David B. Byrd Departing for New Opportunity EAST HADDAM, Conn. (July 29, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals announces that they are embarking on a search for a new managing director to replace David B. Byrd, who will depart depart his role as Goodspeed’s first Managing Director at the end of September. Byrd is…
Annual Prize Supports Emerging Musical Theatre Professionals EAST HADDAM, Conn. (March 27, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals is pleased to announce that Keirsten Hodgens has been selected as this year’s recipient of The Andrew A. Isen Prize at Goodspeed Musicals. This award is funded through a generous gift given by DC-based entrepreneur and…
Staged Readings of Three Brand-New Musicals and Special Events Celebrate the Best & Brightest in Musical Theatre – January 12-14, 2024 EAST HADDAM, Conn. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Come in from the cold and check out what’s hot at the 18th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals. The much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works will…
Tony & Grammy Award-Winner Jennifer Holliday, One of the Original Dreamgirls, Will Appear in This One-Night-Only Event on Monday, June 12 EAST HADDAM, Conn. (April 11, 2023) – Come celebrate with Goodspeed Musicals at their 60th Anniversary Gala & Auction on Monday, June 12, featuring a special concert by Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday.…
Inaugural Projects include “The Snow Goose” and “Little Miss Perfect” EAST HADDAM, Conn. (December 20, 2022) – Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces GoodWorks, its first formal commissioning program to support the creation and development of musicals that celebrate inspiring and transformational stories. The first GoodWorks commissions will be The Snow Goose written…
March 18-20: Staged readings of three brand-new musicals plusseveral special events celebrating the best and brightest in musical theatre from across the nation East Haddam, Conn., FEBRUARY 3,: Come in from the cold and check out what’s hot at the 16th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals. The much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works…
EAST HADDAM, CONN., OCTOBER 28, 2021: In a bold return to producing full-scale musicals at the iconic Goodspeed Opera House, Goodspeed Musicals has announced four exciting productions for the Tony Award-winning theatre’s 2022 season. Now in her second season as Goodspeed’s Artistic Director, Donna Lynn Hilton shared, “It is truly thrilling…
EAST HADDAM, CT, AUGUST 31, 2021: Goodspeed Musicals is excited to announce the cast of A Grand Night for Singing: A Celebration of Rodgers & Hammerstein – marking the thrilling return of live musicals to the Opera House stage. To celebrate the occasion, Goodspeed will hold its twentieth annual Gala on the…
