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Its landmark Goodspeed Opera House is a distinctive feature of the view from the Connecticut River and is the birthplace of some of the world's most famous musicals, including Annie, Man of La Mancha, and Shenandoah. Goodspeed Musicals also includes the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester as well as
Michael P. Price (born August 5, 1938) is the longest serving artistic director of a professional theatre in the United States. [1] As the Executive Director of Goodspeed Musicals from 1968 to 2014, he produced more than 235 musicals, including 75 world premiers and transferred 19 productions to Broadway, including the world premieres of Shenandoah, [2] Man of La Mancha [3] and Annie. [2]
Dedicated in 1984, [1] the theatre is named in honor of the actress Norma Terris, star of Jerome Kern’s Show Boat and a patron and trustee of the Goodspeed Opera House during her later years. She presided over the dedication of the Norma Terris Theatre, and in 1987 she established The Norma Terris Fund to develop the careers of new actors and ...
Sep. 22—Goodspeed Musicals has had great success with its outdoor concerts and shows — the theater's way of pivoting after the pandemic began. Now, though, what Goodspeed fans have been ...
The Goodspeed Opera House expects to be back at full strength next season, with full productions of the lively musicals “Cabaret,” “Anne of Green Gables” and “42nd Street” on its stage.
The musical premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, running from September 19 to December 28, 2014. ... [12] Elyse Sommer, ...
In 1975, the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut revived the show to great acclaim, prompting the producers to transfer it to Broadway. After three previews, it opened on December 21, 1975 at the Booth Theatre, where it ran for 304 performances.
The show had its United States premiere on 12 November 1996, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam Connecticut. U.S. actor John Scherer took the part of Bertie, and Richard Kline played Jeeves. [15] Edward Keith Baker played Jeeves with Scherer as Bertie Wooster in the 1997 Geffen Playhouse production. [16]