CAROUSEL
 


Based on a story by Ferenc Molnar, the story starts in 1873 in a small New England village. There is a "love affair between Billy Bigelow, a travelling carnival man, and Julie Jordan, a local factory worker. Desperate for money after learning that he is soon to become a father, Billy is killed during an attempted robbery. Several years later, when he is allowed to return to earth for a short time, he seeks out the daughter of his union with Julie.

 

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1947 Theatre World Award
 Ann Crowley

1994 Tony Award
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Scenic Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
 
1994 Drama Desk Award
 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical

1994 Theatre World Award
 Michael Hayden
Audra Ann McDonald

BROADWAY PREMIER
Apr 19, 1945, played 890 performances

REVIVALS
Feb 22, 1949, played 32 performances
Sep 11, 1957, played 24 performances
Mar 24, 1994, played 337 performances
 
COMPOSER
Richard Rodgers

LYRICIST & LIBRETTIST
Oscar Hammerstein II
 
ORIGINAL CAST
John Raitt, Jan Clayton, Jean Darling, Eric Mattson, Christine Johnson, Murvyn Vye, Bambi
Linn, and Russell Collins.

DIRECTOR
Robert Mamoulian

CHOREOGRAPHER
Agnes De Mille
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
R&H Theatricals

LYRICS
libretto.musicals.ru
 
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