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Music by Richard Rodgers
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the Play LILIOM by Ferenc Molnar
As adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer
Original Dances by Agnes de Mille
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Show History
OKLAHOMA!, the first musical Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote together, wasn’t a mere success: it was a phenomenon. An artistic triumph that changed the course of musical theatre, it shattered box
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YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
"You’ll Never Walk Alone" (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) was written for the 1945 Broadway musical play CAROUSEL. The
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Suggested Additional Resources
Ewen, David. Richard Rodgers, Holt, New York 1957
_____. With a Song in His Heart (Richard Rodgers), Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New
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Awards
1994 Tony Awards- Revival (Musical), Andre Bishop, Bernard Gersten, The Royal National Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh, and The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
- Actress (Featured Role-Musical), Audra Ann McDonald
- Director, Nicholas Hytner
- Choreographer, Sir Kenneth MacMillan
- Scenic Designer, Bob Crowley
1993 Laurence Olivier Awards (London)- Best Musical Revival
- Best Actress (Musical), Joanna Riding
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Musical), Janie Dee
- Best Director (Musical), Nicholas Hytner
1945 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards1945 Donaldson Awards- 8 Awards including Best Musical, Book, Lyrics and Score
1996 L.A. Dramalogue Awards
Articles & Interviews
7/1/1996 Volume 3, Issue 3, Summer AMERICA RIDES THE CAROUSEL AS SHOW BOAT DOCKS IN CHICAGONow, in Columbia Artists Management's U.S. national touring company of the award-winning RNT production, CAROUSEL is twirling its way across the United States.
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5/1/1994 Volume 1, Issue 3, Spring CAROUSEL RETURNS TO BROADWAY IN ACCLAIMED NEW PRODUCTIONCAROUSEL will be 50 next year, but as of this morning it is the freshest, most innovative musical on Broadway.""
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7/1/2003 Volume 10, Issue 3, Summer CHRISTINE JOHNSON RECALLS HER RIDE ON CAROUSEL by Ted ChapinChristine Johnson originated the role of Nettie Fowler in the original production of CAROUSEL in 1945.
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1/1/1994 Volume 1, Issue 2, Winter IN LONDON AND NEW YORK, A CAROUSEL COMES TO TOWNBoth sides of the Atlantic will play host to CAROUSEL this season as the Royal National Theatre production continues in the West End, and comes to Broadway.
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1/12/2009 CAROUSEL Takes an "Enchanting" Turn in LondonRodgers and Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL opened in London on December 2nd, 2008, to rave reviews. Starring Lesley Garrett as Nettie Fowler, directed by Lindsay Posner and choreographed by Adam Cooper, CAROUSEL returned to the West End after a UK tour for the first time since the Royal National Theatre production in 1992.
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11/5/2009 The Dances of R&HLicense CAROUSEL or OKLAHOMA! and you’ll receive a choreography DVD with your materials featuring the legendary Agnes de Mille.
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Critic Quotes
"BEST MUSICAL OF THE CENTURY!"
Time Magazine, 1999
"Beautiful, bountiful, beguiling...it is the product of taste, imagination and skill."
New York Daily Mirror, 1945
"Richard Rodgers' most beautiful score."
Ben Brantley, The New York Times, 2002
"As close to perfection as musical theater gets...At the end of CAROUSEL, the communal heft of this theatergoing experience will ensure that you won't be walking alone."
Boston Globe, 1996
"CAROUSEL will be 50 next year, but as of this morning, it is the freshest, most innovative musical on Broadway. It is also the most beautiful."
David Richards, The New York Times, 1994
"The audience is awash in the optimistic glow of Oscar Hammerstein's words and the glory of Richard Rodgers' music, beyond all reason. And CAROUSEL cements its estate in musical theatre heaven."
Alvin Klein, The New York Times, 1997
"It still makes an emotional impact and is as relevant today as ever."
Steve Cohen, Broad Street Review, 2007
Facts & Figures
- December 7, 1909 The world premiereof Ferenc Molnar's play LILIOM is presented at the Vigszinhaz Theatre, Budapest. It is produced in New York several times with several different translations (one allegedly written by Lorenz Hart) before Rodgers & Hammerstein adapt the Benjamin Glazer text as their basis for CAROUSEL.
- January 29, 1917 John Raitt, the original Billy Bigelow in CAROUSEL, is born in Santa Ana, California.
- August 26, 1917 Jan Clayton , the original Julie Jordan in CAROUSEL is born in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
- March 22, 1945 The world premiere of CAROUSEL is presented at the Shubert Theatre, New Haven.
- April 19, 1945 CAROUSEL opens at the Majestic Theatre, New York, where it runs for 890 performances.
- May 29, 1947 The national tour of CAROUSEL begins at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago and closes on February 22, 1949, at the Majestic Theatre, New York (return engagement), after an 88-week, 44-city tour.
- June 7, 1950 CAROUSEL opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, where it runs for 566 performances.
- August 10, 1955 The advance team from Twentieth Century Fox arrives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, to begin preproduction work on the movie version of Carousel. It is announced that Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra will star, but she drops out prior to filming and he less than two weeks into the shoot. They are replaced by Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae.
- February 16, 1956 Twentieth Century Fox releases the movie version of CAROUSEL starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae.
- June 4, 1958 Jan Clayton and David Atkinson head the cast of CAROUSEL, presented at the American Theatre of the U.S. Pavilion at the Brussels World Fair.
Musical Numbers
You'll Never Walk Alone (Julie, Nettie)
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You'll Never Walk Alone (Julie, Nettie)
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 1. Prologue (The Carousel Waltz) (Julie, Nettie)
2. Change Of Scene (Julie, Nettie)
 3. Opening Act I - Scene II (Julie, Mrs. Mullin, Carrie, Billy)
4. Mister Snow (Julie and Carrie Sequence) (Julie, Carrie, Billy, Policeman, Bascombe)
5. If I Loved You (Scene Billy and Julie) (Julie, Billy)
6. Opening Act I - Scene III (Julie, Billy)
7. June Is Bustin' Out All Over (Girls, Carrie, Men, Nettie)
8. June Is Bustin' Out All Over (Encore) (Girls, Carrie, Men, Nettie)
9. June Is Bustin' Out All Over (Girl's Dance) (Girls, Carrie, Men, Nettie)
10. Julie's Entrance (Girls, Carrie, Men, Nettie)
11. Mister Snow (Reprise) (Girls, Carrie, Snow, Julie, Billy)
12. When The Children Are Asleep (Carrie and Mr. Snow (Carrie, Snow,)
13. Blow High, Blow Low (Men, Jigger, Billy, Mrs. Mullin)
14. Hornpipe (Men, Jigger, Billy, Mrs. Mullin)
15. Soliloquy (Billy)
16. Finale Act I (Billy)
17. Entr'act (Billy)
18. Opening Act II (Billy)
19. A Real Nice Clambake (All, Nettie, Julie, Snow, Carrie, Jigger, Billy)
20. Geraniums In The Winder (and Stonecutters Cut It) (Jigger, Billy, Snow, Carrie, Arminy)
21. What's The Use Of Wond'rin (Julie, All Girls)
22. Change Of Scene (Julie, All Girls)
23. You'll Never Walk Alone (Julie, Nettie)
24. Incidental (Julie, Nettie)
25. The Highhest Judge Of All (Julie, Nettie)
26. Exit Of Billy And Heavenly Friend (Julie, Nettie)
27. Ballet (Snow's Child, Louise,)
28. My Little Girl (Snow's Child, Louise,)
29. Carrie's Incidental (Snow's Child, Louise,)
30. Porch Scene (Julie, Billy, Heavenly Friend, Louise,)
31. Graduation Scene (All, Billy)
Discography
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Carousel [1994 Broadway Revival Cast]
Label: Angel
Release date: January 1, 1994
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Rental Materials
| Rehearsal Set (22 Books & 1 Dance DVD, 1 Logo CD) |
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20 Libretto/Vocal Books
| 1 Logo CD
| 2 PIANO VOCAL SCORE
| | | | Orchestration Package (27 Books) |
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1 FLUTE I (Doubling Piccolo)
| 1 PIANO VOCAL SCORE
| 1 FLUTE II (Doubling Piccolo)
| 1 OBOE (Doubling English Horn)
| 1 CLARINET I
| 1 CLARINET II
| 1 BASSOON (Optional Bass Clarinet)
| 1 HORN I
| 1 HORN II
| 1 HORN III
| 1 TRUMPET I
| 1 TRUMPET II
| 1 TROMBONE I
| 1 TROMBONE II
| 1 TROMBONE III
| 1 TUBA
| 1 PERCUSSION
| 1 HARP
| 2 VIOLIN I (Divisi)
| 2 VIOLIN II (Divisi)
| 2 VIOLA (Divisi)
| 2 CELLO (Divisi)
| 1 BASS
| | | | Synthesizer String (1 Str Syn I, 1 Str Syn II) |
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1 SYNTHESIZER STRING I
| 1 SYNTHESIZER STRING II
| | | | Two Piano Arrangement (2 Act I, 2 Act II) |
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2 TWO PIANO ARRANGEMENT - Act I
| 2 TWO PIANO ARRANGEMENT - Act II
| | | | Libretto/Vocal Books 10 pack |
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10 Libretto/Vocal Books
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Writer's Notes
1945, Oscar Hammerstein II, The New York TimesToward the end of January, 1944, Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner beckoned Dick Rodgers and me into a dark corner of Sardi's, put their fingers to their lips with a hushing gesture, looked from left to right to make sure no one was listening, and whispered, 'How would you like to do a musical play based on Molnar's Liliom?' We looked from right to left and whispered back at them in unison: 'No.' A pause. Then Lawrence asked, 'Why?' We took turns listing successive objections, all having to do with the original scene, Hungary. 'It's a beautiful story,' Terry commented wistfully. We agreed. 'Interesting set of characters,' volunteered Lawrence. Granted. We had some cannelloni, and ice cream and raisin cake, and parted. The following week we met at my house and Miss Helburn was prepared to meet our locale objection: 'Move it from Hungary to Louisiana. You boys say you want to write about America. Louisiana is America$mdash;but it also has a European flavor. Liliom can be a Creole.' This sounded like a good idea. I promised to give it serious consideration. Well, I brushed up on my Creole atmosphere and ran bang into a disconcerting difficulty$mdash;the dialect. Meanwhile, however, Molnar's tender story and its strange characters had begun to hypnotize us. Dick and I kept telling each other why we weren't going to adapt 'Liliom,' and then we would drift off into a contemplation of all its attractive possibilities. The very difficulties of the job we knew would lead us into unusual devices. We knew we wouldn't wind up with a conventional musical comedy. It was obvious that we would have to mix in values from the dramatic stage and opera. The idea that really opened the way to it all was a suggestion by Dick that at first sounded downright silly. This was to transplant the play to the New England coast. But it sounded silly only for a few seconds. I began to see an attractive ensemble$mdash;sailors, whalers, girls who worked in the mills up the river, clambakes on near-by islands, an amusement park on the seaboard, things people could do in crowds, people who were strong and alive and lusty. The poignancy of the story, I was certain, would not suffer from gaiety of background. It would enhance it. As for the two leading characters, Julie with her courage and inner strength and outer simplicity seemed more indigenous to Maine than to Budapest. Liliom is, of course, an international character, indigenous to nowhere. So now, for the first time, Dick and I felt that irrational enthusiasm that lures men into the harrowing project of writing a musical play. And away we went. from "Turns on a Carousel"
Performance Tools
AccompanEaseAccompanEase is now available for CAROUSEL. This new product is a rehearsal tool that allows for unlimited teaching, training and practice of individual vocal parts or dance sequences. Contact Realtime Music Solutions for more information: www.accompanease.com, via email: info@rms.biz, or via phone: 212-620-0774. InstrumentalEaseInstrumentalEase is now available for CAROUSEL. This new product is an orchestra enhancement instrument capable of augmenting a traditional ensemble of any size. Contact Realtime Music Solutions for more information: www.rms.biz, via email: info@rms.biz, or via phone: 212-620-0774. Stage PromotionsStage Promotions offers custom T-Shirts, Posters, and Program Covers for CAROUSEL. Order Merchandise for CAROUSEL directly from Stage Promotions online. Agnes De Mille:The Dances of CAROUSEL
Agnes de Mille—The Dance of CAROUSEL
For use by licensed stage productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, we are pleased to offer the instructional video:
A discussion of CAROUSEL with one of its creators.
In the last year of her life, legendary choreographer Agnes de Mille, revisited her contributions to the original groundbreaking 1945 Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL, resulting in this extraordinary video of insight, commentary and recollection, hosted by Mary Rodgers, daughter of the composer.
Featured in this video—
Complete uninterrupted dance sequences from CAROUSEL—
"June is Bustin' Out All Over"
The Hornpipe ("Blow High, Blow Low")
Act II Ballet (Louise on the Beach)
Choreographed by Miss de Mille
Recreated by her longtime associate, Gemze de Lappe
Performed by members of the Nashville Ballet
Commentary from Miss de Mille and Miss de Lappe, including analysis, discussion and demonstration
Advice and suggestions for the director, including auditioning and casting
Discussion of the sets, costumes and lighting;
Displays of Miles White's costume sketches for the original production
Recommended for viewing by your entire production team, cast and crew
Running time: 75 minutes
Contact The R&H Theatre Library for more information
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