Goodspeed to Run ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, CARNIVAL, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS...in 2010

According to a report in Variety, Goodspeed Musicals will present three classics next year, two of which the theater company will be staging for the first time.  They include Irving Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun," Bob Merrill's "Carnival" and Frank Loesser's Pulitzer Prize-winning "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." 

Announcements regarding directors, casting and dates are forthcoming, although it is expected that that Annie Get Your Gun will get a spring run, Carnival a summer showing, and Loesser's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying a fall presentation.

The theater presented "Carnival" in 1986. The 1961 show has never received a Broadway revival. Annie Get Your Gun was last presented on Broadway in 1999 with Bernadette Peters. How to Succeed in Business was revived in 1995 with Matthew Broderick. A reading of How to Succeed will be held in New York in December with Daniel Radcliffe, as previously reported.  That production will be directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford and is anticipated to be making a potential Broadway run.

Goodspeed Musicals was formed in 1959 to restore the 19th century Goodspeed Opera House and reactivated it as a professional theatre in 1963. Under the direction of Michael P. Price since 1968, Goodspeed has achieved international acclaim as the Home of Musical Theatre. Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre and the development of new works to add to the repertoire, Goodspeed pioneered the practice of rethinking, restoring, and revitalizing America's musical theatre heritage. Goodspeed is at the forefront of shaping the future of musical theatre. At The Norma Terris Theatre, located in Chester, Connecticut, Goodspeed develops new musicals and nurtures emerging artists. Inaugurated in 1984, The Norma Terris Theatre has launched over 50 musicals into the Theatre World, including 25 world premieres, giving writers the opportunity to develop their material through actual production. Each April through December season, Goodspeed produces three musicals at the Opera House in East Haddam, and specializes in producing and developing new musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre. Nineteen Goodspeed productions have transferred to Broadway, receiving more than a dozen Tony Awards. For more information visit www.goodspeed.org.