by Jeannie Marlin Woods Milords and ladies: get thyself over to Chatham. N.Y. for an undeniably riotous, rollicking evening of song, dance, and hilarity. The charming Mac-Haydn Theatre’s latest production is SOMETHING ROTTEN and it is a glorious theatre experience not to be missed. If you love musicals and love…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I have never been inspired by Elvis Presley nor attracted to his music. However, the outstanding cast of the Mac-Haydn Theatre shakes their hips, sings their hearts out and absolutely dazzles in All Shook Up. Opening on Broadway in 2005 and loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night,…
by Sierra Pasquale (she/they) I’ll own it, I’m a Millennial; for better or for worse. I grew up with Whoopi Goldberg as Sister Mary Clarence in “Sister Act”. It was one of those “safe movies” that everyone’s mom could put on at a sleepover and no one would get a…
by Lisa Jarisch I have been waiting not-so-patiently many a year for the Mac-Haydn Theatre to take on this show, one of my absolute personal favorites. Without shame or embarrassment, I confess that Godspell holds a special place in my heart as the only show I have ever “graced” with…
(July 27, 2023–Chatham, NY) Stephen Schwartz & John Michael Tebelak’s groundbreaking dramatization of the Gospel According to Matthew, “Godspell,” will play the Mac-Haydn Theatre August 3 – 13. The first major hit for three-time Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin), “Godspell” is a contemporary take on the iconic…
by Lisa Jarisch With the Mac-Haydn Theatre season’s 3rd offering, director John Saunders adds another gem to the collection of jewels in his directorial crown, as The Sound of Music fills the house of the theater, and the hills of Chatham, with a glorious production of this 60 year-old, multi…
(June 29, 2023–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season of hits with “Footloose,” the Tony and Grammy winning musical based on the decade-defining film of the same name, running July 6 – 16. Coming to the Mac-Haydn stage for only the second time in its history, “Footloose” follows the…
by Lisa Jarisch Is there a better way to celebrate the first full day of summer than an evening spent at a theater putting on a show about putting on a show? Surely not, and in classic Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney “ Here’s a barn. Let’s put on a show!” fashion—complete…
