Carousel

Musical - Revival

City Center

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  • Opening Date: June 2, 1954
  • Closing Date: August 8, 1954
  • Previews:
  • Performances: 79

Music: Richard Rodgers

Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II

Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Synopsis

Brash carousel barker Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan, a quiet girl who works in the mill, fall in love, marry, and have a stormy relationship that leads to tragedy and an attempt at mending old wounds from beyond the grave, in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical adaptation of Ferenc Molnar's play, Liliom.

 

Opening Night Cast

Boris Aplon Captain
Benjamin Bajorek Townsperson
Ann Barry Dancer
Donald Blackey Enoch Snow
Marilyn Bladd Arminy Livermore
Townsperson
Lila Caputo Townsperson
Stanley Carlson David Bascombe
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Opening Night Production Credits

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II Book
Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers Music
Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II Lyrics
  William Hammerstein Director
  Agnes de Mille Choreographer
  Robert Pagent Re-Staging
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1954 - 1955

 
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