Eight Dynamic Productions Come Together for Fort Salem’s 50th Celebration Season

SALEM, New York, November 11, 2021 – With two blockbuster musicals, two familiar-and-favorite plays, one world-premier reading of a new musical, and three game-changing contemporary musicals, Fort Salem Theater has something for everyone in their 50th Anniversary Season, just announced for March-November 2022. Season subscriptions are now on sale, with…

REVIEW: “Grease” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre

by Lisa Jarisch Since its arrival on Broadway in 1972, Grease has been the Word in more than 3300 Broadway performances, had 27 productions worldwide, made its way to the big screen as a feature film, been revived on Broadway twice, and has greased and graced the boards of high…

Mac-Haydn Theatre Announces 2019 Season

Mac-Haydn Theatre 2019 Season Three shows – Curtains, Sunset Boulevard, and Ragtime – will be making their Mac-Haydn debuts, alongside four old favorites. May 23–June 2: Camelot June 6–June 16: Curtains June 20–30: Sunset Boulevard July 4–21: Grease July 25–August 4: Ragtime August 8–18: Little Shop of Horrors August 22–September…

REVIEW: “Grease” at The Theater Barn

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 In the beginning, there was Sha Na Na, which did perform at Woodstock (1969) in the minutes before Jimi Hendrix took the stage. And Sha Na Na begat Grease (1972) and Grease begat American Graffiti (1973) and American Graffiti begat Happy Days (1974). And this was known as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival.…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1998 Gee, it seemed like such a good idea. The young, energetic, talented company at the Theater Barn staging “Grease”. One of my pet peeves with “Grease” is watching a bunch of 30-somethings hop around pretending to be teenagers. There was a guarantee that…