The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…
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…
(August 8, 2024–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre is thrilled to announce the debut of the musical comedy Something Rotten for three weeks from August 15 to September 1. This uproarious show is a mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway, offering a fresh take on the musical theatre genre with its family friendly storyline and…
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…
On September 15 and again on September 22, Mac-Haydn favorite Laura Helm is back to present her solo show Laura’s at the Helm. This eclectic lineup is sure to please any fan. Broadway hits alongside songs from the pop world that you know and love! It’s time to take control and…
by Lisa Jarisch This is not as much a review as it is a thank-you note, Or, as my mother and grandmother would call it, a bread and butter note. In my youth, I was taught that whenever you were given a present, or were invited to share a meal,…
SHOW TIMES Friday, September 24 at 7:00pmFriday, October 1 at 7:00pm (September 17, 2021—Chatham, NY) With sold-out performances for the past nine years, ToUch Performance Art brings a brand new immersive dance-theater-circus experience, Major Arcana, to the Mac-Haydn Theatre for two shows only on September 24 and October 1, 2021. This…
(August 16, 2021—Chatham, NY) Elizabeth Ward Land returns to the Mac-Haydn Theatre after earning dazzling reviews from press and audiences alike for her performance as Norma Desmond in the Mac-Haydn’s 2019 production of Sunset Boulevard. She kicks off the theatre’s Limited Performances series with her Bistro Award-winning cabaret, Still Within the Sound…
