Pollard and the rest of the gang to put a smile on your faces!