Mario The Maker Magician

Sunday, May 3rd of 2026
Show 3pm/Doors Open at 2:30pm
 

It's robots and magic and slapstick... oh my! Mario the Maker Magician is a smash-hit, all-ages family theater experience that will lead you through an hour-long journey of energy-driven interaction, belly laughs, and maker inspiration. The contagiously upbeat Mario has been dubbed "magic's punk rock Peter Pan philosopher," and rightly so. Mario has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street, and live all over the the world to sold out audiences and critical acclaim. No one leaves the show empty-handed OR empty-hearted. More about Mario and the show can be found at mariothemagician.com 

Recommended Age Range: Most popular with ages 4-11 and their families. This show is best experienced multi-generationally! Bring the extended family!

Notes About the Show: This performance includes loud vocals and music, audience interaction, and a couple of quick moments of very light water spray.​​

“the best kids magician in the world!!” -David Blaine​

“charm, charisma, and gleeful insanity” -Vogue​

“superb” -The New York Times​

“borderline anarchy that is extremely good fun” -Time Out London​

“relentlessly brilliant” -The List UK​

“irresistible anarchic fervour” -The Stage

​Length: 60 minutes; no intermission

TICKET PRICING:

•$50 for Reserved Front 2 Rows Seating
•$32.50 for Front-of-House & Mid-House Reserved Seating
•$19 for Rear-of-House Reserved Seating

Each ticket includes already includes a platform/processing charge; all sales are final; no refunds nor exchanges.

The Woodstock Playhouse, established in 1938 as a rural extension of Broadway and Summer Theater by a member of one of Woodstock's Oldest Families, became a central hub for the launching of major careers on Broadway and in film and television - including Robert Hutton, Larry Hagman, Lee Marvin, Diane Keaton, Chevy Chase, Andrea Martin, Karl Malden, Kitty Kelly, Elissa Landi, Judd Hirsch, Anne Meara, Dick Van Patten and Estelle Parsons to name just a few - as it continues to do today.

During the late 1950s and into the 60s, the Woodstock Playhouse directors instituted Saturday morning children's productions & concerts as well as midnight concerts featuring such artists as Tom Paxton, Peter Yarrow, Tim Hardin, Pete Seeger, Happy and Artie Traum, Billy Faire, and Jack Elliot. The Band, including Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Jaime Robbie Robertson, would record their album Stage Fright at the Woodstock Playhouse with Todd Rundgren serving as sound engineer. As the 1960s evolved and Woodstock found itself at the center of a cultural revolution, the Playhouse was host to the final concert in a series of performances known as the Sound-Outs in 1968. Produced by John “Jocko” Moffitt and generally perceived as a precursor concert to the Woodstock Festival held in Bethel a year later, the Playhouse concert featured Richie Havens, with additional performances by Jerry Moore, Don Preston, Major Wiley and Bunky and Jake. 

Throughout the 60s and 70s, legendary musicians and bands played at the Woodstock Playhouse, including Arlo Guthrie, Van Morrison, Orleans, Full Moon, Sonia Malkine, John Hammond, Holy Moses, Dave Van Ronk, Levon and The Band, The Montgomeries, Geoff and Maria Muldaur, Jim Rooney and Bill Keith, and after the burning and rebuilding of the Woodstock Playhouse: Leon Russell, Cindy Cashdollar, Jacke DeJohnette, Sonny Rollins, Peter Yarrow, Bethany and Rufus Cappadocia, John Sebastian, Natalie Merchant, Larry Campbell, David Bromberg, Richie Havens, Noel Paul Stookey, The Indigo Girls, Leon Russell, Well Strung, all of the amazing Headliners at the annual String Sampler Concert, and so many more. 

A more detailed history of the Woodstock Playhouse can be enjoyed by viewing the History Wall and memorabilia when visiting the Woodstock Playhouse and by viewing our history page online at  https://www.woodstockplayhouse.org/history-of-the-woodstock-playhouse where you can also read about and purchase tickets for our other upcoming events.