by Barbara Waldinger Premiering on May 3, 1960 at the compact Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village, NYC, THE FANTASTICKS ran there for forty-two years: the longest-running off-Broadway musical in American history. How many Baby Boomers, including this reviewer, remember attending the play with its original cast (including Jerry Orbach…
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”…
The Mac-Haydn Theatre audition form for summer 2022 is now live! The first round of video submissions will be followed up by in person/appointment-only auditions (invited) to take place April 5-7 in New York City. In addition to submitting a vocal side of your choice from a selection provided at…
(January 28, 2022—Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre has been granted $7,500 from the Hudson River Bank & Trust Foundation. The award will go toward the renovation of the scenic shop area. The renovation will include a new technical workshop, providing a sheltered, safe, spacious and professional work environment for the theatre’s…
by Lisa Jarisch Since its arrival on Broadway in 1972, Grease has been the Word in more than 3300 Broadway performances, had 27 productions worldwide, made its way to the big screen as a feature film, been revived on Broadway twice, and has greased and graced the boards of high…
by Lisa Jarisch For theatre goers “of a certain age”, the mention of Sunset Boulevard may very well conjure up images of beloved comedienne Carol Burnett’s loving homage to this classic 1950 Billy Wilder film. Burnett’s entrance as the faded Hollywood film star Norma Desmond slowly –at first—descending the staircase…
Mac-Haydn Theatre 2019 Season Three shows – Curtains, Sunset Boulevard, and Ragtime – will be making their Mac-Haydn debuts, alongside four old favorites. May 23–June 2: Camelot June 6–June 16: Curtains June 20–30: Sunset Boulevard July 4–21: Grease July 25–August 4: Ragtime August 8–18: Little Shop of Horrors August 22–September…
