At Goodspeed – Box office opens Sunday for three new musicals

Don’t miss your chance to get the best seats for three terrific musicals in the upcoming 2012 season at the Goodspeed Opera House.

The Box Office will open at 10 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 19) to offer deals on three musicals: bold and brassy “Mame,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” and “Something’s Afoot” – a musical whodunit.

Mame, April 20 – July 1

From the director who brought you “My One And Only,” “Singin’ in the Rain” and “42nd Street,” this year’s season opener will thrill and entertain.

Surrounded by an eccentric cast of characters, Auntie Mame celebrates the Roaring 20s, overcomes tragedy and sails through life without missing a fad or a dance step.

“Mame” will be sponsored by Liberty Bank, Mohegan Sun and The Shops at Mohegan Sun.

Jerry Herman’s score is packed with favorites: “Bosom Buddies,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and more.

“Mame” features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and is based on the novel “Auntie Mame” by Patrick Dennis and the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

“Mame” will be directed by Ray Roderick and choreographed by Vince Pesce (Associate Choreographer of Broadway’s “Anything Goes,” “The Pajama Game,” “Wonderful Town” and”Little Shop of Horrors”).

Carousel, July 13 – Sept. 23

“Carousel” has captivated audiences around the world with a powerful love story of an innocent young millworker and swaggering carousel barker.

He meets a tragic end, but is given one chance for redemption by delivering hope to the daughter he never knew and whispering words left unspoken to his wife.

Carousel will be sponsored by Amica Insurance, Comcast and Robinson & Cole LLC.

Featuring “If I Loved You,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “June is Busting out All Over,” Carousel features music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (based on Ferenc Molnar’s play “Lilliom” and adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer) with original dances by Agnes de Mille.

It will be directed by Rob Ruggiero (Goodspeed’s “Show Boat,” “Camelot,” “Annie Get Your Gun” and “1776”) and choreographed by Parker Esse (Associate Choreographer of Broadway’s “Finian’s Rainbow” and “A Tale of Two Cities”).

Something’s Afoot, Oct. 5 – Dec. 9

An old English mansion. A raging thunderstorm. Ten strangers. Murder, mystery, music and comedy are afoot when the guests disappear one by one – knocked off by cleverly fiendish devices.

“Something’s Afoot” will be sponsored by Connecticut Light & Power.

Join the fun as “Miss Tweed” the amateur sleuth sets out to solve the crimes… but the butler didn’t do it!

With songs like “I Owe It All To Agatha Christie,” it’s a zany whodunit for all to enjoy.

Something’s Afoot features book, music and lyrics by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach with additional music by Ed Linderman.

Casey Hushion (Associate Director of Broadway’s “Elf,” “In the Heights” and “The Drowsy Chaperone”) will direct. A choreographer will be announced soon.

How to get tickets

Beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, single tickets may be purchased by visiting the Box Office – which is open seven days a week at 6 Main Street, East Haddam, CT; by calling 860-873-8668; or on-line at http://www.goodspeed.org

Special ticket packages for all three shows are still available starting at only $93. Contact the Box Office for details.

Ticket cost may vary by performance, so please call for current pricing (all prices are subject to change).

Curtain times are Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (with select performances at 2 p.m.), Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. (with select performances at 6:30 p.m.).

Goodspeed Musicals’ 2012 season is produced by Michael P. Price.

About Goodspeed Musicals

Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT, and additional productions at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., which was opened in 1984 for the development of new musicals.  The first regional theatre to receive two Tony Awards (for outstanding achievement), Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre. Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges the support of its Official Audio Sponsor, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation; its Official Airline Sponsor, United Airlines; and its Official Auto Sponsor, Hoffman Audi.  Goodspeed Musicals is supported in part by the Department of Economic and Community Development with support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts.

Posted Feb. 16, 2012 as edited by HTNP.com Editor Brenda Sullivan

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