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Studying under the stars Patty Goble, a professor in CSU’s music and theatre department, poses for a photo. Goble has appeared in various Boadway musicals and has performed at the Tony Awards. She is currently working on CSU’s production of “Urinetown: The Musical.” PHOTO BY ABBY FILTTON COLLEGIAN
Vocal professor Patty Goble draws on Broadway career By Claire Oliver @claire_oliver21
A Broadway star made her way down from the Great White Way to share her experience with Colorado State University students. Patty Goble experienced a very expansive theatrical career in Chicago, Toronto and of course, New York City. After several years working with some of the top names in the business, Goble returned to her roots and has been teaching vocal performance at CSU for two years. Goble and her students are currently preparing
for “Urinetown: The Musical,” which will open Friday. “I was fortunate enough to have been in six original productions on Broadway,” Goble said. “...In total, I have done eight Broadway shows.” Her Broadway credits include: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “Ragtime,” “Curtains,” “The Woman in White,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “La Cage aux Folles,” “Kiss Me Kate” and “Phantom of the Opera.” She has also performed in the touring company of “Cats” and other shows in Denver. “...Hal Prince was there, and
I didn’t know what I was doing,” Goble said. “I just showed up. It was 10 in the morning and they said, ‘How high can you sing?’ And I said, ‘How high to do you want?’ But I wasn’t really being cocky. I just have this really high voice, this high coloratura voice, and I have always had it. So I sang up to an E-flat, and then from there the rest is history.” Goble went on to have an impressive Broadway career. Starring in shows alongside the likes of Audra McDonald, who won eight Tony Awards in her career, Marin Mazzie, who has been nominated for three Tony Awards and Hal Prince, who
directed 83 productions and won 13 Tony Awards. After several years in the middle of the theatre performance world, Goble and her husband are giving to back to students here at Colorado State. “We are extremely passionate about giving back our experiences to young people who might have a similar experience that we did when we started out,” Goble said. “We both feel extremely fortunate to have had the careers that we have had, but we also feel that it is a responsibility and an accountability to give back what we know to an area where we
started.” To Goble’s students, her experience and expertise have helped them become more confident on stage. “To actually to be able to be taught by someone who has been to Broadway and been where to, theoretically, we all want to go or at least experience, is great,” said Dan Isaacs, a senior studying theatre. “She’s been there, and she’s done it.” After working with Goble last semester, Isaacs decided to audition for the CSU musical “Urinetown” and was given the role of Officer Lockstock. see STARS on page 14 >>