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…
by Sierra Pasquale What could be a more idyllic setting for Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon’s musical The Secret Garden (based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett) than the Pitney Meadows Community Farm? As it happens, this musical, that ran for 709 performances on…
For two weekends, starting on Friday, June 7, Home Made Theater will present the musical, The Secret Garden, music by Lucy Simon, book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman. The Secret Garden is based on the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss It’s a love story, which began as a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller in 1992, turned into a movie in 1995 starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and adapted into a musical which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2013 and moved to Broadway in…
Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their June production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden, with music and lyrics by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, based on the novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett. This production will be directed by Eric Rudy, with musical direction by Richard Cherry,…
GHENT PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS FOR ITS EARLY SPRING PRODUCTION “THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 Important! Change to…
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 7:00-9:00pm At The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Road, Ghent, New York SYNOPSIS:…
by Jess Hoffman Playhouse Stage Company has chosen a play with local roots for its second summer production. Based on a 1911 novel of the same name, The Secret Garden first premiered in 1989 in New York’s Capital District in a collaboration between Skidmore College and Capital Rep, according to…
