Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam, CT) 9/13-11/24/19

[kport]

A rehearsal video has been posted, an hour before the opening of the show:

https://www.facebook.com/GoodspeedMusic ... QyMDI2MzY/

[kport]

Goodspeed's BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Montage:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ykWfyUz-4

[accessmenj]

The Goodspeed Opera House has a unique location that may appeal to some. It is located less than a half mile from a small, general aviation airport that is both a land airport and a seaplane base. As such, it is perfect for a pilot to fly in, walk to nearby restaurant, and then to the show. This could be a spectacular afternoon flight with the Fall colors, and then attend one of the many 2:00pm afternoon matinees. After the show, fly home or spend the night at a Bed and Breakfast, one of which is almost next door. Combined with the quality of this production, if the weather is sunny, this could be an unforgettable lifetime experience.

[porschesrule]

A nice article about Goodspeed Musicals doing something rare for them: staging a rather modern, political musical. Director Gabriel Barre, Choreographer Marc Kimelman and the two Billys -- Taven Blanke and Liam Vincent Hutt -- are all quoted in this article in the Hartford Courant.

https://www.courant.com/ctnow/arts-thea ... story.html

[kport]

A newly-posted official video of 'Shine':

https://www.facebook.com/GoodspeedMusic ... E3OTU3ODA/

[kport]

Mr. O'Flaherty will pass the torch following the closing of Billy Elliot The Musical in November 2019.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/connectic ... e-20191018

[kport]

Drew McVety, who was in the Broadway cast of BETM (AS SCAB/POSH DAD (REPLACEMENT),AS ENSEMBLE (REPLACEMENT), AS DAD (UNDERSTUDY - REPLACEMENT), will join the Goodspeed cast as Dad.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/connectic ... T-20191021

[porschesrule]

Drew McVety, who was in the Broadway cast of BETM (AS SCAB/POSH DAD (REPLACEMENT),AS ENSEMBLE (REPLACEMENT), AS DAD (UNDERSTUDY - REPLACEMENT), will join the Goodspeed cast as Dad.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/connectic ... T-20191021

It should be noted that Drew last played the role of Dad in the City Springs Theatre (GA) production of the musical this past May, with another Liam (Redford) as his son.

[kport]

EAST HADDAM, Conn. (WTNH) — Meet Erica, John and Tess – all part of the cast of Billy Elliot: The Musical, currently delighting crowds at The Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

“It’s really really fun to do what you love alongside other people that love the same thing,” says 13-year-old Erica Parks of Massachusetts who plays Debbie. “All of us have become a really, really close family because we’re with each other all the time .”

https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/connecticut ... yyOBdA1FeE

[andrewcraig]

VIDEO: Flashback To HELLO, DOLLY! and BILLY ELLIOT at Goodspeed Musicals
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/V ... s-20200511

Michael Gennaro, Executive Director of Goodspeed chose the 'Dream Ballet' from Billy Elliot featuring Taven Blanke and Nick Silverio.

He writes, "The moment in the empty gym when Billy is alone and finally able to put on the magnificent music from Swan Lake to dream his dream is one that always filled with me joy. I watched both actors portraying Billy over and over again to marvel at the subtle differences they each brought to the role and how totally involved they would become in the choreography. The combination of the young and older Billy with that transcendent score is something I will long remember in my career."