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Band Geeks!, Radio Girl To Get Stagings At Goodspeed Musicals

Goodspeed Musicals has announced additional programming for its 2010 season at the Norma Terris Theater.

As previously reported, Band Geeks!, a new musical about high school marching bands and the group of misfits and wannabes that surround them, will be produced May 13-June 6. Gordon Greenberg, who has co-written the show’s book with Tommy Newman, will direct. The show features music by Mark Allen, Gaby Alter and Newman; and lyrics by Alter and Newman. Casting will be announced at a later date.

Up next will be Radio Girl, based on the classic novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, to run July 29-August 22. The show will be directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, and features music by Henry Krieger, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and a book by Daniel Goldfarb. Casting will be announced at a later date.

A third musical, to run October 21-November 14, will be announced shortly.


For further information, call 860-873-8668 or visit www.goodspeed.org.