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May 1, 2012
Due to popular demand, MAME has been extended!
Goodspeed Musicals announced today that the tremendously popular Mame will now to play to enthusiastic audiences for 8 additional performances. This joyful and spirited musical comedy has been extended through July 7, 2012. Read More ...

April 28, 2012
PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH LOUISE PITRE, STAR OF GOODSPEED'S MAME
Canadian actress-singer Louise Pitre has never performed the Jerry Herman ballad "If He Walked Into My Life" in one of her many concerts because "secretly," she says, she wanted to sing it "for real" — in-character in a full production of Mame, the musical with a score by Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Herman. She's finally tackling the 11-o'clock number, along with... Read more

April 26, 2012
Jerry Herman classic 'Mame' back on the boards at Goodspeed
Connecticut Post
Some of the musicals Jerry Herman has worked on were in such trouble on their way to Broadway that he wasn't sure if the shows would survive. Even his biggest hit, the 1964 blockbuster "Hello, Dolly!," had moments during... Read more

April 25, 2012
THIS SUMMER AT GOODSPEED’S NORMA TERRIS THEATRE
Get ready for a heat wave of hot tunes at The Norma Terris Theatre this summer! Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award-winning theatre in the country, announced today on Facebook and Twitter that the fab new musical The Bikinis will round out their three-show season. Destined to be a summer smash, this fun-loving, finger-snappin’ blast-from-the-past is chock-full of hit tunes from the 60s and 70s. Read More...

April 19. 2012
"MAME" BOWS AT GOODSPEED
The Day
Louise Pitre has been called Canada's "first lady of musical theater," and her long resume and ecstatic reviews bear that out. She played Fantine in "Les Misérables" in Toronto and Montreal (and Paris, too). She originated the role of Donna in "Mamma Mia!," playing it...Read more

April 9, 2012
HOW SWEET THE SOUND! CAST ANNOUNCED FOR GOODSPEED’S AMAZING GRACE AT THE NORMA TERRIS THEATRE
Goodspeed Musicals takes to the high seas with the inspiring new musical Amazing Grace. This stirring tale about a slave trader who sees the light and dedicates himself to ending slavery will run from May 17 through June 10, 2012 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works.  Read More ...

March 21, 2012
Why Wait For New York? See Them Here FIRST!
GOODSPEED TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 25th. Three Brand New Musicals: AMAZING GRACE, THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL, Directed by Julie Andrews plus one more to be announced soon - It's Broadway in Your Backyard. Read More ...

March 13, 2012
SNEAK PEEK VIDOES OF MAME - click to view!
If He Walked Into My Life - Louise Pitre
Bosom Buddies - Louise Pitre and Judy Blazer

March 13, 2012
ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK TODAY: CAST OF GOODSPEED MUSICALS’ MAME
Goodspeed Musicals will “coax the blues right out ‘a the horn” with its much-anticipated new production of Mame. The bold and brassy musical comedy will run from April 20 – July 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. Read More ...

March 8, 2012
CELEBRATING THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM – 50 YEARS OF GOODSPEED MUSICALS
Don’t miss a once in a lifetime event when Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Goodspeed Musicals join to celebrate the music and the magic of Goodspeed’s golden anniversary. For 50 years, Goodspeed has been recognized around the world as the Home of the American Musical.  This special collaboration features selections from Goodspeed originals that moved to Broadway. Read More ...

March 5, 2012
GOODSPEED TO HONOR KRISTIN CHENOWETH
Goodspeed Musicals is delighted to announce that Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth, who appeared as Annie Draper in Goodspeed's production of Strike Up The Band, will be the latest recipient of The Goodspeed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre at its Gala on August 11, 2012.  Read More ...

March 1, 2012
GOODSPEED MUSICALS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE WITH SCAVENGER HUNT GIVEAWAY
New websites may be a dime a dozen, but Goodspeed Musicals is inviting fans to experience their brand new website by collecting “fun facts” for a chance to win a cyber-scavenger hunt. Goodspeed Musicals is promoting their new website with a challenge that promises to be fun, informative and, for one very lucky seeker, access to a season of hits. Read More ...

February 19, 2012
A TOUR THROUGH GOODSPEED MUSICAL'S COSTUME COLLECTION
The Day
Wandering through Goodspeed's costume collection feels like taking a sartorial tour through Broadway's recent past.Tucked into this aisle is the showstopping, full-length leopard coat Glenn Close wore as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Over there, see the simple, muted-earth-tone clothing donned by Liam Neeson and Laura Linney for The Crucible. Gaze upon a row of costumes by... Read More ...

February 14, 2012
DON’T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD - GET THE HOTTEST TICKETS NOW!
Don’t miss your chance to get the best seats at the greatest values for each of the three terrific musicals for the upcoming 2012 season at the Goodspeed Opera House. Unprecedented demand is expected when tickets go on sale for the new season so audience members are encouraged to call right away. The Box Office will open at 10 a.m. this Sunday offering great deals on three fantastic musicals that are sure to delight theatre-goers. Read More ...

February 8, 2012
AN EPIC NEW MUSICAL WILL OPEN GOODSPEED’S NORMA TERRIS THEATRE 2012 SEASON
Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals announces that the inspiring new musical Amazing Grace, based on the life of John Newton, the former slave trader who wrote the world's most recognized hymn, will kick-off Goodspeed Musical's Norma Terris Theatre Season May 17 through June 10. Read More ...

February 2, 2012
BROADWAY MUSICAL LEADING LADIES TO BE PART OF GOODSPEED MUSICALS' 2012 SEASON
Hartford Arts Examiner
Julie Andrews and Louise Pitre, two of the foremost musical theater actresses of their generation will be participating in major productions during the 2012 season at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut. Read More...

January 30, 2012
A SPECTACULAR 2012 SEASON
Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals, under the leadership of Executive Director Michael P. Price, is thrilled to announce the 2012 musical season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The 49th season includes three outstanding musicals that are sure to delight theatregoers: bold and brassy Mame will run from April 20 – July 1; Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel will run from July 13 – September 23; Something's Afoot, a musical whodunit will run from October 5 – December 9.  Read More ...

January 24, 2012
FROM THE ROAD: A WEEKEND IN CONNECTICUT
The NAMT Blog
For the past 4 winters, I have spent a January weekend in Connecticut catching a show at The Spirit of Broadway Theater and attending Goodspeed Musicals' Festival of New Artists. It is one of my favorite annual excursions to see great new musicals and catch up with members and writers. Read More...

January 24, 2012
TONY AWARD NOMINEE LOUISE PITRE IS MAME
Goodspeed Musicals is thrilled to announce that Tony Award nominee Louise Pitre, known as Canada’s “first lady of musical theatre,” will take on the coveted role of Mame Dennis in Mame at the Goodspeed Opera House beginning April 20^th. Read More ... 

January 14, 2012
GOODSPEED MUSICALS TO PRODUCE THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL A New Musical Directed by Julie Andrews
This afternoon at Goodspeed’s 7^th Annual Festival of New Artists, the two-time Tony Award-winning theatre announced plans for the production of a new musical, The Great American Mousical,  to be directed by Julie Andrews. The musical is based on the best-selling book authored by Ms. Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, with illustrations by Tony Walton. This developmental production will run November 8 - December 2, 2012 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut.  Read More ...

December 22, 2011
OFFSTAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR GOODSPEED The New York Times
“MAME” opens the 2012 season at Goodspeed Musicals’ riverfront stage here in April, and as casting begins, the theater has a little something extra to offer top-level talent: housing in a new “artists’ village.” Goodspeed has added 17 homes to its 28-acre campus in a $5.5 million project intended to bolster the fortunes of both the theater and the surrounding village.  Read More...

December 9, 2011
COME IN FROM THE COLD – CHECK OUT WHAT’S HOT AT GOODSPEED’S 7th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW ARTISTS
The Seventh Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists, produced by Goodspeed Musicals’ Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much anticipated three day festival of brand new works on Friday, January 13, at the Goodspeed Opera House with a staged reading of the soulful musical Harmony, Kansas. On Saturday, January 14, Not Wanted on the Voyage from the team who wrote the Goodspeed to Broadway tuner The Story of My Life debuts.  On the final day of the festival, the engaging musical The Dogs of Pripyat will be presented. Several special events will round out this exciting weekend. Read More ...

November 28, 2011
GOODSPEED HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR LOCAL ACTORS
Goodspeed Musicals is holding local Equity auditions for its 2012 season, on Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in East Haddam, Conn. Read More ...

November 14, 2011
MAME, CAROUSEL, & MORE! A SPECTACULAR 2012 SEASON
Two time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals, under the leadership of Executive Director Michael P. Price, is thrilled to announce the 2012 musical season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn.  The 49^th season includes three outstanding musicals that are sure to delight theatregoers. Read More ...