Goodspeed is Announcing Their 2026 Season

Press release

Goodspeed Musicals Announces 2026 Season at the Goodspeed

Jesus Christ Superstar
Directed by Tatiana Pandiani
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Crazy For You
Directed by Michael Fling
Choreographed by Kelli Barclay
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World Premiere!
The Snow Goose
Directed by Marshall Pailet
Choreographed by Misha Shields
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50th Anniversary Production!
Annie
Directed by Jenn Thompson
Choreographed by Patti Wilcox

EAST HADDAM – Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces its 2026 season at The Goodspeed. It’s a season that has something for everyone! An Andrew Lloyd Webber mega-hit, a dazzling tap-filled Gershwin romp, an exciting world premiere and the triumphant return of the world's most famous orphan.

The season will open with the international sensation Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Weber and lyrics by Tim Rice. The production will run from April 17 – June 7. Next will be Crazy For You, the tap dancing Gershwin hit. With music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, a book by Ken Ludwig, co conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent, and inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan, the production will run from June 19 – Aug. 9. The fall production will be a world premiere, The Snow Goose, which will run Aug. 28 – Oct. 18. The Snow Goose, commissioned by Goodspeed as part of its GoodWorks program and the first to be produced on The Goodspeed stage, is by Scott Gilmour & Claire McKenzie and is based on the novel by Paul Gallico. To close the season, there will be a major celebration as Goodspeed’s little orphan turns 50. The 50th anniversary production of Annie, which premiered at The Goodspeed in 1976, will run Oct. 30 – Dec. 27. Annie features a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin who also directed the original Broadway production, and is based on “Little Orphan Annie,” by permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Goodspeed’s Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton shared, “Following up on our thrilling 2025 season, 2026 is shaping up to be particularly special. The season will showcase creative talent – familiar and new – with productions that speak to audiences across the spectrum of musical theatre lovers. I am particularly excited that our first GoodWorks commission makes its World Premiere on The Goodspeed stage and that my longtime associate Michael Fling will make his Goodspeed directing debut. In addition, a rock musical that helped define a generation of theatre lovers is produced at Goodspeed for the first time, and our beautiful little orphan comes home for her 50th anniversary. Once again we will prove that Goodspeed is Connecticut’s Home for Musical Theatre.”

“Our 2025 season broke records at the box office, with nearly every performance filled to capacity,” said Vanessa Logan, Goodspeed Musicals’ Managing Director. “We can’t wait to welcome audiences back for another extraordinary year. I encourage everyone to purchase season tickets early to secure their seats and enjoy the benefits of Goodspeed membership. There’s no place quite like The Goodspeed for musical theatre.”

Goodspeed Musicals, Connecticut’s leading producer of musicals, invites theatre fans from near and far to come and enjoy this exciting array of productions and experience all that this world-renowned theatre and its neighboring shops, restaurants and attractions have to offer. In 2026 we will offer something for everyone, so plan ahead and make it a Goodspeed day!

Season tickets for all four shows at The Goodspeed start at $116. Advance season ticket packages are on sale now through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10 a.m. and weekends at 11 a.m. Goodspeed Memberships for 2026, which provide many benefits to donors, are also available now. More information can be found at www.goodspeed.org. Single tickets go on public sale beginning Feb. 22, 2026.