"All these years and every night it's like a brand new night."

"Stellar!"

"That Ol' Man River was worth the ticket price, just that one song."

"This (Showboat) is the best -- we've been coming for 33 years and it's just so good!"

"What powerful voices!"

After the first Sunday matinee of Showboat: "We're coming back -- you guys did such a great job we're coming back to see you again."

"I don't know how they do it. A new show every two weeks!"

"Another home run."

"Monica was great!"

"Damn Yankees - the best yet. It was a delight!"

A retired music teacher and a first time patron, raved about Chicago, saying it was "better than Broadway" while ordering tickets for another show,

Dear Mac-Haydn: I saw your production of Chicago last night. It was a triumph -- one of the best things I’ve ever seen you do.

"You are an American treasure!"

"We feel we are so very fortunate to have Mac-Haydn here in our beautiful Columbia County."

"It's like going to a Broadway show! They think because we're in the country we don't have talent -- we showed them!"

"This is as good as a Broadway show -- this was terrific. I loved it!"

"What fun!"

From four long-time subscribers who had taken a cruise to Alaska: "Man, I tell you, the shows on that cruise ship are nothing like this. These kids are way more professional and do a lot better job."