Favorites of 2024: Lisa Jarisch
A (very) few of my favorite things Admittedly, I was somewhat distracted during my summer theater season this year, being preoccupied with some unexpected personal…
REVIEW: “West Side Story” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch This confession may very well get me drummed out of the musical theater corps of critics and aficionados alike, but in all…
REVIEW: “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch At first glance, it almost seemed a cruel joke on the part of the Mac-Haydn Theatre management—choosing as the last show of…
REVIEW: “Jersey Boys” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch I lied. I do confess it, and I beg forgiveness in the name of famed Broadway critic Walter Kerr, and perhaps with…
REVIEW: “The Sound of Music” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
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,…
REVIEW: “42nd Street” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
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…
REVIEW: “Urinetown” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch Satire? Farce? Social Commentary? Political humor? Ecological & Environmental Propaganda ? Black comedy? Don’t bother trying to slot the Mac-Haydn‘s first-ever production…
REVIEW: “A Chorus Line” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch “A Chorus Line” definitely holds a soft spot in my heart. To this day, it remains the first, last, and only show…