The latter is really what makes anything goes worth all the revivals its had over the years, including the chipper new goodspeed opera house. Goodspeed musicals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and. Goodspeed musicals 2016 season, nyc epa casting call. Goodspeed opens its season with the frothy anything goes. The restoration project took nearly four years, and the goodspeed opera house was rededicated on june 8, 1963. Creative teams confirmed for goodspeed musicals five show. Despite the name, it was not in fact an opera house, but rather a venue for presenting plays. Goodspeed opera house 6 main st, east haddam, connecticut 06423 rated 4. The road to oz a new musical about the life of beloved film star judy garland, was announced as part of the 2016 season at goodspeed musicals in east haddam, ct. Single tickets for all five shows set for goodspeeds 2019 season go on. The first performance in the new opera house was oh, lady. East haddam, ct goodspeed musicals closes its 2019 season with a touching and wellexecuted production of billy elliot the musical.
Mar 16, 2016 goodspeed opera house, 50th anniversary production of fiddler on the roof with jesse swimm dancer to the right. Goodspeed opera house foundation inc guidestar profile. Goodspeed musicals announces 2019 season naugatuck, ct patch. Cruise on over to goodspeed for anything goes connecticut. The opera house season is anything goes april 8 to june 16, bye bye birdie june 24 to sept. Apr 05, 2016 cruise on over to goodspeed for anything goes. Goodspeed musicals announces 2019 season naugatuck, ct. The production of anything goes that opens the 2016 season is not simply. The day goodspeed opens its season with anything goes. His new musical atlantis had an exclusive reading in new york city helmed by tonywinning newsies choreographer and goodspeed alumni christopher gattelli earlier this year. The first twotime tony awardwinning theatre in the nation, goodspeed musicals is world renowned as the. Official site of goodspeed musicals season tickets for. Goodspeed musicals has achieved international acclaim for its dedication to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre.
Goodspeed produces three musicals at the goodspeed in east haddam, and specializes in producing and developing new musicals at the terris theatre. Mint theatre companys women without men, which garnered 2016. Goodspeed takes on the political, modern musical billy elliot. The big potential of smalltown opera houses national.
The haddamskillingworth, ct the beautiful dancing will be on the stage of the goodspeed opera house through nov. Goodspeed musicals has announced the five shows it will produce during its 2019 season. May 11, 2019 and so the summer of 19 beginsif you are a musical newbie or even a broadway aficionado for a sparkling, seventysix trombones of a good time, i strongly suggest you begin your summer with a sojourn to the goodspeed opera house, as they launch their season with meredith willsons the music man starring edward watts as. The season continues there with bye bye birdie june 24sept. East haddam michael gennaro, goodspeed s executive director, announced three shows on track for the theaters 2018 season. Browse expedia s selection of 784 hotels and places to stay closest to goodspeed opera house.
Goodspeed musicals kicks off its 2019 season with the riproarin. Goodspeed plans new musical about the life of judy. Michael price to retire from goodspeed musicals the new. The goodspeed announces shows for 2017 season hartford. Lutken performs on guitar second from left in theaterworks production of woody sez. Youll get a kick out of this dancefilled musical comedy, running april 8 june. Goodspeed musicals 2019 season announcement youtube. Matthew lee robinson was a writer in residence at the 2016 johnny mercer writers colony at goodspeed. The goodspeed opera house in east haddam, ct, has announced its upcoming season, which will include stephen sondheims sweeney todd may 3june 21, a new version of the musical paper moon july.
That includes three established musicals at the goodspeed opera house and two worksindevelopment at the. Goodspeed opera house, east haddam ink publications. Goodspeed musicals announces 2014 season naugatuck, ct. The norma terris theatre po box a, 6 main street east haddam, ct 06423. The main opera house venue will have the 1920sset thoroughly modern. Slated for the goodspeed venue in east haddam are musical theater favorites thoroughly modern millie april 21july 2, 2017, rodgers.
Goodspeed musicals has announced a sixshow season for 2017. Advance season subscriptions are now on sale through the box office 860. Sep 25, 2018 goodspeed musicals announces 2019 season naugatuck, ct check out the five show titles that were announced on facebook on monday evening. Came to see a performance of billy elliot at the goodspeed opera house. The connecticut musical theatre company will premiere four new musicals in its 2015 season. From enchanted evenings to enchanted april uva today. Official site of goodspeed musicals season tickets for our. Goodspeed musicals 2017 season auditions goodspeed musicals in east haddam 11. Goodspeed opera house announces 2018 season spring brings the will rogers follies a life in revue with broadway and goodspeed veteran david lutken in the title role.
Cast complete for goodspeeds 2019 season opener the music. Goodspeed musicals announces 2019 season naugatuck, ct check out the five show titles that were announced on facebook on monday evening. The goodspeed opera house opens its 2016 season with the classic. Price has served as executive director of the goodspeed opera house since 1968. The mission of goodspeed musicals is to be the leader in. Official site of goodspeed musicals award winning musical. This season, the goodspeed opera house did the music man from 1957, and because of winn dixie, which was still being rewritten while it was in east haddam. Goodspeed musicals 2018 opera house season auditions goodspeed opera house in east haddam 1202. Goodspeed opera house announces 2018 season connecticut.
Babes in arms is a 1937 musical comedy with music by richard rodgers, lyrics by lorenz hart and book by rodgers and hart. Sep 27, 2016 goodspeed musicals has announced a sixshow season for 2017. Runs at the goodspeed opera house and at the norma terris theatre in 2016 in east haddam, ct. All of us here at goodspeed musicals look forward to brighter times ahead and welcoming you back for a season full of entertaining musicals. Goodspeed musicals executive wants a future with tourism. Apr 29, 2016 the latter is really what makes anything goes worth all the revivals its had over the years, including the chipper new goodspeed opera house production directed by daniel goldstein. Mason national endowment for the arts miles wilkin 2016. Goodspeed musicals 20 season goodspeed opera house. Breakdown goodspeed opera house 2016 season lort b anything goes director daniel goldstein musical director michael oflaherty choreographer kelli barclay.
The theater has built its reputation by presenting new works and reviving. She has also compiled a long list of regional theatre credits, including the huntington theatre company, center stage, goodspeed opera house, williamstown theatre festival and others. April 5, 2016 rashidra scott plays nightclub singer reno sweeney in anything goes, at goodspeed opera house from friday, april 8. Goodspeed musicals 20 season goodspeed opera house auditions. Goodspeed musicals 2016 season, ct epa casting call. Goodspeed musicals announces 2015 season the middletown press. Celebrating the 30th year of the awards ceremony, the connecticut critics circle has made it its goal to honor the actors, directors, designers and others who help produce outstanding professional theater in the stage.
The merry widow, starring renee fleming and directed by susan stroman. Goodspeed musicals is staging anything goes as the opening production of the 2016 season at its opera house in east haddam. It concerns a group of smalltown long island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm by the town sheriff when their actor parents go on the road for five months in an effort to earn some money by reviving vaudeville. Pittsinger stars as don quixotecervantes in the show that premiered in the 1960s at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam. The opera house was originally built by a local merchant and banker, william goodspeed. Restaurants near goodspeed opera house, east haddam. It is surprising that goodspeed musicals is only now taking its maiden.
Find cheap deals and discount rates among them that best fit your budget. Goodspeed produces three musicals each season at the goodspeed in east haddam, conn. Goodspeed musicals announces 2016 season naugatuck, ct. Restaurants near goodspeed opera house, east haddam on tripadvisor. The goodspeed announces shows for 2017 season hartford courant.
Goodspeed musicals announces 2015 season the middletown. Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, goodspeed musicals produces three musicals each season at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam, conn. Connecticut critics circle in support of theater in. Save on popular hotels near goodspeed opera house, old saybrook. Goodspeed mounts both new and newly revived musicals each year on our main stage at the opera house and on our second stage in chester a total of more than 400 performances during the april to december season attracting,000 patrons to the connecticut river valley. Lutken appeared in the original broadway production of the will rogers follies. Goodspeeds announces shows in festival of new musicals. Goodspeed to launch photo contest naugatuck, ct patch. East haddams goodspeed musicals anything goes opens april 8.
Offbroadway, talman has appeared at soho rep, the new group, second stage, primary stages and vineyard theatre. East haddam goodspeed musicals kicks off its 2016 season at the goodspeed with the broadway hit, anything goes. Official site of the awardwinning musical theatre at the historic goodspeed opera house home of the american musical. William goodspeed operated a banking and shipping business along the connecticut river in east haddam during the late 19th century. Goodspeed opera house, barrington stage, the prince music theater and the u. American for a rollicking bon voyage in goodspeed musicals opening show of the 2016 season, anything goes.
Previous hosts include theaterworkshartford stage, yale repertory, westport country playhouse, and goodspeed opera house. East haddams goodspeed musicals anything goes opens. After william goodspeeds death, the opera house fell into disrepair, facing a series. Audition for goodspeed musicals 2016 seasons revised at. Price from 1968 to 2014, and michael gennaro since 2014, goodspeed musicals has sent 19 productions to broadway. Goodspeed musicals has released details of its 12th annual goodspeed festival of new musicals, held jan. We are pleased to learn you enjoyed your visit with us and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Goodspeed musicals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, located in east haddam, connecticut. But you cant draw from the past and present museum pieces. Goodspeed musicals announces shows for 2018 season the. Each april through december season, goodspeed produces three musicals at the opera house in east haddam, and specializes in producing and developing. Shows that were popular at the time of their creation resonated with the population. Audition for goodspeed musicals 2018 opera house season at. Hartford stage, long wharf, the bushnell and other live theater venues. With goodspeed s death, just five years later, opera house productions soon faded. Jan 10, 2014 michael price, who has led goodspeed musicals in connecticut since 1968, producing more than 200 shows and sending 19 of them to broadway, will retire at the end of the year, the theater companys board of trustees announced on thursday. Goodspeed musicals 2019 season announcement goodspeed musicals. Attempts to elevate the class of his neighborhood included construction of an opera house in 1877. He explains the goodspeeds mandate, we draw from the past to contribute to the future.
Officer andor employee data for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014. Oliver at goodspeed musicals naugatuck, ct a dark yet uplifting production of oliver. Goodspeed opera house po box a, 6 main street east haddam, ct 06423. Connecticuts 2016 stage productions featuring small casts, big. Second prize will be a pair of 2016 season tickets to.
Goodspeed opera house, 50th anniversary production of fiddler on the roof with jesse swimm dancer to the right. First prize will be a pair of 2016 season tickets to the goodspeed opera house and the norma terris theatre. Audition for goodspeed musicals 2017 season at goodspeed. Price since 1968, goodspeed has achieved international acclaim as the home of musical theatre. Connecticut critics circle in support of theater in connecticut. Anything goes daniel goldstein, dir kelli barclay, choreo guy bolton, pg woodhouse, howard lindsay. We are so pleased to know youve enjoyed your visits each fall and look forward to welcoming you back in 2017. Goodspeed musicals announces 2016 season naugatuck, ct patch. Came to see a performance of billy elliot at the goodspeed opera house, an imposing, beautiful theater in east haddam, ct. Apr 06, 2016 east haddam goodspeed musicals kicks off its 2016 season at the goodspeed with the broadway hit, anything goes.
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