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EAST HADDAM, Conn. (May 2, 2025) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces the cast for About Time, a new musical revue about life, love and laughter in your third act. About Time will run from May 24 – June 15 at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be June 11, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.] About Time opens the 2025 season at The Terris Theatre, which is dedicated to the development of new musicals.
At first, they were Starting Here, Starting Now. After a few years, they were Closer Than Ever. Now, decades later, the legendary award-winning writing team of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire complete the trilogy they didn’t know they were creating…About Time. From long-ago love affairs and ambitions of the past to tech-savvy grandkids and lost keys, this funny and touching revue features all new songs about people navigating the joys and challenges of growing older while staying young in spirit.
About Time features music by Academy and Grammy Award-winner David Shire (Broadway: Baby, Big; Off-Broadway: Starting Here, Starting Now; Closer Than Ever; Film: Norma Rae (Academy Award for Best Song), Saturday Night Fever (two Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year)) with lyrics by Tony Award-winning director Richard Maltby, Jr. (The Terris: The Story of My Life, The 60’s Project; Broadway: Miss Saigon, The Story of My Life, Fosse, Big, Baby, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical)). Maltby will also direct the musical.
The cast includes Darius de Haas (Broadway: Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Carousel, Rent); Shinnerrie Jackson; Daniel Jenkins (Broadway: Oslo, Golden Boy, Billy Elliot); Eddie Korbich (The Goodspeed: Redhead; The Terris: Jokers; Broadway: The Music Man; Off-Broadway: Drag: The Musical); triple Olivier Award-nominee Issy van Randwyck; and Lynne Wintersteller (The Goodspeed: Fiorello, Bells Are Ringing, Something’s Afoot; Broadway: A Grand Night for Singing, Annie).
Choreography and musical staging for About Time will be by Tony-nominated Marcia Milgrom Dodge (The Goodspeed: On the Town (director/choreographer), The Little Rascals; The Terris: Kudzu (director/choreographer); Broadway: Ragtime). Music direction will be by Deniz Cordell (Off-Broadway: Panama Hattie; Lolita, My Love; Love, Linda). Costume design will be by Tracy Christensen (The Goodspeed: Anne of Green Gables, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, Good News!, Something’s Afoot, City of Angels; The Terris: Passing Through; Broadway: Sunset Boulevard revival starring Glenn Close, Souvenir). Lighting design will be by Mitchell Fenton (Off-Broadway: Hit City, MsTRIAL, Wavelength). Sound design will be by Jay Hilton who has designed countless productions at both The Terris Theatre and The Goodspeed and serves as Goodspeed’s Audio Supervisor.
Drew Neal will be the Production Stage Manager. Casting for this production is by The TRC Company, Merri Sugerman, CSA.
About Time will run May 24th – June 15th, 2025, at The Terris Theatre located at 33 North Main Street, Chester, Conn. [Official Press Opening: June 11, 2025.] Curtain times are Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Single tickets start at $20. Tickets are available through the Goodspeed Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10:00 a.m. and weekends at 11:00 a.m., or online at goodspeed.org. For show highlights, exclusive photos, special events and more, visit us at goodspeed.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
The Marquee Producing Partners on About Time are Dr. Anne Rothstein & Ms. Jane Hellman.
The Terris Theatre is supported by The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation.
ABOUT GOODSPEED MUSICALS
Goodspeed Musicals has achieved international acclaim and is the first theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards for outstanding achievement in musical theatre. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, Goodspeed Musicals is dedicated to the celebration, development and advancement of musical theatre. Goodspeed creates powerful, world-class productions of enlightening new and established works to delight, inspire and challenge audiences on its two stages – The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn., and The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. From Goodspeed, 21 musicals have gone to Broadway (including Man of La Mancha, Annie, Shenandoah, All Shook Up, and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn) and 89 world premieres have been launched. Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals, GoodWorks commissioning program and the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed are distinguished cornerstones of the organization that highlight its commitment to nurture creators and the creative process. Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre. The organization is supported in part by the Burry Fredrik Foundation; the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; The Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; The Shubert Foundation; Smith Farm Gardens; and WSHU Public Radio. Additional support is provided by Comcast, the 2025 ticket-back sponsor; Sennheiser, the official audio sponsor; and United Airlines, the official airline of Goodspeed Musicals. For more information, visit www.goodspeed.org.