We love a good musical here at the Mac-Haydn, but have you ever heard the story of the very first musical? Something Rotten is a side splitting mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway; the ultimate musical-within-a-musical.
As Shakespeare reigns as the rock star of the Renaissance, under-appreciated brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom – yes, you read that correctly – struggle to write the next big play. That is, until they learn that the key to a hit show involves singing, dancing and acting – all at the same time. As the Bottom brothers set off to invent the musical, they find themselves in trouble fighting social norms, family struggles, and even the egotistical Shakespeare himself.
This heartfelt and hilarious musical comedy is full of outrageous, enormous production numbers that will have you on your feet… after you have pulled yourself off the floor laughing, that is. The Tony-nominated score flaunts songs like “God, I Hate Shakespeare,” “Welcome to the Renaissance,” “Will Power,” “Right Hand Man,” and “A Musical.” We’re celebrating Something Rotten’s Mac-Haydn Debut for Three Egg-straordinary Weeks!
All Shook Up (8/1/24-8/11/24)
The Fantasticks (9/5/24-9/15/24)
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Rent (7/18/24-7/28/24)
Sister Act (6/27/24-7/14/24)
West Side Story (6/13/24-6/23/24)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Mac-Haydn Theatre (7/20/23-7/30/23)
FOOTLOOSE at the Mac-Haydn Theatre (7/6/23-7/16/23)
Oklahoma! (8/22/19-9/1/19)
Ragtime (7/25/19-8/4/19)
Grease (7/4/19-7/21/19)
ADDAMS FAMILY (8/25/16-9/4/16)
South Pacific (6/23/16-7/3/16)
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Bandstand
The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (8/14 - 8/31) | |
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Legally Blonde
Cohoes Music Hall (7/17 - 8/11) | |
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SSITP's The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Syracuse Shakespeare-In-The-Park (8/2 - 8/11) COMEDY | |
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ALWAYS PATSY CLINE, By Ted Swindley
Bannerman Island Outdoor Theater (7/5 - 7/28) | |
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An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (8/11 - 8/11) | |
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Beetlejuice
Landmark Theatre (5/14 - 5/18) | |
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Aztec Two-Step & Orleans - together at Cohoes Music Hall!
Cohoes Music Hall (9/13 - 9/13) | |
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Funny Girl
Proctor's Theatre (4/1 - 4/6) | |
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Murder on the Orient Express
The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck (8/23 - 9/8) | |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid
Pendragon Theatre (8/8 - 8/18) | |
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