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At the Goodspeed: One Night Only

Goodspeed Musicals is announcing the Gala Headliner

Join us for this one-night-only Celebration!

5:30pm Cocktails and Canapés

7:00pm Plated 4-Course Dinner with Live Auction, Entertainment, and Paddle Raise

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8:30pm Jennifer Holliday in Concert

in The Goodspeed Theatre JENNIFER HOLLIDAY's inimitable voice has riveted the hearts of audiences from around the world. She went from Broadway Baby to Household Name in the lead role as the iconic Effie White in the 1981 smash hit Dreamgirls.

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Ms. Holliday immortalized Effie, forever creating a template for delivering gut-wrenching, timeless performances, evidenced in her garnering a Grammy Award for the performance of the show-stopping torch ballad “And I am Telling You, I’m Not Going” and a coveted Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Effie.

or contact Mary Miko at860.615.0368 or mmiko@goodspeed.org

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