The theater is back at it, though, presenting 'Carousel' starting Friday. The Goodspeed Opera House reopened in 1963 and continues to operate today as a theater. Hard to believe, but it's been 30 years since Goodspeed Opera House has staged a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In 1959, concerned residents formed Goodspeed Musicals in order to restore the building and bring back theater performances. Additional thanks to FSPA, Dancing Arts Center, Vicky, Scott, and the rest of the Baldwin Wallace faculty. Andrew would like to give a huge thanks to his family and friends for all their support. After Goodspeed died in 1926, the Second Empire-style building fell into disrepair and was used for a number of purposes, including as militia base during World War I and a Department of Transportation storage facility. ANDREW SCOTT HOLMES ( Swing) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed debut in Carousel. Designed by Jabez Comstock and built by local businessman William Goodspeed, the building’s main floor served as a store, office, and steamship docking point, and the top two floors served as a venue for live performances. On October 24, 1877, the Goodspeed Opera House on the Connecticut River in East Haddam officially opened to the public with the productions of Charles II, Box and Cox, and Turn Him Out. Goodspeed Opera House (1876) Trivia & History Built in 1876, it was closed in 1920 and used as a militia base in World War I, then a general store, then a storage depot.

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