(August 22, 2022–Chatham, NY) The annual fan-favorite show tunes revue “Showstoppers,” featuring the 2022 Mac-Haydn acting company, returns to the Chatham theatre in a 4-performance limited engagement this September. Previously known as the Mac-Haydn’s “End Of Season Cabaret,” “Showstoppers” was introduced as part of the 2021 Limited Performances season, playing…
(July 28, 2022–Chatham, NY) “To Sondheim, With Love,” a new musical correspondence featuring the work of the late Stephen Sondheim created by Mac-Haydn favorite Meredith Lustig, debuts at the Mac-Haydn Theatre next month. The production, running August 10, September 14 & 16, kicks off the theatre’s Limited Performances Series. Everybody says “don’t…
by Macey Levin [EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a combination of a recent illness and the extreme heat on the date he attended, Mr. Levin was only able to see the first act. His many years in the theatre and familiarity with this classic work enable him to write knowledgeably about…
(July 14, 2022–Chatham, NY) The Cole Porter classic “Kiss Me, Kate” comes in hot as it makes its grand return to the Mac-Haydn Theatre for the first time in a decade. The sophisticated, romantic and delightfully hilarious Broadway classic that earned the very first Tony award for Best Musical, “Kiss Me,…
Limited Performances Announced (April 1, 2022—Chatham, NY) Tickets for The Mac-Haydn Theatre‘s summer 2022 season are now on sale. Tickets are $45 each and can be purchased at www.machaydntheatre.org. Subscription packages are also on sale through the theatre’s website, and by calling 518-392-9292. In 2022 the Mac-Haydn will offer 4 Show, 7 Show and “Absolutely Everything”…
by Roseann Cane The first musical written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! opened on Broadway on March 31,1943. An box-office smash from the get-go, it ran for more than 2,000 performances. During the nearly 76 years since, it’s a fair bet that this deservedly…
