Huge praise to director Don Stephenson and compliments to choreographer Kelli Barclay as they present a resplendent production of The Will Rogers Follies (subtitled A Life in Revue) at Goodspeed Opera House. Starring gracious, humble, nifty David M. Lutken as Will, the bright and breezy show continues in East Haddam, Connecticut, through June 21st. Working […]
Will Rogers is mostly forgotten now, but he used to be famous in a way that has a peculiarly modern feel to it. A self-styled Cherokee cowboy turned lariat-twirling vaudevillian, he told jokes, most of them political, in between rope tricks, blandly assuring his listeners that “all I know is what I read in the […]
Goodspeed Musicals kicks off its 2018 season with the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue. The exuberant dance-filled musical will be running April 13 – June 21 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Shake hands with the heartwarming humorist who spun a rope, poked fun at headlines and never met […]
Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has assembled six exciting teams to helm the eclectic group of productions planned this season: an exuberant musical extravaganza, a glorious classic, a hilarious musical within a musical, an intimate musical tour-de-force, a timeless and unconventional new musical and the return of our popular holiday show with new surprises for […]
