So in 1970 we began performing only American musicals.' 'But there was no place in America for the performance of this art form. 'The American musical is the only native performing art form in America - the ballet, opera, symphony all came from Europe,' said Price. Price returned as executive director in 1967 and began slowly to concentrate on American musical productions. Price, a young manager who had been fired earlier and had gone on to make a name for himself at New York's Lincoln Center. After several floundering seasons, the board of trustees rehired Michael P. The theater slowly regained its dramatic feet. Linking up with preservation societies, the town stopped the demolition and bought the building for one dollar. In 1958 plans to demolish the deteriorating building brought a chorus of protest from East Haddam residents. In addition, Goodspeed serves as a resource for the preservation of the art form through our Scherer Library of Musical Theatre, the second most extensive musical theatre research library in the United States.After his death, the opera house became a garage for Connecticut state highway trucks. Each winter, Goodspeed also hosts the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony that invites musical theatre writing teams to retreat from daily life for a four week residency and concentrate solely on writing new musicals. The Festival of New Musicals features students from the Hartt School and the Boston Conservatory performing staged readings of three brand new musicals, industry-related seminars, a symposium and cabaret performances.
The Arts Education Collaboration provides art-education programs for underserved Connecticut youth. Throughout the year, and intensively during the winter months, Goodspeed addresses issues unique to the field by offering innovative and highly-sought after programs through our Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, including the celebrated Musical Theatre Institute providing programs for aspiring musical theatre professionals. Among millions who know and love this art form – and those who appreciate its history and enduring appeal – Goodspeed is widely recognized as “The Home of the American Musical.” Each year, thousands of actors, directors, choreographers, and technicians aspire to come to Goodspeed to practice their craft. We attract well-known icons of the theatre world and foster emerging talent among composers, lyricists, and librettists.
We stand at the forefront of producing and preserving the American musical, simultaneously reinventing the classics and inventing new ones. Goodspeed mounts both new and newly revived musicals each year on our main stage at the Opera House and on our second stage in Chester – a total of more than 400 performances during the April to December season attracting 130,000 patrons to the Connecticut River Valley.
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