The Mac-Haydn Theatre Announces 2026 Summer Season

CHATHAM, NY (December 12, 2025)—The Mac-Haydn Theatre is thrilled to unveil its highly anticipated 2026 season, a vibrant lineup that deepens the theatre’s commitment to bold storytelling, imaginative design, and the unique intimacy that has defined the Mac-Haydn experience for more than half a century. Tickets are now on sale…

REVIEW: “Some Like It Hot” at The Bushnell

by Mark G. Auerbach I’ve been a major Some Like It Hot fanboy, since the musical released a video of the title song in the summer of 2022, a hint of the musical’s sizzle. I saw the musical in previews on Broadway, and took to it instantly. I’ve worn out the original…

Unity House Players Present “Catch Me If You Can”

Unity House PlayersCatch Me If You CanMar 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM3/8 7:30PM, 3/9 2PM, 3/14 7:30PM, 3/15 7:30PM, 3/16 2PMUnity, 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, MA Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams…

“Some Like It Hot” at Proctors September 17-21

(Sept. 12) – SOME LIKE IT HOT, the “Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” (The New York Times), will be on the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady in two weeks. Tickets are available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or visit atproctors.org. Groups of 10…

“Some Like It Hot” Tickets on Sale at Proctors

(April 30) – Proctors announced today that single tickets for the upcoming engagement of SOME LIKE IT HOT, the “Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” (The New York Times), in Schenectady will go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2. Tickets are available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10…

“Hairspray” Comes to Proctors December 6-11

SCHENECTADY (Nov. 22) – Proctors in Schenectady and the producers of HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon are excited to remind you of the upcoming tour engagement at Proctors. This new North American tour, helmed by original director Jack O’Brien and original choreographer Jerry Mitchell, will play Tuesday, December 6 – Sunday, December…

Tickets to Proctors’ December Engagement of “Hairspray” Now on Sale

SCHENECTADY – HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon, will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 8. This new North American tour, helmed by original director Jack O’Brien and original choreographer Jerry Mitchell, will play Tuesday, December 6 – Sunday, December 11 in Schenectady at Proctors. Tickets are available through the Box Office…

REVIEW: “Hairspray” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 THE PROLOGUE I feel like Emily Litella. You remember, that character Gilda Radner used to do on the Weekend Update segments on Saturday Night Live back in the day. Emily was a sweet little old lady in a cardigan who never heard anything right and…