GODSPELL Will Open Danbury's Musicals At Richter 37th Season This Month
Performances will run July 23 to August 7.by Stephi Wild
Musicals at Richter (MAR), celebrating 37 seasons as the longest-running outdoor theater in Connecticut, opens its main stage season with Stephen Schwartz's iconic musical "Godspell," playing July 23 to August 7. Staged on the grounds of the Richter House Arts Center (next to Richter Park Golf Course), 100 Aunt Hack Road, in Danbury, performances take place outdoors under the stars Friday through Sunday evenings, with additional specially discounted performances on Thursday July 29 and August 5.
"Godspell" was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked," "Pippin," "Children of Eden"), and it took the world by storm. "Godspell" premiered Off Broadway in 1971 and was made into a movie in 1973, followed by successful Broadway runs in 1976 and 2011 and numerous subsequent revivals and tours.