The Mac-Haydn is back with their second production of the summer — the musical adaptation of Sister Act — and let me tell you, this show has it all. There’s disco! There’s gospel! There’s a couple of “bachelors” who deal in antiques looking to invest in real estate! Is there anything more “Hudson in the…
Author: Adreanna Limbach
West Side Story at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, New York
This year, the Mac-Haydn Theatre kicks off its summer season with a Bang! Pop! POW! by delivering a sizzling performance of West Side Story. Sixty-seven years after its first production, West Side Story has become nearly as iconic as it’s source material (William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet) so I won’t rehash the premise line by line….
The Lover Cafe at The Maker
I’ve noticed that spending time at The Maker Cafe – whether for a quick latte or a leisurely lunch – always leaves me feeling a touch more elevated, elegant, and aesthetically nourished. I find myself stepping back out onto Warren Street with a graceful stride. The Maker is expert at serving fantasy (along with a…
Theater Review : The Glass Menagerie at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill
I have a strange mental block around traveling anywhere that requires crossing a bridge. Something about traversing a body of water signals to my psyche that I’m going a VERY FAR distance (even if it’s not). Which speaks to the quality of of theater being produced at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre. I will, fairly regularly…
The Marvelous Wonderettes
It’s fitting that The Marvelous Wonderettes closes out this hot summer season at The Mac-Haydn Theatre, as the show, like a musical Aperol Spritz, embodies the essence of summer itself: sweet fizzy fun, bursting in technicolor. This jukebox musical is stitched around a catalogue of hit 1950s and 1960s radio hits, which makes the urge…
“The Nether” Playing at the Ghent Playhouse
Written by Adreanna Limbach Gentle reader, it seems like in recent mornings when I sit down with my morning coffee to skim the news of the day, there is some new headline warning us about the potential ills of modern technology. Social media contributes to depression! Chat GPT will make your job obsolete! The threat…