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Barbara Stanwyck in the trailer for the 1945 film <em>Christmas in Connecticut</em>.
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Christmas in Connecticut Musical to Have World Premiere at Goodspeed
The new holiday musical is based on the classic 1945 Warner Brothers film.
Backstreet Boy AJ McLean has his sights set on Broadway.
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Backstreet Boy AJ McLean Hopes to Follow in the Broadway Footsteps of Fellow '90s Stars
McLean plans to hit the Great White Way within the next few years.
Darlesia Cearcy, who last appeared on Broadway in the revival of <em>Once on This Island</em>, will play Diana in the Westport Country Playhouse production of <em>Next to Normal</em>.
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Next to Normal at Westport Country Playhouse Announces Cast
The playhouse will stage Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's Tony Award-winning musical.
Rosie Simon and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee in Soulpepper's <em>Kim's Convenience</em>.
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Kim's Convenience Play Coming to Westport Country Playhouse This Summer
The Canadian comedy, by Ins Choi, inspired the Netflix television series of the same title.
Gavin Creel, Shoshana Bean, and Brandon Victor Dixon will appear in the PBS concert series <em>Stars on Stage From Westport Country Playhouse</em>.
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Gavin Creel, Shoshana Bean, and Brandon Victor Dixon Concerts to Air on PBS
The concerts are part of January's Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse series.
Kyla Stone will take on the title role in the North American tour of <em>Anastasia</em>.
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Anastasia Tour Resumes With Newcomer Kyla Stone in the Lead Role
The Broadway musical heads back out on tour this fall.
Christopher Plummer
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Christopher Plummer, Oscar and Tony Winner, and Captain Von Trapp, Dies at 91
Plummer earned an Oscar for Beginners and Tonys for Barrymore and Cyrano.
Stephen Schwartz
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Stephen Schwartz Revue, With Songs From Wicked, Pippin, and More, to Stream
A new film of the musical Snapshots will be presented by A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut.
The Goodspeed Opera House
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Goodspeed Musicals Announces 2021 Productions, Online and in Person
The theater is giving ticket-buyers two options for its upcoming season.
Sean Hayden will play Dad in <em>Billy Elliot</em> at Goodspeed Musicals this fall.
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Goodspeed Announces Casting for Billy Elliot The Musical
The Tony-winning musical features a score by Elton John and a book by Lee Hall.
New Musical <em>Because of Winn Dixie</em> Releases Video Montage
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New Musical Because of Winn Dixie Releases Video Montage
Goodspeed Musicals presents the new musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, based on the Kate DiCamillo novel.
Animal trainer William Berloni with Bowdie, the title star of <em>Because of Winn Dixie</em>.
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Because of Winn Dixie Musical Announces Casting
Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin collaborate on the score for the brand-new musical, opening this summer at Goodspeed.
Adam Kaplan will star in <em>Hi, My Name is Ben</em>.
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Goodspeed's Hi, My Name Is Ben to Feature Adam Kaplan and More
The musical is written by Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour.
Derrick Davis and Eva Tavares in <em>The Phantom of the Opera</em>.
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Derrick Davis Returns to Phantom of the Opera Tour in Title Role
Davis will join the company for the national touring production's final year.
Ed Asner will lead the national tour of Jeff Cohen’s <em>The Soap Myth</em>, directed by Pam Berlin.
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Emmy Winner Ed Asner to Lead National Tour of The Soap Myth
Tovah Feldshuh will join him in the multicity series of concert readings paying tribute to Yom HaShoah.
Edward Watts will star as Harold Hill in Goodspeed Musicals' new production of <em>The Music Man</em>.
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Edward Watts, Ellie Fishman, and More to Star in Goodspeed's The Music Man
Jenn Thompson will direct a new production of the Meredith Willson musical.
The American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut was destroyed by a fire on January 13.
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Fire Destroys Historic American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
The theater had been a Connecticut landmark since the 1950s and was poised to undergo renovations.
Robert Cuccioli will play Scrooge in Goodspeed Musicals' <em>A Connecticut Christmas Carol</em>.
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Robert Cuccioli to Play Scrooge in Goodspeed's A Connecticut Christmas Carol
Hunter Foster will return to direct this newly revised edition of the Michael O'Flaherty-L.J. Fecho musical.
The company of <em>Thousand Pines</em> in rehearsal.
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Westport Country Playhouse Announces Cast of Matthew Greene's Thousand Pines
Austin Pendleton directs the production.
Blake Jenner as Christian in the Goodspeed production of <em>Cyrano</em>.
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Goodspeed Cancels Final Performances of Cyrano
Blake Jenner has to depart the musical early for another commitment.
Clyde Alves will star in <em>The Drowsy Chaperone</em> at Goodspeed Musicals.
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Clyde Alves, Stephanie Rothenberg, and More Announced for The Drowsy Chaperone
Hunter Foster directs the Goodspeed production.
Blake Jenner, best known for his role as Ryder Lynn on the Fox series <em>Glee</em>, joins the cast of <em>Cyrano</em> at Goodspeed Musicals.
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Blake Jenner Joins Musical Adaptation of Cyrano at Goodspeed
Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett will lead the production, opening this summer.
Sutton Foster will headline Westport Country Playhouse’s 2018 Gala on September 8.
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Sutton Foster Will Headline the Westport Country Playhouse 2018 Gala
The two-time Tony-winning actor will perform a selection of Broadway standards at the annual event.
William Parry will join Goodspeed's <em>The Will Rogers Follies</em>.
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William Parry Joins Goodspeed's The Will Rogers Follies
Parry will step in for David Garrison as Clem.