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S a y b r o o k P o i n t o f f e r s a n u n f o r g e t t a b l e s t a y .
by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik APRIL 3 – 27, 2025
by Matthew Lombardo MAY 15 – JUNE 8, 2025
Lyrics by Tim Rice; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber JUNE 26 – JULY 27, 2025
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe AUGUST 7 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL
By Katie Forgette OCTOBER 2 – 26, 2025
Created by Katie Barton and Ben Hope NOVEMBER 20 – DECEMBER 21, 2025
A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE
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DONNA LYNN HILTON
A Non-Profit Arts Organization
Artistic Director presents VANESSA LOGAN
Managing Director
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film Written For the Screen by NORMAN KRASNA, NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK
Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN
Book by DAVID IVES and PAUL BLAKE
Original stage production directed by WALTER BOBBIE
Original Orchestrations by LARRY BLANK
Vocal and Dance Arrangements by BRUCE POMAHAC
With
CLYDE ALVES RHAGAN CARTER LAUREN NICOLE CHAPMAN SYDNEY CHOW JEFF GALLUP JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS LAURA GULEY JAY AUBREY JONES AUDREY KRAVONTKA
OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO ALEX HAYDEN MILLER BRANDON J. MORRIS LINDA NEEL SOFIE NESANELIS KEYON PICKETT DANIEL REARDON COLLEEN ROBERTS BRUCE SABATH JONALYN SAXER TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE AURELIA WILLIAMS
Scenic Design by DAVID L. ARSENAULT
Sound Design by JAY HILTON
Associate Music Director GIDEON TEMPLE
Director of Production ENDLA BURROWS
Costume Design by JEFF HENDRY
Lighting Design by KIRK BOOKMAN & NATHAN W. SCHEUER
Wig, Hair & Makeup Design by J. JARED JANAS & CASSIE J. WILLIAMS
Casting by HARDT CASTING
Production Manager/ Technical Director DOMINICK J. PINTO
Associate Artistic Director MICHAEL FLING
Music Direction & Orchestral Reduction by ADAM SOUZA
Choreographed by KELLI BARCLAY
Directed by HUNTER FOSTER
Costume Coordination by ANTONIO CONSUEGRA
Production Stage Manager CHRIS ZACCARDI
General Manager GRETCHEN WRIGHT
First Performance: November 14, 2025 at The Goodspeed
Founding Director MICHAEL P. PRICE
Season Sponsors Show Sponsors
In-Kind Season Sponsors
Marquee Producing Partners: LAURA AND JIM DUNCAN • RADM. LOUISE C. WILMOT USN (RET.) AND JAMES E. WILMOT
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)
Bob Wallace .................................................................................................. OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO
Phil Davis ...................................................................................................................... CLYDE ALVES
Ralph Sheldrake JEFF GALLUP
General Henry Waverly ............................................................................................BRUCE SABATH
Susan Waverly ...................................................................................................... SOFIE NESANELIS
Ezekiel Foster ..................................................................................................... JAY AUBREY JONES
Mike Nulty DANIEL REARDON
Sheldrake’s Secretary ............................................................................................... SYDNEY CHOW
Regency Room Announcer DANIEL REARDON
ENSEMBLE
SYDNEY CHOW, JEFF GALLUP, JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS, LAURA GULEY, JAY AUBREY JONES, ALEX HAYDEN MILLER, LINDA NEEL, KEYON PICKETT, DANIEL REARDON, COLLEEN ROBERTS, TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE SWINGS
RHAGAN CARTER, BRANDON J. MORRIS
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS JAMIE ROSE BUKOWSKI, LARA SATO DANCE CAPTAIN TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE
UNDERSTUDIES
RHAGAN CARTER Judy Haynes; JAY AUBREY JONES General Henry Waverly; AUDREY KRAVONTKA Susan Waverly; ALEX HAYDEN MILLER Bob Wallace; LINDA NEEL Martha Watson; COLLEEN ROBERTS Betty Haynes; TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Phil Davis
MUSICIANS
Keyboard I/Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Reed II MALLORY KOKUS; Reed III ANDREW STUDENSKI; Trumpet I GARRETT GIANTONIO; Trumpet II DAN FAGAN; Trombone I JOHN TZETZO; Trombone II WILLIAM WHITAKER; Bass DAVID UHL; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE
MUSICIAN ALTERNATES
Reed I MICHAEL SCHUSTER; Reed II RICK SADLON; Reed III SAM MOFFETT; Trumpet I RENEE McGEE, SARAH UYAR; Trumpet II KURT ZEMAITAITIS; Trombone I EVAN GRAY; Trombone II RYAN BISSON; Bass SEAN RUBIN
MUSIC ASSISTANT JACK RICHMAN
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Overture
Scene 1, Somewhere on the Western Front of World War II – Christmas Eve, 1944
Scene 6, The Front Desk of the Columbia Inn in Vermont – Later What Can You Do With a General?
Scene 7, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – The Next Day
Martha, Bob, Phil
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy ................................................................................. Martha
Scene 8, The Front Porch of the Inn – That Night
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep......................................................... Bob, Betty
Scene 9, Ralph Sheldrake’s Office, New York; Martha’s Switchboard – Morning Scene 10, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – Later that Day
Blue Skies ................................................................................................ Bob, Ensemble
ACT TWO
Scene 1, Onstage in the Barn Theater – The Next Day
I Love a Piano ................................................................................. Phil, Judy, Ensemble
Scene 2, Betty’s Room at the Inn – Soon After Falling Out of Love Can Be Fun ....................................................... Martha, Betty, Judy
Scene 3, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – Shortly Thereafter Sisters (Reprise) Bob, Phil
Scene 4, The Regency Room, New York – The Next Evening Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me/How Deep is the Ocean Betty, Bob
Scene 5, The Ed Sullivan Show – The Evening After
The Old Man ............................................................................................ Bob, Ensemble
Scene 6, The Front Desk at the Columbia Inn – The Next Day
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (Reprise) .................................................................. Susan
Scene 7, Backstage at the Barn Theater – That Evening, Christmas Eve
How Deep is the Ocean (Reprise) Betty, Bob
The Old Man (Reprise) ................................................ Bob, Phil, Sheldrake, Ensemble
White Christmas ............................................................................................... Company
Scene 8, Curtain Call
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm ................................................................ Company
WHO’S WHO
CLYDE ALVES* (Phil Davis) was previously seen at the Goodspeed Opera House in The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin). Favorite credits include: Broadway: New York, New York (Tommy Caggiano, Chita Award nomination); On The Town (Ozzie, Astaire Award nomination); The Music Man (Tommy Djilas, Astaire Award Winner). Regional: Crazy For You (Bobby Child, Jeff Award Nomination) at Drury Lane Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun, Helen Hayes Award Winner) at Shakespeare Theatre Company; Oklahoma! (Will Parker) at The Muny. TV: Law & Order SVU, ABC’s The Music Man (Tommy Djilas). Debut EP Back To Us and single “It’s Still A Party” available on all streaming platforms. clydealvesmusic.com
LAUREN NICOLE CHAPMAN*
(Betty Haynes) is thrilled to spend the holiday season in CT and return to Goodspeed, where she previously appeared in A Sign of the Times. She was most recently seen touring the country as Princess Anna, closing a 7-year chapter with Disney’s Frozen. Broadway and National Tours: Frozen (OBC) and Kinky Boots. Select Regional credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Barefoot in the Park (Corrie), and Legally Blonde (Serena). She sends warmest holiday wishes and is snow grateful to the White Christmas team, Ross Silver, Mom, Dad, Cam and her wonderful husband, Michael Starr. @laurennicolechapman
OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO*
(Bob Wallace) is returning “home” to The Goodspeed, last seen in South Pacific (Emile) and A Grand Night for Singing. Recent favorites: Evita (Che) at The Muny, A.R.T/ STC, Fulton. Broadway/Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), On Your Feet! (Emilio), American Idiot. Off-Broadway: Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Capeman. Regional: The Notebook, The Flamingo Kid, Paint Your Wagon, Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls. TV: The Detour (TBS), Vegas (CBS), Blue Bloods (CBS). Training: University of Miami, Frost School of Music. Beyond the stage: Proud of his Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, proud husband to Arianna Rosario, and avid golfer who never travels without his clubs. Instagram: @omarlopezcepero www.OmarLopezCepero.com.
SOFIE NESANELIS (Susan Waverly) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed! National Tours: Les Misérables, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Off-Broadway: Wedding Band, Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA). Selected Regional: Ragtime (Goodspeed), Annie, Matilda,
The Sound of Music. TV/Film: The Renaissance of Oddity Todd, This Boy’s Vida (pilot), Blue Skidoo. Sofie most recently performed in a benefit concert of The Rink at Classic Stage Company. She sends endless thanks to her team: Leorah Haberfield of Bohemia Group, Bonnie Shumofsky-Bloom of Stewart Talent, Alex-Renee Davies, Ethan Haberfield & Kelli Geautreau. With love and gratitude to her family. Sofienesanelis.com, @sofienesanelis
BRUCE SABATH* (General Henry Waverly) Goodspeed debut! New York: Larry in Company (Tony® Award – Best Revival), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Drama Desk Award – Best Revival), Cagney, Hello Again, The Gig, Platinum, Jerusalem Syndrome, and Searching for Tevye (Bruce’s MAC Award-nominated solo show). Regional highlights: Asolo Rep, Broadway Music Circus, Bucks County Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Old Globe, and the Wick Theatre (Fiddler on the Roof – Tevye - Carbonell Award). TV: The Blacklist, Elementary, Madam Secretary, FBI: Most Wanted, Mrs. Maisel, Ramy and Limitless Graduate of Harvard, Wharton and The William Esper Studio. Thanks to Karen, Michael, Jeremy, Kat, Margot and Junie for dreaming with me. www.BruceSabath.com, @bsabath on Instagram.
JONALYN SAXER* (Judy Haynes) Thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Broadway credits include Back to the Future, Mean Girls, Cats, Holiday Inn, Honeymoon In Vegas, and Bullets Over Broadway. She appeared as Karen Smith in Mean Girls (1st Nat. Tour) and in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. She was most recently seen as Campbell in Bring It On (The Muny) and the world premiere of Take the Lead (Papermill Playhouse). She is a graduate of Syracuse University and a proud supporter and fundraiser for BCEFA and Covenant House. Thanks to the team, DGRW and Paul. Love and thanks always to her family. @jksaxer
AURELIA WILLIAMS* (Martha Watson) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed! Previously, she performed in The 12 and the Broadway-bound Anne of Green Gables. On Broadway, she performed in both Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated revivals of Parade and Once on This Island. Off-Broadway, she just closed a run of a new original musical, This Is Not A Drill at the York Theatre. She is also currently workshopping the musical Wanted which is coming to Broadway in 2026! She is endlessly thankful to her family who have been her constant support!
WHO’S WHO
SYDNEY CHOW* (Ensemble)
Goodspeed debut! This is her 3rd White Christmas! Select regional: White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse, Camelot and Chess at The Muny, A Little Night Music at the Denver Center, Man of La Mancha at Asolo Rep, Oliver at Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Rep: Pantera/Murphy. Follow her @sydchow. sydney-chow.com.
JEFF GALLUP* (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits include: Off-Broadway: Skyscraper (Ensemble) and Singfeld (Cosmo Kramer), Heartbreak Hotel (Dewey Phillips) at the John W Engeman Theater, and Crazy For You (Bobby Child) at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. He’d like to thank his parents, friends, and family for their constant love and support and the team at BWA! For more, follow Jeff on Insta: @thejgallup or visit his website at jeffgallup.com
JASMINE ASHANTI
GILLENWATERS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits: Rhoda (White Christmas, MSMT), Portia (Something Rotten!), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Ella (Cinderella), and Janet (The Rocky Horror Show). Endless gratitude to the White Christmas team for this incredible opportunity. To my family: I love you! Thank you for always supporting me. Happy holidays! @jasmineegillenwaters www.jasmineashanti.net
LAURA GULEY* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed Opera House for the holiday season. Goodspeed credits: A Christmas Story. National Tour: Tootsie (Sandy U/S). Select Regional: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer, Theatre by the Sea), Anything Goes (PCLO), White Christmas, Mary Poppins (Tuacahn Amphitheater), Seussical (Mrs. Mayor, PCLO), Titanic (Kate Murphey, Marriott Theatre). Love to the Goodspeed team, Katie and the crew at PMA, Mom, Dad, Jacob and Jilly. Penn State. @lauraguley
JAY AUBREY JONES* (Ensemble) Goodspeed: The Drowsy Chaperone, Anything Goes, Gotham!. Broadway: How to Succeed…, Cats. Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess. Off-Broadway: David; A Child’s Christmas in Wales; Panama Hattie; Lolita, My Love; Take Me Along; Inacent Black and the Brothers; Divine Hysteria. Regional Theatre: Goodspeed,
Yale Repertory Theatre, Stages Houston, La Jolla Playhouse, Bristol Riverside Theatre. Television: Only Murders in the Building, Bull, Gotham, Guiding Light. Training: Syracuse University Drama Department.
ALEX HAYDEN MILLER* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! BFA in Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Favorite credits include Mary Poppins (Bert, Red Mountain Theatre, choreo. by Sara Brians), West Side Story (Action, Milwaukee Rep, choreo. by Jon Rua), and Anything Goes (Sailor Quartet, The Muny, choreo. by Jared Grimes). Concerts: Hands Down Tap Project (Nick Dinicolangelo) and Phish NYE 2020 (Jon Rua). Thunder up and Go Blue!
LINDA NEEL* (Ensemble) is tickled pink to make her Goodspeed debut! Recent credits include Hair and Ragtime (Broadway at Music Circus), and Young Frankenstein (Geva Theatre). She’s performed worldwide with Norwegian Cruise Line and at Hong Kong Disneyland. A proud graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School, Linda extends endless gratitude to her family, friends, and FSE for their unwavering love and support. @itslindaneel
KEYON PICKETT* (Ensemble) is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theatre and is thrilled to make his Goodspeed return following his performance in All Shook Up this summer! Other credits include Guys and Dolls, Bat Boy, Once on This Island, and Titanic at Michigan, as well as 42nd Street and The Spongebob Squarepants Musical at Broadway at Music Circus. He gives love to his friends, family, and the Goodspeed community!
DANIEL REARDON* (Ensemble) is delighted to be spreading positivity this holiday season in this joyous show. Select theatre: A Christmas Carol (four seasons at the Hanover Theatre, NSMT, Syracuse Stage), Something Rotten! (Marriott Theatre), Saturday Night Fever (Arvada Center). Television: recurring on The Gilded Age (HBO), Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+). Locals might also catch him in a recent commercial for the CT Lotto. BFA Musical Theatre from Syracuse. Love to family, friends, and J. For Mom, always. DanielReardonOnline.com. IG: @daniel.j.reardon
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COLLEEN ROBERTS* (Ensemble)
Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits: partner in crime to Michael, daughter to Mom and Dad, sister to Steve, Mike, and Ryan, family and friend to Many. Select performance credits: White Christmas & 42nd Street with Randy Skinner, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (National Tour), Anything Goes (City Springs), Shrek and Holiday Inn (Walnut Street), NYC Honey Taps. A very special thank you to Laura and the team at Terrific Talent! @collcroberts
TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE*
(Ensemble) First White Christmas and first Goodspeed! Broadway: Disney’s Aladdin, Holiday Inn!, Miss Saigon, Moulin Rouge! (U/S Santiago), A Beautiful Noise. National Tours: Moulin Rouge (U/S Santiago), Pretty Woman (Happy Man/Mr. Thompson), Funny Girl (U/S Eddie Ryan and Nick Arnstein). Impossible without Mom. For Peyton always. Proud UMich grad and AEA member! @TDubbyO
RHAGAN CARTER (Swing) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! She is a graduate of Pace University with a BFA in Commercial Dance. Select credits: White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse (Ensemble), Oklahoma! (Ensemble, U/S Laurey), Cats (Rumpleteazer), A Chorus Line (Kristine), Singin’ in the Rain (Ensemble), An American in Paris (Ensemble), Disney’s Frozen (Assoc. Dir/Assoc. Choreo). She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant support! www.rhagancarter.com Instagram: @rhagan_c
BRANDON J. MORRIS (Swing) is thrilled to be spending the holidays at Goodspeed! Originally from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, he earned his BFA from George Mason University. 42nd Street (The Gateway & Riverside Center), Mary Poppins (Broadway Palm), Xanadu (Workhouse Arts Center), The Perfect Christmas List (ETAP). Educational: Footloose, Rags, The Boy Detective Fails. Brandonjmorris.com
AUDREY KRAVONTKA (Susan Waverly Understudy) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! A 6th grader at Kingswood Oxford in West Hartford, CT, she has appeared in several local children’s productions, including Fiona in Shrek Jr. and Matilda in Matilda Jr. Off-stage, Audrey enjoys sports, traveling, and roller coasters. She has performed with Newing-
ton Children’s Theatre and Company n’ Tempo. Thanks to BKA, her directors, the cast and crew, and her family for their love and support.
HUNTER FOSTER (Director) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed where he has directed A Christmas Story, The Drowsy Chaperone, and A Connecticut Christmas Carol. He also wrote the librettos for the musicals Summer of ‘42 and A Circus In Winter which both had their World Premieres at The Terris Theatre. Most recent credits include the world premiere of When Elvis Met The Beatles (Ogunquit), The Mousetrap (Sharon), Driving Miss Daisy (Aspen) and South Pacific (Engemen). He adapted, co-wrote and originally directed the play version of the movie Clue. Other directing credits include: A Little Night Music, Little Shop Of Horrors (Ogunquit); The Other Josh Cohen (Off-Broadway); Noises Off, The Bridges Of Madison County, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Company, Buddy Holly, The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County); Million Dollar Quartet (Paper Mill); Our Town, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages (Theatre Aspen); Parade (ATG); Rent, God of Carnage (Redhouse); Cabaret, The Foreigner, My Fair Lady, Once (Cape Playhouse). He is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s musical theatre program.
KELLI BARCLAY (Choreographer) is a celebrated director and choreographer whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and international stages. Goodspeed: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; My One and Only; Hello, Dolly!; Damn Yankees; Anything Goes; The Will Rogers Follies. NYC: Jonathan Brielle’s Himself and Nora, Encores’ Pipe Dream, 20 Years of Encores, Camelot in Concert starring Jeremy Irons, The Oscar Hammerstein Awards featuring Carol Channing. Four Tony-nominated Broadway productions, including Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. International: 42nd Street (West End with HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales), featured in the PBS Great Performances documentary 42nd Street: The Musical. Film: Made for Each Other. Original Work: Angels Among Us (featuring Reverend Alma Daniel, co-author of Ask Your Angels), Jonathan Brielle’s Monkey and Me starring Tovah Feldshuh. Teaching: American Ballet Theatre’s NYC Dance Intensive. She has trained with the Mark Morris Dance Group to teach dance to people living with Parkinson’s disease. Kelli has been part of White Christmas since its inception in 2004 and is thrilled to create her own version for Goodspeed. Thank you for supporting Goodspeed and live theatre!
ADAM SOUZA (Music Director & Orchestral Reduction) Broadway credits include Wicked, Kinky Boots. National Tours: Wicked (2nd National, original MD/Conductor), Kinky Boots (1st National original MD/Conductor), Spamalot (1st National, MD/Conductor), The Midtown Men, and Les Misérables. Adam also served as Associate Music Supervisor for the international mountings
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of Wicked in São Paolo, Brazil (in Portuguese) and Mexico City (in Spanish). His regional credits include Next to Normal (TheaterWorks Hartford), North Shore Music Theatre, and over 20 productions with Goodspeed, including 42nd Street, Cabaret, Because of Winn Dixie, The Great American Mousical with Julie Andrews, Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, George M!, Brigadoon, Maggie, Edwin Drood, South Pacific, The 12, Gypsy, Summer Stock, Ragtime, and A Chorus Line. Adam has served as Music Supervisor for Destination Broadway and has served on faculty for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee as an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, of which he is also an alumnus.
GIDEON TEMPLE (Associate Music Director) is a composer, music director, writer and filmmaker. Goodspeed credits include A Chorus Line, All Shook Up, The Great Emu War, Ragtime, About Time, Maggie, Ask for the Moon, and South Pacific. His original musical, Star Machine, which he wrote with his family, will have its world premiere in April 2026 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, directed by Daniel Goldstein. Star Machine will also receive an industry presentation at New World Stages in New York on April 14. Alongside his closest collaborator (his brother, Hank), he’s released original music on all streaming platforms under the artist name Temple Brothers. Big thanks to Adam and the whole Goodspeed crew. Love to Hank, Mom and Dad. @gideon.temple @starmachinethemusical @templebros
DAVID L. ARSENAULT (Scenic Designer) Goodspeed: A Christmas Story, The 12. As a designer and associate in theatre, opera, and dance, David’s work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. Broadway and national tour design and associate work includes Hadestown (2nd National), The Color Purple (revival), and Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary Tour). Regional credits include the Kennedy Center, Gulfshore Playhouse, Kitchen Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Northern Stage, and George Street Playhouse. International: English Theatre Berlin, Theatre Royal Bath, York Theatre Royal (upcoming). www.DavidArsenaultDesign.com.
ANTONIO CONSUEGRA (Costume Coordinator) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed debut! Antonio was the assistant costume designer for the Broadway productions of Funny Girl, Hamilton, and Almost Famous; for the national tour of The Play That Goes Wrong (Chicago); and for numerous productions at Paper Mill Playhouse, including On Your Feet! and The Honeymooners. He also designed costumes for White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse, Masquerade: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Bodyguard at White Plains Performing Arts Center; The British Invasion Live (tour); and Off-Broadway for Til Death, Daddy Issues, and All Aboard: The Musical.
KIRK BOOKMAN (Lighting Designer) has designed the lighting for countless New York City and regional productions over the past four decades including many at Goodspeed Opera House beginning with Madame Sherry (1989). His favorite lighting design credits include Lincoln Center’s 2011 production of Company directed by Lonny Price and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert and Patti LuPone and The Thomashefskys conceived by Michael Tilson Thomas and directed by Pat Birch. For the incomparable Charles Busch: Shanghai Moon, The Divine Sister, The Tribute Artist, Die Mommy Die, The Green Heart and the 2020 hit production of The Confession of Lily Dare directed by Carl Andress. Broadway credits include The Gin Game with Julie Harris and Charles Durning, and The Sunshine Boys with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. Internationally he has designed the lighting for the Hungarian National Ballet, English National Ballet and the Santiago Ballet all with Ivan Nagy. Currently Kirk is the resident lighting designer at Palm Beach Dramaworks in Florida.
NATHAN W. SCHEUER (Lighting Designer) is a Los Angeles-based lighting and projection designer. His designs have been seen around the country at venues like Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Muny, Broadway in Chicago, Center Theatre Group, TUTS, Tuacahn, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pittsburgh CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, Bucks County Playhouse, The REV, Capital REP, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Richmond Ballet, LA Ballet, Spectrum Dance, and TheatreSquared, as well as venues in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. He’s had the pleasure of designing for Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, Selena Gomez, and Alice Cooper and has worked with companies like the NYC Ballet, San Francisco Opera, Lincoln Center Festival, and Paris Opera Ballet. Nathan is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and a proud member of USA 829.
JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and is happy to once again be working with director Hunter Foster as well as the entire creative team. Special shout out to old friend, lighting designer Kirk Bookman. Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre in Chester. In addition to being Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay serves as their Audio Supervisor and also spends some of his time recording, mixing and mastering musical theatre content for streaming platforms. He and his wife, Goodspeed Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in Hadlyme, Connecticut with Cookie and Macy.
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J. JARED JANAS (Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Broadway: Punch, Dead Outlaw, John Proctor Is the Villain, Glengarry Glen Ross, Buena Vista Social Club, Our Town, Once Upon a Mattress, Mary Jane, Prayer for the French Republic, Purlie Victorious, Good Night, Oscar, Sweeney Todd…, Ohio State Murders, Jagged Little Pill, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, All About Me, and Next to Normal. Recent Off-Broadway: Masquerade (the new immersive Phantom of the Opera), This World of Tomorrow (The Shed), Sally & Tom (Public Theater, Drama Desk nomination), Group, and Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theatre, Drama Desk nomination). Film/TV credits: The Guilded Age, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, Six by Sondheim, Scream Queens, Gotham, Mozart in the Jungle, Inside Amy Schumer, and The Night Before.
CASSIE J. WILLIAMS (Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Design credits include Nina Simone: Four Women (Geva Theatre), Arms and the Man (Theatre Row), Otherworld (Delaware Theatre Company), Glimmerglass Opera Festival 2021 Summer Season, No Cowards in Our Band (Syracuse Opera and WCNY), Deathtrap (The Cape Playhouse), Ragtime (Theatre Under the Stars). Co-Design credits include Waitress (Olney Theatre), Sally and Tom (Public Theatre), Love All (La Jolla Playhouse). Associate Design credits include Hell’s Kitchen National Tour, Our Town (Broadway), Purlie Victorious (Broadway), Once Upon a One More Time (Broadway), Be More Chill (Broadway) (London). Education: BFA Costume Design at State University of New York at Fredonia. Instagram: @cassiejanaywigs
HARDT CASTING (Casting) is happy to continue working with Goodspeed Musicals for over 21 years. Broadway/National Tours include West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August: Osage County, Hot Feet, On Golden Pond, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Sly Fox, Legends!, Whistle Down the Wind, A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, Cats, The Bodyguard, Once Upon a One More Time, Annie and the current Global Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
CHRIS ZACCARDI* (Production Stage Manager) Happy Christmas y’all. Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Noises Off; A Chorus Line; Hair; One Man, Two Guvnors; In The Heights; Wicked; 9 to 5; All Shook Up; Lestat; The Anarchist. Off-Broadway: ¡Americano!, Turtle On A Fence Post, Disenchanted, Evil Dead The Musical. Goodspeed: Double Trouble; They All Laughed; A Little Night Music; The 12; Mack and Mable; All Shook Up; Tree Grows in Brooklyn; The 60’s Project; My Paris; Sign of The Times; Hi, My Name Is Ben; Here You Come Again (and all last season and this season). Love you
Niall. (and to Lara, and Jamie, and Abigail, and Morgen, and Willy).
JAMIE ROSE BUKOWSKI* (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to return to Goodspeed! She graduated from Pace University’s School of Performing Arts with a B.A. in Stage Management. Some credits include: A Christmas Story (Goodspeed Opera House), The Immigrant (George Street Playhouse), You Will Remember Me (Hudson Stage Company). US TOUR: The Kite Runner, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rockin’ Road to Dublin. NYC: Hotel Happy, Shared Sentences, The Santa Closet, De Novo, The Assignment (Houses On The Moon Theatre Company), Día Y Noche (LAByrinth Theatre Co.), Pound (Theatre Row), and DISENCHANTED! (Theatre at St. Clement’s).
LARA SATO* (Assistant Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: A Sign of the Times, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical. Regional: Ragtime, Maggie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The 12 (Goodspeed). Graduate of Pace University. Many thanks to Chris, Jamie, Lily, and all my friends and family for their unwavering support.
IRVING BERLIN (Music & Lyrics) With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (18881989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, contributed to seven revues, wrote songs for 12 classic Hollywood movie musicals and created many of the most well-known popular songs of the 20th century. Born in Russia, he immigrated to the Lower East Side, where he started as a singing waiter and soon became a lyricist, composer and music publisher. An intuitive businessman, Irving Berlin was a co-founder of ASCAP, founder of his own music publishing company and builder of the Music Box Theatre to house his Music Box Revues. For his paean to his beloved country, “God Bless America,” he established a fund which receives all revenue for the song and distributes it to the Boy and Girl Scouts.
DAVID IVES (Book) has been active in the American theatre for 50 years. His shows include All In The Timing, Time Flies, Venus In Fur, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza, and four verse adaptations of French comedies, as well as radio plays that are available online at PlayingOnAir.org. He collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on Sondheim’s last musical, Here We Are, which premiered off-Broadway at The Shed in September 2023.
PAUL BLAKE (Book) produced the Broadway, London and touring productions of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. After 22 seasons as the Executive Producer of the legendary St. Louis MUNY, where he produced and/or directed more
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
WHO’S WHO
than 150 shows, Mr. Blake is currently enjoying his Emeritus status. Mr Blake’s Tony-nominated Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (co-writer & co-producer) played two highly successful seasons on Broadway and has become a holiday favorite in theatres across the country. Mr. Blake’s revival production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, which starred Glenn Close, played a sold-out season at New York’s Palace Theatre. In 2023, he presented Roman Holiday, with songs by Cole Porter (co-writer & co-producer), at the Theatre Royal Bath, England.
ENDLA BURROWS (Director of Production) brings more than 25 years of creative management experience to her third season as Director of Production at Goodspeed. Previously, Endla was an integral part of the Industrial Light and Magic management team that created visual effects for dozens of films, including the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Men in Black, and Saving Private Ryan. As Director of the Jim Henson Creature Shop, she oversaw bidding, production and client management for a diverse slate of television, film, commercial and theater productions, including puppets for Sesame Street productions in 120 countries and, of course, Goodspeed’s production of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas. Ever on the lookout for new challenges, Endla has also worked as an assistant director, technical consultant and graphics producer.
DOMINICK J. PINTO (Production Manager/Technical Director) [he/him] is in his second season as Production Manager and fourth season as Technical Director. Previously: Technical Director for Choir Boy and Assistant Technical Director on Cadillac Crew at Yale Rep. At the Yale School of Drama, he was the Technical Director for Fun Home and Assistant Technical for Othello. Dominick worked as a Draftsperson at blackwalnut and Montclair State University. He has worked with companies including: McCarter Theatre Company, HERE! Arts Center, MSNBC and MLB. He holds a M.F.A. in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama and a B.F.A from Montclair State University.
MICHAEL FLING (Associate Artistic Director) has directed at theatres across the country, but is proud to call Goodspeed his home—where in addition to producing, he oversees Goodspeed’s extensive New Works initiatives. His directing credits include Shakin’ the Blues Away (Goodspeed); To Free A Mockingbird (Edinburgh Fringe/Soho Playhouse); Shrek the Musical, Mary Poppins (Craft Productions of Oklahoma); My Fair Lady, Legally Blonde the Musical, Spring Awakening, Assassins (Hartt); West Side Story (Abilene Opera); Honk! (Webster); Michael also hosts the popular musical theatre podcast Know the Show and holds a degree in Directing from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.
GRETCHEN WRIGHT (General Manager) is in her second full season here at Goodspeed. Previously she held management and fundraising positions at Alliance Theater (Atlanta), Yale Repertory Theatre, and Westport Country Playhouse. She obtained an MFA in Theater Management and an MBA from Yale University, and a BA in English and Theater Studies from Duke University. When she’s not contracting artists and managing HR, she is spending time with her husband raising their two young boys at their nearby home in Higganum.
MICHAEL P. PRICE (Founding Director) Under the direction of Michael Price for 47 years commencing in 1968, Goodspeed Musicals became internationally recognized for its dedication to the advancement and preservation of the American Musical. For Goodspeed, Mr. Price produced over 250 classic and forgotten musicals, 100 new musicals, and transferred 19 shows to Broadway, earning 13 Tony Awards. Goodspeed itself was honored with two special Tony Awards. This year, Mr. Price was presented with a 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. He was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, which honors lifetime achievement in the American theater. Mr. Price is the founder of the League of Historic American Theatres and a founding member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Theatre Wing and as a member the Tony Administration Committee. His board memberships include the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Johnny Mercer Foundation, the ASCAP Foundation, and numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. He received his BA from Michigan State University, MA from Minnesota, MFA from Yale, and holds honorary doctorates from Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and The University of Hartford. He is married to Jo-Ann Nevas Price; they are the proud grandparents of Ezra and Ari.
VANESSA LOGAN (Managing Director) is an accomplished arts administration leader with over 25 years of experience advancing arts organizations through strategic leadership, community engagement, and educational initiatives. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater (TBT), where she oversaw all administrative functions and played a pivotal role in the organization’s growth and expansion. During her 9-year tenure with TBT, Logan collaborated closely with Artistic Director Tim O’Keefe, guiding the organization through significant transitions, including O’Keefe’s appointment as Artistic Director in 2023, following Ben Stevenson’s O.B.E two-decade tenure as Artistic Director Laureate. Logan was instrumental in the development and launch of TBT’s first all-female choreographed production, International Woman, and led the organization through a successful post-pandemic recovery, highlighted by record-breaking attendance for The Nutcracker in 2023. Logan’s impact extended to TBT’s educational and infrastructural initiatives.
She was integral in the establishment of TBT’s Richardson School, followed by the new Dallas School at Preston Center, the company’s first school facility in Dallas proper, both of which expanded access to classical ballet education and pre-professional training for young dancers. Additionally, she oversaw the launch of a 65,000 square-foot renovation of TBT’s Fort Worth headquarters to accommodate the expanding staff, professional company, and dance school, positioning the organization for sustained growth and artistic excellence. Prior to her role at TBT, Logan held senior leadership positions with renowned arts organizations, including serving as Executive Director of American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey, Chief of Staff at Boston Ballet, Director of Education and Community at The Palace Theater in Connecticut, and Administrative Director at Connecticut Dance Theatre. Earlier in her career, she was a resident teaching artist for the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, where she authored and implemented several dance and academic syllabi. A passionate advocate for arts education, Logan has presented arts administration workshops and guest lectures at institutions such as the University of Connecticut, Simmons College, Southern Methodist University, and The Juilliard School. She served as the Chair of the Manager’s Council ($3-14.9 Million) for Dance/USA. Logan attended The Juilliard School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Movement Therapy from Goucher College in Maryland.
DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) [she/her] with Goodspeed since 1988 and in her 5th season as Artistic Director, Donna Lynn is a highly-effective creative producer with a significant record of leading, developing and producing new musical theatre works as well as inspiring a re-envisioning of the canon. She led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most acclaimed productions including Summer Stock, The 12, Anne of Green Gables and last season’s Maggie. An advocate for creators and the creative process, she is committed to prioritizing new work development at Goodspeed. At The Terris Theatre, she has led the early development of many new musicals, among them Passing Through, Private Jones and last year’s A Complicated Woman. Donna Lynn led the creation of The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove, the partnership with The Johnny Mercer Foundation which has welcomed over
400 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus for one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. She launched Goodspeed’s first formal commissioning program – GoodWorks – which brought to life Joriah Kwamé’s Little Miss Perfect and will welcome the world premiere of the new musical The Snow Goose to a Goodspeed stage soon. With the development of Hi, My Name Is Ben and No Love Songs, she led Goodspeed’s ongoing international collaboration with Scotland’s Dundee Rep Theatre and helped re-envision The Writers Grove for Scottish, UK and Indian writers on the campus at Cove Park, Scotland. Donna Lynn was invited to represent US musical theatre producers at the 2024 K-Musical Market in Seoul, South Korea. A past-president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, she currently serves as a Trustee for Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble and, closer to home, CT Landmarks. Donna Lynn is proud to have begun her career 40 years ago as a respected stage manager of Musical Theatre and Opera. She and her husband, Sound Designer Jay Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme with Cookie and Macy. “I am grateful to the entire Goodspeed team for their unending commitment to excellence.”
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in the US. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society.
Sets, costumes, and props are designed especially for The Goodspeed and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops.
Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Orchestra members are represented by The Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 400.
Goodspeed Musicals is a member of The League of Resident Theatres.
The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
GOODSPEED’S MISSION STATEMENT
Goodspeed Musicals’ mission is to share the joy of musical theatre; to delight, inspire, and challenge audiences; to nurture creators; and to build and support a broad, diverse, and inclusive community.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The land on which Goodspeed Musicals is located in East Haddam and Chester, CT is the ancestral land of at least three tribes of Native Americans—the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the Nehantic tribes. We understand that the land which is now Haddam and East Haddam, was purchased from the native people in 1662 for thirty coats—worth about $100. We acknowledge those native Americans and the loss of their homeland—land on which we thrive today.
PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL FLING | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Few things are better than popping some Orville Redenbacher, pouring beverages, crawling under blankets, turning the lights off, turning the Christmas tree on, and watching a movie with the family. Everyone has their favorites: It’s A Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Santa Clause, Die Hard (controversial), A Christmas Story, Elf – just to name a few. For my family: it’s White Christmas.
When it premiered in 1954, it was the highest grossing film of the year and well-received by audiences and critics alike—yet it had quite the journey to make it to the silver screen. Irving Berlin first suggested making a movie based on his Oscar-winning song “White Christmas”—which had premiered in Holiday Inn a few years before—all the way back in 1948, as a reunion opportunity for Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. But after reading the original script, both actors departed the project!
Two comedy writers were brought in to spruce up the script, and ended up creating a brand-new story over the course of an intense eight-week rewrite. Crosby came back on board, joined by fellow crooner Rosemary Clooney and the dance sensation Vera-Ellen. Donald O’Connor was set to take over the part envisioned for Astaire but came down with a rare illness—allegedly from co-star Francis, the talking mule—forcing him to drop out at the last minute. Luckily, Danny Kaye was available and stepped into the role.
Many decades later, Paul Blake, the Executive Producer at The Muny in St. Louis, thought that this Christmas classic would be an ideal musical for the massive 11,000 seat amphitheater. At the time, movie executives were reluctant to turn over stage rights to their properties (this is before the boom of movie to musical adaptations in the 00’s), but Paramount agreed. After getting the green light from Ted Chapin (former Goodspeed trustee) for the Berlin score, he managed to premiere a production in the summer of 2000. A true Christmas in July.
Blake tried to get other productions off the ground
but couldn’t manage to get anyone to bite. He eventually handed the reins to superstar producer of Rent, Kevin McCollum, who had been Blake’s assistant at The Muny in the early days of his career. Though a bit atypical for McCollum’s resume—he’s since produced Avenue Q, In the Heights, Six, & Oh, Mary!—he saw the potential for a perennial holiday hit. Not unlike the movie’s journey, McCollum brought on playwright David Ives to fix the script, and featuring a different set of performers, a new production debuted in San Francisco in 2004.
Audiences fell for the show the same way they fell for the movie 50 years earlier, and it had multiple sit-down runs each holiday season before landing on Broadway for limited Christmas engagement in 2008. It has since become a staple of regional theatres and touring houses across the country, and one of the many ways that families celebrate the Yuletide without having to mess with Scrooge and Dickensian England or Clara/Marie and her magical nut-cracking toy.
So why did it take so long to make it to East Haddam? After all, we did premiere the stage adaptation of its sister show Holiday Inn just over a decade ago… Frankly, we just thought they were too similar! But when some other plans fell through, we knew the time had come for our Goodspeed-appointed “King of Christmas” Hunter Foster (A Christmas Story, A Connecticut Christmas Carol) to lead us all to fictional Pine Tree Inn in Vermont. With dynamite choreographer Kelli Barclay (Anything Goes; Hello, Dolly!) and society-band sound under the baton of Adam Souza—this production really is a Christmas miracle.
As we bring our blockbuster 2025 season to a close, we’re taking the advice of Bob and Betty and counting our blessings. Believe me, you all are among them. We are so thankful for each and every one of you for being part of our community. And even though the chairs in the Opera House may not be as comfy as the ones at home, I hope you’re here with your loved ones and honored that you’re kicking off your holiday season here at Goodspeed.
Audio/video recording and photography are strictly prohibited during the performance. Please turn off your cell phone and any other device that might make noise during the performance. Photos may be taken before the show and during intermission, when no actor is present.
Bing Crosby (Bob), Rosemary Clooney (Betty), Vera-Ellen (Judy), and Danny Kaye (Phil) in White Christmas (1954).
THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION
Officers
Hila Rosen, President
Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President)
Leonardo H. Suzio, First Vice President
Anthony Cacace, Vice President
Meg Sakellarides, Treasurer
Jennifer Brown, Secretary
Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio
Honorary Chairman
Francis G. Adams, Jr.
Emeritus Trustees
Kay Knight Clarke
Chandler Howard
Lynde Karin
Michael Arseneault
Bruce Bentley
Kris Burbank
Steven Chao
Carolyn Rossi Copeland
Rebecca Darcy
Christopher Dodd
Jim Duncan
Anne Evans
Sue Frost
Jean Selden Greene
Steven Hernandez
Mary Ellen Klinck
Julie Godbout LeBlanc
Lawrence McHugh
CORPORATE SUPPORT
The 1892 Club, Inc.
American Cruise Lines
Broadway Licensing Global Brushmill by the Waterfall
Comcast
Concord Theatricals
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Connecticut Rental Center, Inc.
Essex Financial
Essex Savings Bank
The Fish Tale
Guardian Services Industries, Inc.
Hoffman Auto Group
Masonicare at Chester Village
MassMutual Financial Group
Meyer Sound
Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union
Jeffrey Hoffman
John Holt
Ann Houston
Sue Link
Gavin Lodge
Mark Masselli
Kristen Roberts
Dr. Anne Rothstein
Blair Russell
Karen Sherry
Joseph Smith
John Voege
Michael P. Price
Dona D. Young
Pfizer, Inc.
Renato Sewing
Sennheiser Electronic
Corporation
The Shops at Mohegan Sun
Smith Farm Gardens
United Airlines
Webster Bank
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Anonymous
The Aeroflex Foundation
The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation
The Burry Fredrik Foundation Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation
Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc.
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund
Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Division of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Dominion Energy – Millstone
Ensworth Charitable Foundation
Ever Loved, Inc.
The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical
The Granoff Fund
The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation
Hebron Lions Charities, Inc.
The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc.
Howard Gilman Foundation
Jana Foundation Inc.
The Johnny Mercer Foundation
Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Kitchings Family Foundation
The Lambs Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
The Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation
McClure Family Charitable Fund
The Michael Stewart Foundation
The Noël Coward Foundation
The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation
Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation
Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
The Shubert Foundation
The Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc.
State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development
The TAG Fund of the Miramar Charitable Foundation
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY
Since its inception, Goodspeed Musicals has particularly benefited from the unique advantages of planned gifts and bequests. Because such gifts provide financial support over time, they have been essential to Goodspeed Musicals’ ability to consistently move from strength to strength, plan for the future with confidence, and ensure millions more will enjoy award-winning productions for generations to come.
WILLIAM H. GOODSPEED LEGACY SOCIETY
Goodspeed Musicals thanks the members of the William H. Goodspeed Society who have included a future bequest to Goodspeed Musicals in their wills or estate plans.
Anonymous (13)
Dolores L. Andrew
Fran Armstrong
Mrs. Alice C. Belden
Susan Brinkman
Maureen Brouillard
Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Frank and Amy Campbell
Bertie Chuong
Don Church
Dr. Amy L. Crockett
Rochelle Dauenheimer
Elizabeth M. Davidson-Wright
Ruth Ann C. Davis
Mary Jane Dunn
Charles and Ellen Ericson
Anne S. Evans
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Lea and Richard Goodman
BEQUESTS
William F. Gratz
Mrs. Harry J. Gray
A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D.
Mr. Andrew Isen
Dr. David and Mrs. Marcia
Kalayjian
Lynde and Michael Karin
Ms. Susan Kelly
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Nancy Kobylarz
Dick and Hazel Koszyca
Karl Henry Kulisch
Sonya M. Mangan
Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy
Mary Miko
Lynne Nathan
Jane E. Ondovcsik
Barbara A. Petersen
Barbara Pomarico
Michael and Jo-Ann Price
James Pyne and Marlene Tompkins
Mary Jane Richilson
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman
Charlotte Sandler
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sevitch
The Seymour Family Fund
David Shimchick
Ms. Carol Sirot
Dr. and Mrs. David Snyderman
C. William Stamm
Frederick Strickhart
Carl Thompson
Mark and Roberta Velez
Victoria Wagner Linda Wanosky
Goodspeed Musicals fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all.
Anonymous (6)
Carol H. Adams
The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust
Cynthia Kellogg Barrington
Michele Trudel Baumann
David A. Belden
Leonard N. Blake
William C. Blatchley
Virginia Bodin
Julie Ann Buchanan
Leon Hugh Calanquin
Edward and Ruth Cape
Sally D. Carrier
Dr. Jack Chuong
Timothy J. Clutter
Gordon Cobleigh
Stephen B. Crowley, III
The Edith O. Haynes Trust
Patricia Emons
The Estate of Miriam Williams Ragsdale
Fellner Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Fox
Dr. David F. Frankel and Mrs.
Linda Frankel
Norwick and Elizabeth Goodspeed
Judith Halevi
Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund
Martha C. Hinkel
Christine N. Hunihan
Marjorie W. Jolidon
Robert D. Jones
Harvey and Ruth Katz
Richard and Elizabeth Kehoe
Helen Krieble
Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater
Angela Lepore
Dorothy A. Liepertz
Joanne M. MacDonald
Carmela Marzano
Constance Wolcott Mason
Alice Hammerstein Mathias
Evan S. McCord
Henry “Buzz” Merritt
The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund
Peter Johson Musto
Robert F. Neal
Carolyn G. Nelson
Miriam “Lyn” Perrin
Rochelle Richilson
Sali G. Riege
Barbara V. Ross
Edward A. Rousseau
Dr. Gerald Sandler
Marco S. Savona
Susan Scherer
Richard Schneller
Joan H. Scranton
Martha Shattuck
John F. Single, III
Natalie Tenney
Jessica Waldman Thompson
Mark A. Wainger
Jerold Wanosky
Christopher Weed
William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund
Katherine S. Winter
Symond Yavener
NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS
These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals.*
The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Arthur & Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support of the Music Department
The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Fund
The C. William Stamm Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Carol L. Sirot Family Endowment Fund
The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund
The Charlotte & Gerald Sandler Educational Endowment
The Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Fund
The Elaine McKirdy Endowment for Career Development in Theatre
The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund
The George S. & Charmian A. Goodspeed Memorial Fund
The Jerome & Marian Silverstein Endowment Fund
The Jessica Waldman Thompson Endowment in Support of The Festival of New Musicals
The Lucille Lortel Fund
The Maryann & Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for the Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed Opera House
The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre
The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals
The Nancy Kline and James Trail Charitable Gift Annuities*
The Rochelle Dauenheimer Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Endowment in Support of the Music Department
The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund
The Trudi Epstein Charitable Gift Annuity
The Zachs Family Endowment
*The donors receive a tax advantaged income stream during their lives and a named fund or endowment will be created when the annuity reverts to Goodspeed Musicals.
HONOR & MEMORIAL GIFTS
Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges these gifts received in memorium or in honor of a loved one. Donations listed here were received between September 28, 2024 and October 9, 2025.
Anonymous in honor of Michael P. Price’s Tony Award
Anonymous in memory of Mark Auerbach
The 1892 Club Inc. in honor of Donna Lynn Hilton
Greg Adams and Melissa Marsh in memory of Eleanor Winzler Hayes
Mrs. Judy Bahr in memory of Sally Eberhardt
Keith Bentley in memory of Alan Marcarelli
Marsha Casey in honor of Brian and Marilyn Lindsay
Eric D. Cohen in memory of Mr. Richard Katz
John and Diana Crimmins in memory of Alan Narcarelli
Rebecca M. Danchak in memory of Sheila Louise Tomlinson-Earl
Henry Cieciuch in memory of Henry Cieciuch
Malcolm A. Duffy In honor of Mary Miko
Mel Ellis in memory of Sheila Tomlinson
Vincent K Eng in memory of Jack Chuong
Ever Loved, Inc. in memory of John Oakes
Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman
Robert and Sharon Gasparini in memory of Sheila Tomlinson-Earl
Walter Gillette and Saundra Cope In honor of Frank Stilwagner’s birthday
Alice Green in honor of Bill Berloni
Frederick Hausman in memory of Sally Eberhardt
Alfred and Kathy Herzog in memory of Richard Katz
The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. in memory of Howard J. Aibel
Dawn Hutchins in memory of Mary Hayden
Bruce Jope in memory of Richard Katz
Debra and James Keenan in memory of Richard Katz
Linda Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos
Marcarelli Family Charitable Fund in memory of Allen David Marcarelli
Mr. Eric Marcarelli in memory of Alan D Marcarelli
Tony Meola and Carey Wagner in honor of Sue Frost & Dan Renn
Andrea Migliaccio in honor of Robert Pawlak
Ami Montstream in memory of Bob Monstream
Susan Motycka in memory of Richard Katz
Leigh Pechillo in honor of Bill Berloni
Pat & Arthur Roth in honor of Stuart Small
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Sally Sherwood
Rose Santiago, E. Shamo and P. Castagna in memory of Eleanor W. Hayes
Rene and Marguerite Schlag in memory of John Michael Oakes
Jessica Scully in honor of Mrs. Murphy Mulligan
Tom and Rose Selnau in memory of Karen Vibert
Catherine Stoll and Juan Mesa-Freydell in honor of Jay Hilton
Carolyn Wrzosek in memory of Alan David Marcarelli
DEDICATED PERFORMANCES
Goodspeed Musicals is pleased to offer members and friends an extraordinary opportunity to support the finest musical theatre while providing a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to a friend or loved one.
The December 15, 2024 performance of A Christmas Story by Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Sally Sherwood
The October 5, 2025 performance of A Chorus Line by Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Tharon Musser
If you are interested in dedicating a performance to honor someone, please contact Sophia Voglino at 860-615-0389 or svoglino@goodspeed.org.
GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS
Thank you, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 4,000 members strong—for a complete listing, please visit goodspeed.org or scan the QR code with your phone.
+With special thanks to our members who have been with us 45+ years
*Members whose gifts have been matched by their employer
Donors listed here have given direct membership gifts as well as additional donations for the 2025 season as of October 8, 2025. View full Member List
MARQUEE MEMBERS
($25,000+)
Frank and Amy Campbell+
Sue Frost and Dan Renn
The Granoff Fund
Hila and Saul Rosen
($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Francis G. Adams, Jr.
Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis
Susan and Bruce Baiter
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace
Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello
Lance and Rebecca Darcy
($7,500 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Mr. Michael Arseneault
Ruth Ann C. Davis+
Fiona A. Egan
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Mable and Richard Seymour
John Voege and Geoffrey Paul
Laura and Jim Duncan
Howard Gilman Foundation
Susan F. Gonsalves
Ms. Jean Selden Greene
Ann and John Houston
Ms. Dorothy Millen
Thomas M. Neff and Dr. Lyndon Haviland
Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson
Chuck and Elena Foster
Jo Trotta Poliner+
Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski
Megan Shake
Ms. Carol Sirot
Ms. Sally Speer
Russell Tait and Lee Anderson
RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot
Jef and Kate Wolter
Millie and Marty Shapiro+
James and Penelope Sherrard
($2,500 - $7,499)
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Judith W. Adams
Dolores L. Andrew+
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartner
Philip Benoit
Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Jordan and Rebecca Boss
Kenneth and Judith Boudreau
Maureen Brouillard+
Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres
Ruth and Stearns Bryant
Kris and John Burbank
Bud and Katy Canaday
Anne and Jim Carroll
James and Jonatha Castle
Mrs. T. W. Chabot*
Bertie Chuong
Kay Knight Clarke
Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+
Barbara and George Delmhorst
Betsy and Rich Didan
Mary Jane Dunn
Judith Duran
Eileen and Helen Ede
Bill and Denice Feeley
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Feldman
David and Patricia Fisher+
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Lynne and Richard Fletcher
Julia Ann Francis
David and Liz Frankel
Ms. Mary Gaskell Cobleigh+
Walter Gillette and Saundra Cope
Maureen and Bernie Gillis
Bill Gilman
William J. Ginnetti, Sr.
Karen and Ron Goodspeed
William Gratz and James Bruno
Pamela and John Griffin
Ron and Nina Harris
GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS
The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation
Sylvia and Dennis Heffley
Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle
Jeffrey and Nancy Hoffman
Patricia A. Holmes
Thirza D. Hyatt
Penfield and Teresa Jarvis
Sue Joffray
Peter and Linda Jokl and Elisabeth D’Albero
Elizabeth Gianesello Judd
Lynde and Michael Karin
Sallie Kemp
Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum
Michael J. Klingensmith and Ruth A. Shields
Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson
Nicole Lafountaine
Julie and Peter LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Peter Luchini
Irene Makiaris
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
($1,500 - $2,499)
Anonymous (2)
Billie and Peter Anker
Fran Armstrong
Sherri and Scott Baggett
Pat Bailey
Joyce and Greg Barabas
Mrs. Alice C. Belden+
Craig and Annette Bolt
Alice C. Brennan
William and Janet Brownstein
Richard Bruno
Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Robert and Melissa Carlson
Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation
Scott and Robin Chasse
Terri and Don Coustan
Steven and Debra Daren
Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod
Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin
Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino
Victoria Engelhardt
Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman
($1,000 - $1,499)
Anonymous (8)
Bette and Bruce Avery
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry
Bart and Kathryn Guthrie
Jean L. Bartlett
Robert Bausmith and Jill Peters-Gee
MD
David and Bonnie Beaulieu
Claudia and Bruce Belden
Merle Bernstein+
Bruce Betancourt and Steven Hernandez*
Don and Frank Bowen-Homets
Laurie and Wallis Boyd
Community Foundation of Middlesex
County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund
Nadine and Robert Britton, III
Virginia Brown
Peter and Sally Burgess
James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra
Angela and Dan Chase
Kathleen and Mark Ciliano
Sonya Morton Mangan
Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathews
Judith and Lawrence McClure
Tony, Chelsea and Amanda Michaud
Ami Montstream
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Regina M. Neal
Jane E. Ondovcsik
Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead
Jane Porterfield and Gerry Pastor
Rolf C. Peterson
Diane and Guido Petra
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk
Michael and Jo-Ann Price+
Pete Pringle
James Pyne and Marlene Tompkins
Nancy J. Ramseyer
Robert A. Ridlehoover
Mitchell P and Lorraine Rochefort
Michael Rubinoff
Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram+
Jennifer Serra and Wayne Schulz
Amanda Finnerty and Alex Levere
David and Karen Gagnon
Gloria and Bob Gery
Lorelei and Neal Goldstein
Michael and Joan Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner
Mr. Andrew S. Groher
Robert and Catharine Haff
Barbara and Gerald Hess
William and Mary Hilliker
James and Isabel Jackson+
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Sharon and David Jepson
Shea and Scott Jezek
Ted and Kiki Kennedy
Dick and Hazel Koszyca
Abbey Miller Kreinik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Barb and Cliff Libby*
Peter and Rosemary Lombardo
Sharon Malone
Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millard
Richard Minton
Joe Molder
Stacy Cohen
Catherine Coleman
Maureen R. Connolly
Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+
Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr
Kevin and Corrie Dean*
Loriann DeMelis
Catherine and Jeff Denmeade*
Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd
Thomas and Carolyn Doherty
Jim and Joyce Dowling
Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles
Vera J. Ehnen
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Evans*
Mr. Anthony Falcetti
Lynn Farrell
Marlene and Paulo Ferreira
Barbara Flynn
Michael E. Foley
Sandra Gardinier
Jennifer and Ken Geisler
Karen Gersten and Scott Birrell
Fred and Barbara Sette+
Alicia and Thomas Settle
Mrs. Frances Seymour+
David Shimchick
Roz and Peter Shoemaker
Donna and Bill Stamm
Brenda J. Sullivan+
Maureen Sullivan and Jack Siggins
Leonardo H. Suzio
Judy B. Taylor
Donald and Sharyn Timmerman
Richard and Meryl Waldman
James and Ann Marie Ward
Carol A. Wiggins+
Carlisle Wildeman
John N. Wilmot
Mr. Richard Winkler
Jean M. Wiseman
Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey
Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky
Mr. and Mrs. Leamon E. Moore, Jr.
Tom and Pam Moriarty
Ann B. Mulcahy
John and Pat Nyikos
David and Janice Ogden
Robert and Virginia Olson
Ivan Otterness
Ms. Nancy Pedersen
Perakis Family
Theodore and Catherine Perrill
Stefan Petrella
Steve Rabb and Rena Citron
Pamela and Dean Richlin
Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster
Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf
Joan and Dennis Rusconi
Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton
Alison V. Scherer
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Selski
Jon and Cleo Sonneborn
Eugene Swain and Catherine Sarni
Maria Mason and William Sybalsky
Gerald and Katherine Tullai
Arthur E. Webster, Esq.
Richard and Monika Gibbons
Charitable Account
Tracey Gionta
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci
Dr. Lawrence Goodman and Ms. Denise Cologne
Laura and Roger Goodspeed+
William Gorton*
Ray Grasso
Walter and Kathryn Gregory
Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott
Mr. Alexander J. Grodski and Susan Everett
Karen and Chuck Hastings*
Constance Henshaw
Bart and Jacqueline Hessler
Prudence Hoffman+
Peyton C. Horne
Leslie Hyatt
Michaele D. Imbrogno
Barbara Jacobsen+
Dudley and Carole Johnson
Ms. Susan Kelly
GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS
Mrs. Debbie Killinger
Lynne Kreiner
Craig and Donna Kydes
Rita A. Landino, Ph.D.
Frank and Elisabet Landrey
Linda Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos
Terry and Bette Lomme+
Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson
Dave and Judith Macri
Nancy Walton Marikar
John Markel
John and Amy McCauley
Kerry and Donna Meehan
The Michael Stewart Foundation
Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro
Margie and Lance Minor
Maureen Miskovic
Patricia and John Mooney
Wayne and Susan Mountz
Kevin Murphy and Laura Galgowski
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nahorney*
Norman Needleman and Jacqueline Hubbard
Mary O’Brien
Jeffrey Ogilvie in memory of Lisa Ann Ogilvie*
($500 - $999)
Anonymous (12)
Barbara and William Abbate
Ms. Pamela Aey Adams
Inta and Taggart Adams+
Bradley Agar
Joan and Stephen Altschuler
Tim and Gayle Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Antaya
Mr. and Mrs. David Arcesi
David Baril
Shelley and Michael Barker
Chris and Abby Beale
Courtney Becher
Kristen Becher
Ms. Brittany Beckwith-Martinez
Benanav Family+
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bennett
Corinne and Larry Berglund
Randee and Martin Berliner
Mary Boone
George Bouthet
Liliane T. Braman+
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo
Phil Brencher
Kianna Bromley
Steve and Joanna Brooks
James and Victoria Bruni
Frank and Shari Bugaj*
Bert and Laura Bunnell
Ned and Christine Burt
Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli
Anne E. Caluori
Robyne and Herb Camp
Richard and Lisa Caporaso
Maureen Carey
Vonice and Russell Carr
Don and Kathy Carten
Ellen and Richard Cartun
Kim and Kevin Castleberry
Matt Tyler and Tracy Cella Tyler
Shelley and Alan Cetel
Donald Chamberlin*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Chappell
Samuel H. Chorches+
Ron and Ginny Clark*
Gary and Cathy Cluen
Philip and Clio Coles
Elizabeth Comcowich
Patrick O’Leary
Joan and Dennis Overfield
Chip and Krystal Paris
Bill and Barbara Pattison
Edwin and Claire Payne
Joan and Craig Phillips
Ann Polanski
Michael G. Polo
Edward C. Raymond
Nancy and Nicholas Robert
Ms. Kristen Roberts*
Mr. Richard J. Robin
Robert and Marguerite Rose
Anja Rosenberg
Mr. Neil Ruenzel
Jan and Bill Salvatore
Mary T. Sargent
Kathleen M. Sauer
Leslye Schaefer
Mr. Marc Schnitzer
Thomas Schwenke
Mrs. Carol Seeman+
Thomas and Rose Selnau
Edward and Sandra Sharr
Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein
Karen Sherry and Jack Dolan
Anthony and Lorraine Shetensky
James Conner
Terri and Cosmo Corigliano
Carol Corliss
Michael and Karen Cormier
Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer
Sally and Tom Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker
Ted and Rebecca Crosby
Joel T. Curmeal
Kim Curtin
Maureen E. Dalton
F. Mitchell Dana
Joseph D’Ascanio
Michelle and Harcourt Davis
Day Family Foundation
Marge DeBold
Joseph and Susan DeLaurentis
Valerie F. DeQuattro+
Ms. Marialina Dominguez and Ms. Janice Poloso
Wilma C. Donaldson
Bonnie and Friends
Jon and Jenna Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffek
Mr. Colin Eastland and Mr. Joe Landry
Todd Ellison and Gavin Lodge
Vincent K Eng
Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman
Anne S. Evans
Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund
Korine and Ronald Ferraro
Debra and Bruce Fischman
Stephen and Susan Forbes
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Fridkin+
Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Fromer+
Helen Gallivan
Ray and Barbara Galloway
John and Sherri Gamm
Brenda and Joe Garrison+
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Giordano, Jr.
Joe Goldberg
Brandon and Lorraine Graber*
Robert and Lyndle Gradoville
Anne and Allen Greiner+
William and Luanne Griswold
Patricia and Alan Gruber
Susan and Steven Sigal
Helen Sly
Stuart and Arline Small+
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Spencer
Peter and Margery Stehman
Mr. James Stenborg
Frank Stilwagner and Kurt Dery
Lisa and Mike Stilwagner
Margaret Strange and Rich Croce
Dr. and Mrs. S. Russell Sylvester, Jr.+
Charleen D. Taylor
Mr. William E. Thiele
Carl Thompson
Gay and Kerry John Tomasevich*
Theresa Tuthill and Dave Eder
Leslie and Richard Weinstein
Beverly Welch
Lori (Purple) Wilcox
June Willson
Rory Wilson+
Victoria Winterer+
Penny and William Young
Pat and Frank Zak
Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod+
Martha Zornow
David and Patricia Hadlow*
Margaret Haggerty in memory of John Haggerty
Mark and Julie Haight
John and Joanna Hamby+
Cornelia Hamilton
Matthew and Cheryl Hayward
Claudette and Ned Hickey
Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton
Ms. Margaret Howard
Dick and Beverly Hughes
Michael and Joanne Humen
Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson
The Jacobson Family
Norm and Kathy Jacques
Eric M. Janney
Susan Jobson
Marie Joyner
David and H. B. Kaplan
Frank and Brenda Karsmarski
James and Mary Kelley
Steven Kelley
Sandi Kerzner and Larry Costa
Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+
Mr. Brad Kleinerman*
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Pam and Gary Knowles
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto
Deborah Kotchen
John A. Krawski
Scott and Jennifer Kreamer*
Diane and Stanley Krieg
Karl Henry Kulisch
Tad and Vicki Kuziak
Dr. Ross and Diane Lambert
Donald Lannin and James Russell
Captain Frank A. Lerose
Mike and Joan Litwinski
Thomas Lombardi
Ray and Bobbi Lombra
Barbara Long and Roxann Walters
Don and Judy Lorusso
Alberto Lozano
Nancy and Merrill Mack
David Maclelland and Sharon Curran
Mary Anne Maher
Tom and Kelly Maher
GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS
Beverly McCabe
Andrew Mccown*
Sarah McGinty
Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes
Regina and Don Miller
Mr. John F. Moore and Christine Schell
Michael and Marie Moore
Michael Moses
Susan Motycka
Stephen and Catherine Negri
Marianne Neill
Ms. Robyn Newhouse
David W Nicol
Judith Nokes
James O’Donnell
Nancy and Peter Olsen
Isabelle Paez
Tom and Mary Palilonis
Jim and Arlene Parsons
Antonio Pastor
Susan and Michael Peck+
Wendy Peterson
William J. Petzold, Jr.
Peter and Cecile Phillips
Laurie and Wayne Pipke
Mark Planner
Dr. Mary Lee Porterfield
Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price
Laurie West Prichard and Paul Prichard
Jim and Karin Pyskaty
Daniel S. Hansen and David D. J. Rau
Anthony J. Raucci
John and Jennifer Reeve
Jeff Reynholds
Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck
Christine S. Robinson
Alix Rokita+
Ms. Diane Ross
Sheila Connors Rubitz
Ellen S. Ryczek
Mrs. Gloria Sanford
Robert and Susan Satterlee
Anita Ford Saunders and Leslie Saunders
Starr Sayres+
Mike Sbado and John Myung
Mark and Kathy Schiller
Shirley F. Scholder
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz+
Andrew Seddon and Kathy Smith
Bill and Ellen Seeman
Kate and Steve Sigmon
Bert Silverberg
Susan Simonds
Jennifer Sims and Bob Gallucci
Caroline F. Sloat
Brian T. and H. Jean Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Brant Smith
Ms. Penny Smyth
Dr. and Mrs. David Snyderman
Mabel and Andrea Sorg
Mr. Harold S. Spitzer and Mr. Thomas A. Martin
Larry and Mary Ellen St. John
Cynthia Stannard
Mrs. Stacy Stanton
Larry Starr
Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele
Mr. Eric Steinmetz
Deborah Zeffiro Stevens
Steven Sudigala*
Lisa and J Bruce Sussman
The Szafarek family
Dr. Priya Tandon and Dr. Michael Rajkumar
Janilyn Taylor
Gretchen and Tim Teran
Ms. Karin Thelin
Brian and Anne Thibeault
Lida Tingley
Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre
William Tryon
Neal Tuohy, Jr.
Richard and Jessica Tyrol
Peter A. Van Hagen
Margaret Saxe
Robert and Virginia Vocelli
Sherri and Cliff Voege
Russ and Alma Waldo+
Carol and Gary Warner
Michael and Ellen Wasyl
Adam Stuart Weinreb
Bob and Roz Weinstein
Dennis and Joan Welch, The Wheatmarket
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Werdmann
Lynn Wilkinson and Jim Heym
E. Marie Wilson
Mary Lynn Windsor
Michael and Kim Wolchesky
Helen Wu Wong
Bill and Heidi Wrang
Ms. Virginia Wydler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yudkin
Sheri Ziccardi and Mark Rhoades
PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS
The following individuals, foundations, and institutional donors have contributed to the Phase 1 Campaign in support of the ADA Ramp, Porch, Plaza, and Front Entrance, as well as the reconstruction of the Goodspeed Parking Area.
As of October 8, 2025
($500,000+)
Herb Chambers
State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development
($100,000–$499,000)
Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres
Jeffrey and Nancy Hoffman
Hila and Saul Rosen
($50,000–$99,999)
Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis
Frank and Amy Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello
Laura and Jim Duncan
Ms. Jean Selden Greene
The John G. Martin Foundation
($10,000–$49,999)
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace
John Voege, Trustee, Case Graber Foundation
Kay Knight Clarke
Mary Jane Dunn
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Sue Frost and Dan Renn
Michael and Donna Lee Gennaro
Ann and John Houston
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman
Mrs. Frances Seymour
Mable and Richard Seymour
Mrs. Ashton M. Tenney, Jr.
Luke and Stephanie Williams
Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Sonya Morton Mangan
Betsy Russell
Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski
Donna and Bill Stamm
Leonardo H. Suzio
Jef and Kate Wolter
PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS
($2,500–$9,999)
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Mr. and Mrs. Burbank
Mr. Alvin Deutsch, Esq. and Mrs. Davida Deutsch
Marlene and Paulo Ferreira
Ms. Mary Gaskell Cobleigh
William J. Ginnetti, Sr.
($1,000–$2,499)
Anonymous (5)
Francis G. Adams, Jr.
The Bozrah Girls
Fran Armstrong
Kathryn Aron
Mr. Michael Arseneault
Susan and Bruce Baiter
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Barter
Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes
Gustaf Bodin
The Bottaro Family
Mr. Douglas Matthew Boughton
Rob and P. J. Brewer
Maureen Brouillard
Ruth and Stearns Bryant
David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley
James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra
Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLP
Mrs. Marilyn Colvin
John Conway
Steven and Debra Daren
Ruth Ann C. Davis
Catherine and Jeff Denmeade
Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd
Ms. Marialina Dominguez and Ms. Janice Poloso
Wilma C. Donaldson
Gavin Lodge
Victoria Engelhardt
Anne S. Evans
David and Patricia Fisher
Bruce and Kris Fletcher
Julia Ann Francis
Ms. Lynn Gerr
Gloria and Bob Gery
Bill Gilman
Karen and Ron Goodspeed
The Goodspeed Guild
Ron and Nina Harris
(Up to $999)
Jonathan Brielle
Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Lori and Michael Cartwright
Effie Chang
Mr. John Costa
Mr. Charles Davidson
Elizabeth M. DavidsonWright
Disney Matching Gifts
Lola Elliott-Hugh
In-Kind Support
Rosemary Harry
Lynde and Michael Karin
Ms. Linda Morasutti and Mr. Robert M. Lee
Michael and Jo-Ann Price
Blair Russell and Nicolo Nisbett
Karen and Chuck Hastings
Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton
Ms. Diane Ifkovic
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Shea and Scott Jezek
Sue Joffray
Jim Johnson
Burton and Sharon Johnson
Marie Joyner
Elizabeth and William Keister
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Korn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Rita A. Landino, Ph.D. and Norman Glover
Robin and Robert Laudette
Sid and Donna Levine
Stacy Lewis
Dr. Robert A. Linden
Terry and Bette Lomme
Lynn Lynch
Dana McFadden Larson
Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro
Ms. Dorothy Millen
Mr. Jonathan Mitchell and Ms. Jenny D. Doak
Ms. Karen Murphy
Regina M. Neal
Joanne Nesti
Mrs. Carole Otto
Jayn Paardenkooper
Mr. Michael Parkinson
Rolf C. Peterson
Diane and Guido Petra
Joseph Petrone
Philip and Geri Piccola
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk
Amy Pinette
Jo Trotta Poliner
Michael G. Polo
Richard Fountain
John and Joanna Hamby
Prudence Hoffman
Danielle Howard
Joe and Betsy Kaminski
Steven Kelley
Tracy Knofla and Karen Anderson
Mark and Tina Loomis
Ms. Judith S. Loukides
Centerbrook Architects & Planners
Connecticut Lighting
LaRosa Construction Company, Inc.
Mercer Monument Works
Laura Raccagni
Anthony J. Raucci
Edward C. Raymond
Ms. Gail Reiner
Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson
Joseph Riley
Richard Roberts
Wayne Rollins and Kent Berwick
Ms. Charlise Roper
Carolyn Rossi-Copeland
Ellen S. Ryczek
Anne D. Ryder
Charlotte Sandler
Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram
Henry and Marsha Fried Scherer
Edward and Sandra Sharr
Karen Sherry and Jack Dolan
David Shimchick
Marsha Silva
Caroline F. Sloat
Bri Alayne Soekoe
Larry Starr
Robin Stegner and Scott Larson
Robert C. Stewart
Paul Stuehrenberg
Steven Sudigala
Frederick Tedford and Leslee Weiss
Timothy and Katherine Throckmorton
Peter Tolisano
Mrs. Karen Trojanowski
Abbie Van Nostrand
John Voege and Geoffrey Paul
Thomas Wadas
Sybil Williams
Mr. Richard Winkler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Yerxa
Dona Young, Trustee Emeritus, and Roland F. Young III
Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod
Bob and Cindy Zettergren
Cindy Maher
Frances and Gina Mastrocco
Dan McMahon and Joe
Rhodes
Janet Parkosewich
Maribeth Pennoni
Dominick Pinto
Ms. Kristen Roberts
Adam Schumacher
Paul’s & Sandy’s Too
Petra Construction Corporation Suzio-York Hill
Rachel Schumacher
Tina Sheing
Matthew Sonnenfeld
Frank Stilwagner and Kurt Dery
Christopher Stone
Patricia Sullivan
Henry and Beryl Thorpe
Carey Van Hollen
GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF
LEADERSHIP
Donna Lynn Hilton
Artistic Director
Vanessa Logan Managing Director
ARTISTIC
Michael Fling ........................................ Associate Artistic Director
Adam Souza.............................................Resident Music Director
Chris Zaccardi Resident Production Stage Manager
Jakob Harding Producing Assistant
ADMINISTRATION
Gretchen Wright General Manager
Angel Welter Executive Assistant
BUILDING SERVICES
Tim Garland ................................................... Director of Facilities
