Mack & Mabel

MACK & MABEL
Book by Michael Stewart
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Re-imagined & Directed by Michael Cooper
The Alchemy Theatre 
Focusing on the relationship between silent film giants Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, this musical love story reveals Sennett, the domineering father of American slapstick comedy and Normand, a young, natural comedienne and a woman ahead of her time – becoming Charlie Chaplin’s mentor and one of the first female film directors to be recognized by Hollywood.  Their complicated and passionate romance ultimately leads Sennett to bankruptcy and Normand to her untimely death.  MACK & MABEL has been treasured for decades due to the embracing loveliness and wildly addictive music and lyrics by the late Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles).
Re-imagined and directed by Michael Cooper for the Alchemy’s intimate space in the Mastrogeorge Theatre, the show runs April 25 – May 31 at 130 Pedernales in East Austin.  Tickets are $20 Student, $40 General Admission, $55 Premium for Thursday-Saturday at 8pm & Sunday at 2pm.  Tickets are available online at thealchemytheatre.org.