EAST HADDAM, Conn. (Jan. 27, 2026) – Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals announces a temporary pause this year in productions at The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. While 2025 was a strong season with nearly sold-out performance runs at both The Goodspeed and The Terris, sharply rising production costs and shifting audience…
by Suzanne Wells, Special to Berkshire on Stage The Goodspeed‘s Terris Theatre presents “The Great Emu War,” a farcical story from the point of view of the Emus. Based on a true story, the “Great Emu War” of 1932 saw a flock of 20,000 towering, long-legged emus migrate into Western…
Latest From Tony, Oscar, Grammy-Winning Songwriting Team 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…
EAST HADDAM, Conn. (March 24, 2025) – Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals announces a season of two brand new musicals at The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. One is the latest from a Tony, Oscar and Grammy-winning songwriting team who have a long history with the theatre, and the other is a…
EAST HADDAM, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals is holding local Connecticut Equity auditions for its 2025 Goodspeed and Terris season, on Saturday, Nov. 16, starting at 10 a.m. in East Haddam, Conn. Goodspeed is seeking Equity adult actors. Local child audition dates will be at a later date. All auditions are…
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage Anything goes when you sail away on Darko Tresnjak’s new musical, Ask for The Moon, having its world premiere at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre in Chester, CT. It’s an hilarious evening of madcap comedy, staged with finesse, and populated by three actors and…
A Mischievous Comedy from Tony Award-Winner Darko Tresnjak EAST HADDAM, Conn. (June 20, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces the cast for Ask for the Moon, an outrageous comedy about greed, revenge and…murder. Ask for the Moon will appear at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre from July 19 – August 11 in Chester, Conn. Opened in 1984…
Tony Award-Nominee L Morgan Lee Cast as Nina Mae EAST HADDAM, Conn. (April 10, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces the cast for A Complicated Woman, a new musical about embracing your true identity that features a gender-diverse cast. A Complicated Woman will appear at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre from May 10 – June 2 in…
