REVIEW: “Ragtime” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch As a former librarian, I am almost always wont to pronounce “the book was better” or “read the book” when presented with…
REVIEW: “Sunset Boulevard” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch For theatre goers “of a certain age”, the mention of Sunset Boulevard may very well conjure up images of beloved comedienne Carol…
REVIEW: “Camelot” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Roseann Cane There may be no American musical that comes close to the poignant resonance of Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot. A favorite play of…
REVIEW: “Annie” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch Surely there is no better cure for melancholy that approaches as the curtain descends on the summer theater season than a healthy…
REVIEW: The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
It’s late July and the theatre scene is hopping! None of our regular Berkshire On Stage critics was able to fit a trip to the…
REVIEW: “Mamma Mia!” at the Mac-Haydn
by Barbara Waldinger The local go-to venue for big, splashy summer musicals is usually Chatham’s Mac-Haydn Theatre. The tiny stage is characteristically populated with dozens…
REVIEW: “Damn Yankees” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger The Mac-Haydn Theatre, celebrated for its spectacular musical revivals, opened its 50th season with the Tony-award winning Damn Yankees. The performance delivered…
REVIEW: “Naughty Marietta” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2002 This is one of the best shows I have ever seen at the Mac-Haydn. It looks great, it…