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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.
Donald Corren will play Fagin in <em>Oliver!</em> at Goodspeed.
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Goodspeed's Oliver! to Star Donald Corren and More
The musical will be directed by Rob Ruggiero.
Amanda Lea LaVergne and Paul Kreppel will star in <em>Anything Goes</em> at Sharon Playhouse.
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Sharon Playhouse Announces 2018 Summer Season and Casting
Anything Goes and Barefoot in the Park are on tap.
Front: Brenda Pressley, Nikiya Mathis Back: Brittany Bradford, Edward O’Blenis, Keona Welch, Michael Chenevert, Seret Scott
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Westport Country Playhouse to Open 2018 Season With Flyin' West
Seret Scott directs the play, written by Pearl Cleage.
Haley Bennett and Peter Dinklage will star in the Goodspeed Musicals production of the new musical <em>Cyrano</em>.
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Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett to Star in Cyrano at Goodspeed Musicals
The new musical will feature music by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National, and lyrics by Matt Berninger of the National and Carin Besser.
Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) celebrated his Monte Cristo Award with <em>Hamilton</em> costars Chris Jackson and Javier Muñoz.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Awarded Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Award
The Miranda Family Fund has announced their commitment to provide scholarships for artists of color to attend the O'Neill's National Theater Institute.
Dan Rosales will be part of the cast of Goodspeed Musicals' production of the new musical <em>You Are Here</em>.
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Patti Cohenour, Andrea Frierson, and More Set for You Are Here
Dan Rosales will also star in the production of the new Neil Bartram-Brian Hill musical, directed by Sarna Lapine at Goodspeed Musicals.
David Lutken will star as Will Rogers in <em>The Will Rogers Follies</em> at Goodspeed Musicals.
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Goodspeed Musicals Announces Casting for The Will Rogers Follies
David Lutken will take on the title role in the Tony-winning musical.
Hunter Foster will direct both <em>The Drowsy Chaperone</em> and <em>A Connecticut Christmas Carol</em> at Goodspeed Musicals this season.
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Goodspeed Musicals Announces Creative Teams for Its 2018 Productions
New productions of The Will Rogers Follies and The Drowsy Chaperone, and new musicals You Are Here and Cyrano will be part of the season.
Joanna Gleason will be one of the readers at Westport Country Playhouse's <em>Letters to Our Daughters</em>, celebrating International Women's Day.
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Westport Country Playhouse to Host Second Annual "Letters to Our Daughters" Event
Joanna Gleason, Judith Ivey, and more will help the company celebrate International Women's Day.