Reopened June 8, 1963: Goodspeed Musicals was formed in 1959 by a group of concerned citizens after the state of Connecticut had condemned the building. One story told around Goodspeed is that while loading in the scenery for Annie’s original pre-Broadway run at Goodspeed is that a strong gust of wind took a large piece of scenery out of the hands of the loaders and blew it into the Connecticut River.
Much care has to be taken in order to get the scenery up the shaft without scratching or ruining the scenery. Scenery is loaded-in from the dock area up a vacant elevator shaft that is now outfitted with a winch system to haul the scenery up to the stage level. The theater itself is actually located on the top two floors of the building making for interesting and sometimes difficult scenery and show load-ins.
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