Spotlight On: Fredrick Goff
Connecticut Theatre Company’s “Spotlight On…” series continues with a look into our talented cast and crew of Sondheim on Sondheim. Get to know Fredrick Goff!
Introduce Yourself to Our Audience:
What has been your favorite role so far in your career?
I’ve enjoyed many, however the most fun was Aldolpho in “The Drowsy Chaperone” perhaps followed by Senex.
If you had a magic wand, what show would you do next?
My dream show would be “The Producers” and any of the 4 lead male roles.
When did you first perform?
My first big performance was tenor soloist of Mozart Solemn Vespers in Mexico City on national telecast (1973).
What’s going to surprise people about this production?
I think many folks will be surprised at the songs they haven’t heard before or don’t know. Also, the interesting arrangements of collaborative songs.
Who’s the funniest person in the cast in real life?
Truly the funniest person is our director, David. He has a wicked sense of humor.
What is your favorite Stephen Sondheim show and why?
I like most of them but “Assassins” is the one that speaks to me the most because it is about historical events, which I enjoy reading about, when I am not singing.
How has Stephen Sondheim inspired you?
He always challenges me. His precision in lyrics and how they fit the story they weave is so clever. And delivering them is a monumental task yet they always stick in your head. Many a HUMMABLE melody.
Sondheim on Sondheim opens on August 30th and runs through September 15th at Connecticut Theatre Company. Tickets on sale now!
“Sondheim’s words and music are, for all their intelligence and sophistication, most striking for their emotional fidelity to his characters and the universal struggles and joys informing their disparate journeys. Thus the frustrations driving Sweeney Todd’s demon barber and the gunslingers in Assassins are as eerily accessible as the romantic obsession captured in the songs Losing My Mind and Not a Day Goes By.” – Elysa Gardner, USA Today
“One sometimes wonders what the notoriously exacting Sondheim privately thinks of the many revues and revivals of his work that come along. No worry here; ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ is engrossingly entertaining and thoroughly captivating. An enchanting, warm and provocative opportunity to hear not only Sondheim’s songs but — literally — the master’s voice.” – Steven Suskin, Variety
