Taylor Swift-themed planetarium show 'Reputation: Under the Stars,' coming to Springfield Museums
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Swifties in western Massachusetts have a new reason to look to the stars.
The Springfield Museums has launched 'Reputation: Under the Stars,' a brand-new planetarium show that blends the music of Swift's 2017 album Reputation with dazzling visuals in the historic Seymour Planetarium.
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Presented Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 4 p.m., the show features the original recordings from Reputation, now owned by Swift herself, accompanied by full-dome immersive effects. The experience is complimentary for museum members and available to other visitors aged 8 and above for an additional $5 with museum admission.
'I love the sound of visitors singing along with the music in Seymour Planetarium and when there's dancing in the aisles!' said Jenny Powers, Director of the Springfield Science Museum and a self-described Swiftie. 'And now, when we license the music, it's the artist who benefits from the songs she created. We're so happy that every version is Taylor's version!'
The production follows the success of '1989: Under the Stars,' a similar show that ran in spring 2024. Museum staff had long hoped to create a Reputation experience but waited until Swift re-released her version of the album to align with their commitment to using only artist-owned recordings.
Kaitlynn Goulette, a 16-year-old amateur astronomer, educator at the Seymour Planetarium, and longtime Swift fan, began developing the show last summer in anticipation of the album's re-release.
Goulette's accomplishments in astronomy outreach are already extensive. She is a graduate of the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center's 'Starwatch' leadership program, serves as a panelist for the Springfield Science Museum's online outreach series 'AstroQuest,' and holds a leadership position as director of the Springfield STARS Club. Her monthly astronomy newsletter, 'The Starry Scoop,' recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, and she recently launched a podcast of the same name to bring beginner-friendly space science to a wider audience.
The Seymour Planetarium, part of the Springfield Science Museum, combines astronomical history with cutting-edge technology. It houses the world's oldest operating American-made star projector—the 86-year-old Korkosz 'star ball'—and now features Zeiss Velvet full-dome projectors, the only digital system globally that can render a true black sky background, enhancing the optical brilliance of the vintage Korkosz star field.
With music, lights, and a cosmic backdrop, 'Reputation: Under the Stars' offers fans a new kind of listening party—one that's literally out of this world.
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