Ragtime Director's Vision with Christopher Betts
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Director Christopher Betts discusses his vision for Ragtime, playing at Goodspeed Musicals April 25 - June 15, 2025. "It's going to be a fresh take...You'll be able to feel the big sweeping songs, but you'll also be able to have moments where the epic becomes intimate, and you get to reflect on what your role as an American citizen is as well. So I really think that's one of the best scores in the musical theatre canon, and I'm so excited for folks to be swept away and also to be led to places that they may not have considered before." Learn more here: https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/ragtime
The Goodspeed | East Haddam, CT June 14 - Aug 11, 2024 On a lush tropical island during World War II, battles of the heart are center stage in the Goodspeed premiere of the soaring Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. A lovestruck nurse and a young lieutenant are pulled into the tide of separate romances in an exotic world of risk and passion. But prejudice clouds their potential paradise. Get swept away by twin love stories and a rapturous score that includes “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair,” “Bali Ha’i” and more. Learn More: https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/south... Cast: Joan Almedilla, Ethan Hardy Benson, Kelly Berman, Eric Briarley, Chloe Fox, Alex Humphreys, Graham Keen, Hannah Jewel Kohn, Danny Lindgren, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Alexa Jane Lowis, Cameron Loyal, John Michael Peterson, Keven Quillon, James Michael Reilly, Emjay Roa, Eric Shawn, Nicolette Shin, Phil Sloves, Ethan Van Slyke, Sky Vaux Fuller, Danielle Wade Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener Directed by Chay Yew Choreographed by Parker Esse Music Direction by Adam Souza Scenic Design by Alexander Dodge Costume Design by Junghyun Georgia Lee Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker Hair & Wig Design by Tommy Kurzman Sound Design by Jay Hilton Orchestrations by Dan DeLange Casting by Tara Rubin Casting Production Stage Manager Chris Zaccardi
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