BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE at Goodspeed

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 5/27/19 at 10:00am

Performances of yet ANOTHER Duncan Sheik musical begin on 6/28, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT. Because of Winn Dixie, based on the award-winning children's novel, features music by Mr. Sheik, with book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin.

https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/because-of-winn-dixie

 

Updated On: 5/27/19 at 10:00 AM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 5/27/19 at 11:24am

Any cast announced for this yet? Can't seem to find it. 

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 5/27/19 at 11:38am

JBroadway said: "Any cast announced for this yet? Can't seem to find it."

Nothing yet, but I'm assuming we'll hear something soon.

[meharper24601]

Posted: 5/28/19 at 9:29am

I saw Because of Winn-Dixie when it was at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. It was fantastic, much better than I expected. The opening number is fantastic! 

 

I hope this production turns out just as good!

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 5/30/19 at 1:52pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Josie-Todd-J-Robert-Spencer-Isabel-Keating-Among-Stars-of-Goodspeeds-BECAUSE-OF-WINN-DIXIE-20190530

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 5/30/19 at 1:56pm

The book that it's based on is really lovely and Duncan Sheik is the perfect composer for this, but Nell Benjamin writing the lyrics makes me concerned.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 5/30/19 at 1:57pm

Wow, J Robert Spencer! Where the hell has he been lately! Glad to hear about a new project for him. This will be a great role for him.

[broadwayindie]

Posted: 6/1/19 at 8:23am

This reminds me when Jason Robert Brown had like 3 shows coming out a time. Looking forward to this!

[Gink]

Posted: 7/24/19 at 7:34pm

Saw the show today, it was good. I don't see this coming to Broadway as is--not sure what their intentions are. They added an insert to to revise the song list--one song was apparently cut since it started and they added another. There were laughs--and some tears, and the dog was  really wonderful, but overall it was just good. It was nice getting to see J. Robert Spencer (although every time he sang I kept thinking of Dan from Next to Normal) and the Roz Ryan was a stand-out as Gloria Dump.David Poe as Otis was also great. It's all very tear-jerky as the dog helps bring the community, with all of their secrets and problems, together.

Minor snafu--Winn Dixie jumped on a table with pot-luck items on it and knocked it over causing casserole dishes to break. Luckily, the food and broken glass mostly fell into the wings and the pie they needed to serve survived.