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Norma Terris Theatre New Musical: The Bikinis
Goodspeed Musicals celebrates summer fun in the groovy production The Bikinis a new musical beach party. This hip musical will run from August 9 to September 2 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed’s home for developing new works.
Back together again! The sixties girl group that everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs they sang on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore...all to raise money to save Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort. These Jersey Girls relive their heyday in a non-stop celebration of song with over 30 hits like “It’s In His Kiss,” “Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Heat Wave,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The Bikinis are irresistible! The Bikinis is written and created by James Hindman and Ray Roderick and features music arrangements by Joseph Baker. Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is jazzed to announce the cast of The Bikinis. This upcoming production will feature Lori Hammel playing Jodi. Ms. Hammel appeared both on Broadway and in the National Tour of Mamma Mia!, and the National Tour of 9 to 5. Annie will be played by Meghan Duffy who appeared in Broadway’s Grease and in the National Tours of The Rocky Horror Show and Mame.
Karla will be played by Karyn Quackenbush of Broadway’s Imaginary Friends, Annie Get Your Gun, and Blood Brothers, and the National Tours of Annie Get Your Gun; Stop The World, I Want to Get Off; and The Sound of Music. Ms. Quackenbush was last seen Off Broadway in Nora and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss And What I Wore. Karyn also appeared in Goodspeed’s Good Sports and Follow Thru. Barbara will be played by Regina LeVert who appeared in the National Tour of Fame - The Musical.
The Bikinis is conceived and written by Ray Roderick and James Hindman. Ray Roderick, who is also choreographing and directing the show, has directed numerous Goodspeed Opera House hits including the recent sensation Mame, Singin’ in the Rain, My One And Only, and 42nd Street as well as last year’s Tin Pan Alley tuner Hello! My Baby at The Norma Terris Theatre. Mr. Roderick served as the Associate Director of the 2000 Broadway revival of The Music Man and co-conceived, directed, and choreographed the National Tour of Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano. James Hindman has acted in several Broadway hits including Mary Poppins, 1776, and City of Angels. The Bikinis will be produced for Goodspeed Musicals by Michael P. Price. The Bikinis will run August 9 - September 2, 2012. Curtain times are Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (with the exception of August 9 which begins at 8:00 p.m.), Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week, or on-line at www.goodspeed.org. For show highlights, exclusive photos, special events, and more visit us at goodspeed.org.
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THE SENSATIONAL MAME HITS GOODSPEED’S STAGE APRIL 20th
East Haddam, Conn., March 13, 2012: Goodspeed Musicals will “coax the blues right out ‘a the horn” with its much-anticipated new production of Mame. The bold and brassy musical comedy will run from April 20 – July 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. Mame will be sponsored by Liberty Bank, Mohegan Sun, and The Shops at Mohegan Sun. [Official Press Opening will be May 9, 2012.]
Come along for the madcap adventures of Auntie Mame and her adoring nephew. Surrounded by an eccentric cast of characters, she celebrates the Roaring 20s, overcomes tragedy and sails through life without missing a fad or a dance step. Jerry Herman’s delightful score is packed with favorites “Bosom Buddies,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and more. Brimming with optimism and zest, Mame will keep you laughing while warming your heart!
Mame features Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and is based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play, Auntie Mame by Lawrence and Lee.
Louise Pitre, the Tony-nominated star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia!, will lead the stellar cast as Mame. Known as Canada’s “first lady of musical theatre,” Ms. Pitre also headlined the Toronto and US touring company casts of Mamma Mia! and is known for her signature performances as Fantine in Les Misérables (Toronto, Montreal, and Paris) and the title character in Edith Piaf.
Vera will be played by Judy Blazer of Broadway’s Lovemusik, 45 Seconds From Broadway, Titanic, A Change in the Heir, and Me and My Girl and Goodspeed’s Bloomer Girl. Young Patrick will be played by Lucas Schultz. Charles Hagerty will play Older Patrick. Agnes Gooch will be played by Kirsten Wyatt whose Broadway credits include Elf; Grease; High Fidelity; Urinetown; and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Ms. Wyatt’s also appeared in Goodspeed’s My One And Only and The Boy Friend.
The role of Ito will be played by James Seol of Broadway’s A Naked Girl on the Appian Way. Babcock will be played by Paul Carlin whose Goodspeed credits include 1776, The Boy Friend, Where’s Charley, Brigadoon, Red, Hot & Blue, and On The Twentieth Century. Woolsey will be played by James Beaman of Goodspeed’s How to Succeed in Business… and Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Beau will be played by James Lloyd Reynolds of Goodspeed’s 42nd Street. Eli Baker will play Peter.
The ensemble includes Erin Denman as Sally Cato (Goodspeed’s 42nd Street), Alan Gillespie, Beau Landry as Junior, Peter Leskowicz (Goodspeed’s Half a Sixpence), Denise Lute as Mother Burnside/Madame Branislowski (Broadway’s Monday After the Miracle and Goodspeed’s Show Boat), Eric John Malhum as Mr. Upson, Mary Jo McConnell as Mrs. Upson (Goodspeed’s Big River and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), Kim Sava as Peegan, Melissa Ann Steadman (Goodspeed’s Carnival!), Kit Treece, Kellyn Uhl as Gloria (Goodspeed’s How to Succeed…), and John T. Wolfe. The swings will be Brittany Bohn and Nick Nerio.
Mame will be directed by Ray Roderick, who helmed many of Goodspeed’s recent hits, My One And Only, 42nd Street, and Singin’ in the Rain as well as Hello! My Baby and Double Trouble at The Norma Terris Theatre. Mr. Roderick served as the Associate Director of the 2000 Broadway revival of The Music Man as well as Co-conceived, Directed, and Choreographed the National Tour of Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano. Choreography will be by Vince Pesce, who was Associate Choreographer of Broadway’s Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town, and Little Shop of Horrors.
Mame is produced for Goodspeed Musicals by Michael P. Price.
Mame will run April 20 through July 1, 2012 [Official Press Opening May 9, 2011]. Curtain times are Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (with select performances at 2:00 p.m.), Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (with select performances at 6:30 p.m.).
Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., 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 gratefully acknowledges the support of the assisting production sponsor Liberty Bank; supporting sponsor Mohegan Sun; ovation sponsor The Shops at Mohegan Sun; Sennheiser, the official audio sponsor; United, the official airline sponsor; and Hoffman Audi, the official auto sponsor of Goodspeed Musicals. Goodspeed is supported in part by the Department of Economic and Community Development with support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts.
Production: Mame Theatre: Goodspeed Opera House 6 Main Street, East Haddam, Connecticut Based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play, Auntie Mame by Lawrence and Lee Book by: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Music and Lyrics by: Jerry Herman |
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