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DATES PRODUCTION 11/30/2018 - 12/30/2018 A Connecticut Christmas Carol (2018) 8/3/2018 - 9/2/2018 Cyrano (2018) 5/18/2018 - 6/10/2018 You Are Here (2018) 11/17/2017 - 12/24/2017 A Connecticut Christmas Carol (2017) 6/2/2017 - 7/2/2017 Deathless (2017) 8/9/2007 - 9/2/2007 Happy Days (2007) 11/9/2006 - 12/3/2006 Meet John Doe (2006) 8/10/2006 - 9/3/2006 The 60's Project (2006) 11/3/2005 - 11/27/2005 The Girl in the Frame (2005) 8/11/2005 - 9/4/2005 Amour (2005) 5/19/2005 - 6/12/2005 Flight of the Lawnchair Man (2005) 11/4/2004 - 11/28/2004 Princesses (2004) 5/13/2004 - 6/6/2004 All Shook Up (2004) 11/13/2003 - 12/7/2003 O. Henry's Lovers (2003) 11/16/2000 - 12/10/2000 Dear World (2000) 8/10/2000 - 9/3/2000 Summer of '42 (2000) 5/11/2000 - 6/4/2000 Dorian (2000) 11/11/1999 - 12/5/1999 Glimmerglass (1999) 8/5/1999 - 8/5/1999 Fanny Hill (1999) 11/5/1998 - 11/5/1998 Just So (1998) 8/1/1996 - 8/1/1996 Mirette (1996) 5/17/1990 - 7/8/1990 Annie 2 (1990) 12/4/1984 - 12/4/1984 A Broadway Baby (1984) - Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (2002) - Abyssinia (1988) - Abyssinia (1987) - Darling Grenadine (2017)
News
Chilina Kennedy, Crystal Lucas-Perry & More to Star in A SIGN OF THE TIMES at New World Stages
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2023
Chilina Kennedy, Ryan Silverman, Justin Matthew Sargent and Crystal Lucas-Perry will star in A Sign of the Times featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield and more. Off-Broadway.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2023
Chilina Kennedy, Ryan Silverman, Justin Matthew Sargent and Crystal Lucas-Perry will star in A Sign of the Times featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield and more. Off-Broadway.
Westchester Broadway Theatre to Present HAPPY DAYS
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 19, 2016
The hit musical, Happy Days, is based on the Paramount Pictures' television series. The series' original creator Garry Marshall wrote the book. Happy Days features 21 songs, including the series' iconic theme song, by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning songwriter Paul Williams, with orchestrator and arranger, John McDaniel.
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 19, 2016
The hit musical, Happy Days, is based on the Paramount Pictures' television series. The series' original creator Garry Marshall wrote the book. Happy Days features 21 songs, including the series' iconic theme song, by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning songwriter Paul Williams, with orchestrator and arranger, John McDaniel.
A WONDERFUL LIFE, with Duke Lafoon, Brings Holiday Classic to Goodspeed Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2015
Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Joe Raposo and Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Sheldon Harnick's uplifting musical A WONDERFUL LIFE reminds us how one person's life can touch that of so many others. Based on the beloved 1946 holiday movie classic, this charming musical is sure to inspire and entertain. A WONDERFUL LIFE is currently running through November 29 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The official press opening is tonight, October 14, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2015
Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Joe Raposo and Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Sheldon Harnick's uplifting musical A WONDERFUL LIFE reminds us how one person's life can touch that of so many others. Based on the beloved 1946 holiday movie classic, this charming musical is sure to inspire and entertain. A WONDERFUL LIFE is currently running through November 29 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The official press opening is tonight, October 14, 2015.
Goodspeed Announces Early Christmas Gift, Extends HOLIDAY INN Through December 21
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2014
Goodspeed Musicals welcomes a top-notch cast for its brand new, world premiere musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. The much-anticipated production has just added two weeks to its run, now playing through December 21, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2014
Goodspeed Musicals welcomes a top-notch cast for its brand new, world premiere musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. The much-anticipated production has just added two weeks to its run, now playing through December 21, 2014.
Twitter Watch: Darren Ritchie and Denny Alfonso Announce Engagement!
by BWW Staff - Aug 21, 2013
On Twitter Watch, darren Ritchie wrote ' So this weekend my life just got a whole lot better, I finally have my soulmate to walk through life with!! #becauseofher #mylifeisfulloflove #blessed '
by BWW Staff - Aug 21, 2013
On Twitter Watch, darren Ritchie wrote ' So this weekend my life just got a whole lot better, I finally have my soulmate to walk through life with!! #becauseofher #mylifeisfulloflove #blessed '
Danny Rutigliano and More to Star in Goodspeed's THE FABULOUS LIPITONES; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013
Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is happy to announce the cast of The Fabulous Lipitones, a new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet. This engaging musical comedy will run from May 9 to June 2 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013
Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is happy to announce the cast of The Fabulous Lipitones, a new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet. This engaging musical comedy will run from May 9 to June 2 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works.
THE FABULOUS LIPITONES and SNAPSHOTS with Music by Stephen Schwartz to Play Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre
by Robert Diamond - Mar 13, 2013
Goodspeed's 2013 Norma Terris Theatre Season will feature three musicals: a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet entertains in The Fabulous Lipitones; a marvelous summer musical yet to be announced; and Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, an original tuner about trusting your heart and believing in your memories which features well-known tunes from Wicked, Godspell,Pippin and many more. Tickets go on sale for the upcoming season Sunday, March 24th. The Box Office will open at 10 a.m. and audience members are encouraged to call early for the best choice of seats.
by Robert Diamond - Mar 13, 2013
Goodspeed's 2013 Norma Terris Theatre Season will feature three musicals: a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet entertains in The Fabulous Lipitones; a marvelous summer musical yet to be announced; and Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, an original tuner about trusting your heart and believing in your memories which features well-known tunes from Wicked, Godspell,Pippin and many more. Tickets go on sale for the upcoming season Sunday, March 24th. The Box Office will open at 10 a.m. and audience members are encouraged to call early for the best choice of seats.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Inside MAME Dress Rehearsal with Louise Pitre!
by Stage Tube - Apr 29, 2012
Goodspeed Musicals will 'coax the blues right out ‘a the horn' with its much-anticipated new production of MAME. The bold and brassy musical comedy will runs now through July 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be May 9, 2012.] Check out a sneak peek into last night's - April 28 - dress rehearsal for MAME. Watch the video below!
by Stage Tube - Apr 29, 2012
Goodspeed Musicals will 'coax the blues right out ‘a the horn' with its much-anticipated new production of MAME. The bold and brassy musical comedy will runs now through July 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be May 9, 2012.] Check out a sneak peek into last night's - April 28 - dress rehearsal for MAME. Watch the video below!
Julie Andrews to Direct THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL for Goodspeed Musicals
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 14, 2012
Goodspeed Musicals will host a developmental production of THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL, based on the book of the same name by Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, late this year.
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 14, 2012
Goodspeed Musicals will host a developmental production of THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL, based on the book of the same name by Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, late this year.
Goodspeed Musicals Announces New Education Programs
by Carly Rosemore - Oct 21, 2011
Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre will be offering new and enlarged educational programming for the 2012 Musical Theater Institutes. The Institutes will include training in the fields of music direction, scenic painting, and dance. All four of the programs will take place on the Goodspeed Musicals campus in East Haddam, Connecticut.
by Carly Rosemore - Oct 21, 2011
Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre will be offering new and enlarged educational programming for the 2012 Musical Theater Institutes. The Institutes will include training in the fields of music direction, scenic painting, and dance. All four of the programs will take place on the Goodspeed Musicals campus in East Haddam, Connecticut.
TV: Check Out Meghann Fahy et al. in Kerrigan & Lowdermilk's SAMANTHA BROWN at Goodspeed Musicals
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 12, 2011
Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal) and Andrew Durand (Spring Awakening) led Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk's latest collaboration, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown at Goodspeed Musicals this summer. This original musical for Broadway's next generation ran through August 28, 2011 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works. Click below for some show highlights!
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 12, 2011
Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal) and Andrew Durand (Spring Awakening) led Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk's latest collaboration, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown at Goodspeed Musicals this summer. This original musical for Broadway's next generation ran through August 28, 2011 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works. Click below for some show highlights!
BWW Reviews: Goodspeed Musicals Sets Sail with a Triumphant SHOW BOAT
by Jacques Lamarre - Aug 1, 2011
Goodspeed's 'Honey, I Shrunk the Musical'-approach pays off with intimate SHOW BOAT.
by Jacques Lamarre - Aug 1, 2011
Goodspeed's 'Honey, I Shrunk the Musical'-approach pays off with intimate SHOW BOAT.
Julie Andrews Adapts MOUSICAL Book for the Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 18, 2011
Julie Andrews is adapting her book, 'The Great American Mousical,' for the stage at Goodspeed Opera House. Dates for the production have not yet been announced. Andrews co-wrote the book with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 18, 2011
Julie Andrews is adapting her book, 'The Great American Mousical,' for the stage at Goodspeed Opera House. Dates for the production have not yet been announced. Andrews co-wrote the book with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.
Goodspeed Hosts MY ONE AND ONLY 4/15-6/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 15, 2011
Goodspeed Musicals, the first theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards, is happy to announce the cast of My One And Only.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 15, 2011
Goodspeed Musicals, the first theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards, is happy to announce the cast of My One And Only.
Andrew Gerle Announces Two New Productions, Books & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 28, 2011
Andrew Gerle may be one of the most talented and promising composers/writers for the theatre today that you've never heard of. He launches the new year with an incredible lineup of projects on the horizon: a musical, a play, a new book, a star-studded revue, a concert reading at City Opera featuring an 80-piece orchestra, a recital performance of his work at London's Wigmore Hall, and the first-ever published volume of his songs.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 28, 2011
Andrew Gerle may be one of the most talented and promising composers/writers for the theatre today that you've never heard of. He launches the new year with an incredible lineup of projects on the horizon: a musical, a play, a new book, a star-studded revue, a concert reading at City Opera featuring an 80-piece orchestra, a recital performance of his work at London's Wigmore Hall, and the first-ever published volume of his songs.
Goodspeed Musicals Holds Annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale, 2/20
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2011
On Sunday, February 20, Goodspeed Musicals will hold its annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale in the lobby of The Norma Terris Theatre. Doors open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Norma Terris Theatre is located at 33 North Main St, Chester, Connecticut.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2011
On Sunday, February 20, Goodspeed Musicals will hold its annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale in the lobby of The Norma Terris Theatre. Doors open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Norma Terris Theatre is located at 33 North Main St, Chester, Connecticut.
Goodspeed Musicals Holds Annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale, 2/20
by Meghan Schuler - Feb 11, 2011
On Sunday, February 20, Goodspeed Musicals will hold its annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale in the lobby of The Norma Terris Theatre. Doors open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Norma Terris Theatre is located at 33 North Main St, Chester, Connecticut.
by Meghan Schuler - Feb 11, 2011
On Sunday, February 20, Goodspeed Musicals will hold its annual Theatre Treasures Tag Sale in the lobby of The Norma Terris Theatre. Doors open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Norma Terris Theatre is located at 33 North Main St, Chester, Connecticut.
Cast Announced For YOU MADE THIS TOUR 1/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2011
After two sold-out shows at the Laurie Beechman Theatre and Rockwood Music Hall, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk continue their New York City concert series You Made This Tour with a Monday night show at Le Poisson Rouge.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2011
After two sold-out shows at the Laurie Beechman Theatre and Rockwood Music Hall, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk continue their New York City concert series You Made This Tour with a Monday night show at Le Poisson Rouge.
Cast Announced For YOU MADE THIS TOUR at Rockwood Music Hall
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 21, 2011
After two sold-out shows at the Laurie Beechman Theatre and Rockwood Music Hall, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk continue their New York City concert series You Made This Tour with a Monday night show at Le Poisson Rouge on February 7th
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 21, 2011
After two sold-out shows at the Laurie Beechman Theatre and Rockwood Music Hall, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk continue their New York City concert series You Made This Tour with a Monday night show at Le Poisson Rouge on February 7th
New Musicals by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk & More Set for Goodspeed
by Robert Diamond - Jan 15, 2011
Announced last night at Goodspeed's 6th Annual Festival of New Artists: the two time Tony Award-winning theatre plans to produce three engaging new musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. First up will be Cutman: A Boxing Musical, the thrilling story of a young Jewish boxer's struggle between his ambition and his religion which will run May 12 - June 5, 2011. Next, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown tells the highly-charged story of a high school valedictorian struggling with life-changing decisions about sex, love, college and the impact the paths she chooses will have on the rest of her life. This bright new musical will run August 4 - 28, 2011. A third new musical that is sure to excite Connecticut audiences will be announced soon and will run November 3 - 27.
by Robert Diamond - Jan 15, 2011
Announced last night at Goodspeed's 6th Annual Festival of New Artists: the two time Tony Award-winning theatre plans to produce three engaging new musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. First up will be Cutman: A Boxing Musical, the thrilling story of a young Jewish boxer's struggle between his ambition and his religion which will run May 12 - June 5, 2011. Next, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown tells the highly-charged story of a high school valedictorian struggling with life-changing decisions about sex, love, college and the impact the paths she chooses will have on the rest of her life. This bright new musical will run August 4 - 28, 2011. A third new musical that is sure to excite Connecticut audiences will be announced soon and will run November 3 - 27.
Norma Terris Theatre Frequently Asked Questions
What show is currently in Norma Terris Theatre?
Norma Terris Theatre's current show is A Connecticut Christmas Carol which began performances on 11/30/2018.
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