Carousel

1945 musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics)

Instance of: dramatico-musical work

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Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II. The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He participates in a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes tragically wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. The show includes the songs "If I Loved You", "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone". Richard Rodgers later wrote that Carousel was his favorite of all his musicals.

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Librettist: Oscar Hammerstein II
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Based on: Liliom author: Ferenc Molnár
Released: July 19, 1945
Performer: John Raitt
Jan Clayton
Awards: Grammy Hall of Fame(1997) winner: Jan Clayton, John Raitt
Characters: Billy Bigelow
Julie Jordan
Carrie Pipperidge
Enoch Snow
Nettie Fowler
Jigger Craigin
Louise Bigelow
The Starkeeper
Members / parts: If I Loved You
You'll Never Walk Alone
Soliloquy
Language: English
Different from: Carousel criterion used: title refers to multiple creative works
Country of origin: United States
Title: Carousel
Form of creative work: musical play
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Soundtrack release: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel
Carousel
Derivative work: Carousel released: 1956 · director: Henry King
Carousel released: 1967 · director: Paul Bogart

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