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Goodspeed Opera House

Theater · East Haddam, Connecticut

Goodspeed Opera House

A Victorian riverside theater built in 1876, celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2026; Goodspeed mounts new and newly revived musicals each year, and twenty-one of its productions have transferred to Broadway. The 2026 season includes The Snow Goose (Aug 28-Oct 18) and Annie (Oct 30-Dec 27).

History

Went from a bustling community center to an abandoned state highway storage depot marked for demolition in 1958 before its revival.

Visit

6 Main Street, East Haddam, CT 06423

Official website

Photo "Goodspeed Opera House": Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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