... [W]ith thoughtful and powerful performances by Mr. Henry and Ms. Mueller, the love story at the show's center has never seemed quite as ill-starred or, at the same time, as sexy. At this time, according to the cast sheet distributed during the Boston run, Dr. Seldon was listed as the "Minister". Not realizing who he is, Julie confronts him, but finds herself unable to be angry with him. [93], The twelve-minute "bench scene",[94] in which Billy and Julie get to know each other and which culminates with "If I Loved You", according to Hischak, "is considered the most completely integrated piece of music-drama in the American musical theatre". The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine The meaning lay not in the tragedy of the present, but in the hope for a future where no one walks alone. NEW YORK — God is in "Carousel." [36] Rodgers and Hammerstein reassembled much of the creative team that had made Oklahoma! [96], When the pair discussed the song that would become "Soliloquy", Rodgers improvised at the piano to give Hammerstein an idea of how he envisioned the song. At the end, the two walked to the back of the theatre, expecting an angry reaction from Molnár. It follows the musical's story fairly closely, although a prologue, set in the Starkeeper's heaven, was added. The playwright received one percent of the gross and $2,500 for "personal services". [11] Hammerstein was eager to do so, and their first collaboration was Oklahoma! Billy, still invisible, whispers to Louise, telling her to believe Seldon's words, and when she tentatively reaches out to another girl, she learns she does not have to be an outcast. Similarly, Carousel, which was also based on a book, called Liliom, had its own ballet as well, called, “Louise’s Ballet.” Julie Jordan’s daughter, Louise, dances in the carnival scene that surrounds a carousel made up of garish people. [65], The Hytner production moved to New York's Vivian Beaumont Theater, where it opened on March 24, 1994, and ran for 322 performances. We couldn't accept that. "[41] Hammerstein wrote that Molnár became a regular attendee at rehearsals after that. Hammerstein concluded that there is disagreement about which side of a lobster is the back. MacMillan, once the Royal Ballet's director, died in 1992. All right, go ahead and shoot! "Stage frights; Dead on Revival". Julie sees Billy trying to sneak away with Jigger and, trying to stop him, feels the knife hidden in his shirt. He remembered, "We came very close to opera in the Majestic Theatre. He was grieved to hear from a friend that lobsters are always slit down the front. The original cast included John Raitt (Billy), Jan Clayton (Julie), Jean Darling (Carrie), Eric Mattson (Enoch Snow), Christine Johnson (Nettie Fowler), Murvyn Vye (Jigger), Bambi Linn (Louise) and Russell Collins (Starkeeper). [90] Reflecting the close association in the music between Julie and the as-yet unborn Louise, when Billy sings in "Soliloquy" of his daughter, who "gets hungry every night", he uses Julie's dotted rhythms. Seldon prompts everyone to sing an old song, "You'll Never Walk Alone". Brantley strongly praised the choreography, all the performances and the designers. The touring company had a four-week run at New York City Center in January 1949. [44] Rodgers had injured his back the previous week, and he watched the opening from a stretcher propped in a box behind the curtain. Carrie and Enoch, reunited by the crisis, attempt to console Julie; Nettie arrives and gives Julie the resolve to keep going despite her despair ("You'll Never Walk Alone"). [74] The production received warm to mixed reviews. The beloved town physician, Dr. Seldon (who resembles the Starkeeper) advises the graduating class not to rely on their parents' success or be held back by their failure (words directed at Louise). Bascombe, the pompous mill owner, Mrs. Mullin, the widow who runs the carousel and, apparently, Billy; a dancing bear; an acrobat. 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[87], Rodgers designed Carousel to be an almost continuous stream of music, especially in Act 1. It was not until friends congratulated him later that evening that he realized that the curtain had been met by wild applause. Wolf, Matt. The ballet was added to Pacific Northwest Ballet's repertoire in 2009. Though many had played in previous Hammerstein or Rodgers works, only one, Jean Casto (cast as carousel owner Mrs. Mullin, and a veteran of Pal Joey), had ever played on Broadway before. [31] In his autobiography, Rodgers complained that only the brass section can be heard during an overture because there are never enough strings in a musical's small orchestra. [12] Thomas Hischak states, in his The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia, that Oklahoma! According to Hayden, "He does the one unpardonable thing, the thing we can't forgive. When Billy whistles a snatch of the song, he selects Julie's dotted notes rather than Carrie's. [107] The New York Times's reviewer, Lewis Nichols, stated that "Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein 2d, who can do no wrong, have continued doing no wrong in adapting Liliom into a musical play. Billy invisibly attends Louise's graduation, hoping for one last chance to help his daughter and redeem himself. but not used.[26]. Rodgers, with Lorenz Hart, had produced a string of over two dozen musicals, including such popular successes as Babes in Arms (1937), The Boys from Syracuse (1938) and Pal Joey (1940). ), p. 129. The musical required considerable modification during out-of-town tryouts, but once it opened on Broadway on April 19, 1945, it was an immediate hit with both critics and audiences. and advised Rodgers to shoot himself, which according to Rodgers "was Sam's blunt but funny way of telling me that I'd never create another show as good as Oklahoma! He orchestrated "The Carousel Waltz" and "(When I Marry) Mister Snow" before finally being replaced by Don Walker. [115] Clive Barnes of the New York Post called it a "defining Carousel—hard-nosed, imaginative, and exciting. [52] One successful last-minute change was to have de Mille choreograph the pantomime. [85], There was also an abridged (100 minute) 1967 network television version that starred Robert Goulet, with choreography by Edward Villella. [53], Carousel was revived in 1954 and 1957 at City Center, presented by the New York City Center Light Opera Company. [38] Raitt was presented with the lyrics for "Soliloquy" on a five-foot long sheet of paper—the piece ran nearly eight minutes. "[46] By the time the company left New Haven, de Mille's ballet was down to forty minutes. Staging such a long solo number presented problems, and Raitt later stated that he felt that they were never fully addressed. [57] Hayden, Joanna Riding (Julie) and Janie Dee (Carrie) all won Olivier Awards for their performances. "[107][109] Dance Magazine gave Linn plaudits for her role as Louise, stating, "Bambi doesn't come on until twenty minutes before eleven, and for the next forty minutes, she practically holds the audience in her hand". 1992 . Nor was there any idle joking. [5] The Theatre Guild presented it in New York City in 1921, with Joseph Schildkraut as Liliom,[5] and the play was a success, running 300 performances. The audience was puzzled by the work, and it lasted only thirty-odd performances before being withdrawn, the first shadow on Molnár's successful career as a playwright. [74] A production at Theater Basel, Switzerland, in 2016 to 2017, with German dialogue, was directed by Alexander Charim and choreographed by Teresa Rotemberg. [29], When the pair decided to make "This Was a Real Nice Clambake" into an ensemble number, Hammerstein realized he had no idea what a clambake was like, and researched the matter. Though less productive in the 1930s, he wrote material for musicals and films, sharing an Oscar for his song with Jerome Kern, "The Last Time I Saw Paris", which was included in the 1941 film Lady Be Good. The production was directed by John Rando and conducted by Rob Fisher. Langner went to hear Raitt, then urged the others to bring Raitt to New York for an audition. Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). 577 likes. The way Molnár wrote it, the man ends up hitting his daughter and then having to go back to purgatory, leaving his daughter helpless and hopeless. "[116] BroadwayWorld.com stated in 2013 that Carousel is now "considered somewhat controversial in terms of its attitudes on domestic violence" because Julie chooses to stay with Billy despite the abuse; actress Kelli O'Hara noted that the domestic violence that Julie "chooses to deal with – is a real, existing and very complicated thing. Rodgers and Hammerstein played with the idea over the next few weeks, but decided that Creole dialect, filled with "zis" and "zose", would sound corny and would make it difficult to write effective lyrics.[16]. [100][101] The cast recording of Carousel proved popular in Liverpool, like many Broadway albums, and in 1963, the Brian Epstein-managed band, Gerry and the Pacemakers had a number-one hit with the song. "In London, the Shock of the New Found in Old Shows". formula is becoming a bit monotonous and so are Miss de Mille's ballets. But what draws us in is the intensity with which Julie regards Billy—the way she stands frozen, staring at him, while everyone else at the fair is swaying to the rhythm of Billy's spiel. Carousel arrives on Broadway this season as the latest in a new wave of crossover with ballet, one which has seen former City Ballet principal Robert Fairchild earn a Tony nomination for his performance in An American in Paris, directed and choreographed by famed ballet-maker Christopher Wheeldon, while his sister and fellow principal Megan took a turn in the revival of On the Town before … Block (ed. The carnival people reappear and form a ring around the children's party, with Louise lost between the two groups. [2] Andreas Zavocky (nicknamed Liliom, the Hungarian word for "lily", a slang term for "tough guy"),[3] a carnival barker, falls in love with Julie Zeller, a servant girl, and they begin living together. "[23], In seeking to establish through song Liliom's motivation for the robbery, Rodgers remembered that he and Hart had a similar problem in Pal Joey. Following the spectacular success of the first Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma! "You're supposed to. [59] Clive Rowe, as Enoch, was nominated for an Olivier Award. The audience was puzzled by the work, and it lasted only thirty-odd performances before being withdrawn, the first shadow on Molnár's successful career as a playwright. Carousel ran in London for 566 performances, remaining there for over a year and a half. [34], The casting for Carousel began when Oklahoma! Raitt asked to sing "Largo al factotum", Figaro's aria from The Barber of Seville, to warm up. Though it has never achieved as much commercial success as Oklahoma!, the piece has been repeatedly revived, recorded several times and was filmed in 1956. is "the single most influential work in the American musical theatre. Studio recordings of Carousel's songs were released in 1956 (with Robert Merrill as Billy, Patrice Munsel as Julie, and Florence Henderson as Carrie), 1962 and 1987. The ending! Carousel initially ran for 890 performances and duplicated its success in the West End in 1950. Jigger and his shipmates, joined by Billy, then sing about life on the sea ("Blow High, Blow Low"). Billy's defiant spirit ("The Highest Judge of All") is taken Up There to see the Starkeeper, a heavenly official. Carousel embraces darkness and brutality while balancing sorrow with jubilation, tragedy with redemption in a show whose emotional complexity is equaled by its ravishing score. [57] As they proceed on a revolving stage, carnival characters appear, and at last the carousel is assembled onstage for the girls to ride. Summaries Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter. "[88], Rodgers uses music in Carousel in subtle ways to differentiate characters and tell the audience of their emotional state. home matches; even after "You'll Never Walk Alone" dropped out of the top ten, fans continued to sing it, and it has become closely associated with the soccer team and the city of Liverpool. "[45] De Mille said of this conference, "not three minutes had been wasted pleading for something cherished. When it reappeared on the Budapest stage, it was a tremendous hit. They have plunged into the story, right into the middle of it, in the most intense first scene any musical ever had. This is a drama of operatic quality and breadth. Julie and her friend, Carrie Pipperidge, argue with Mrs. Mullin. [66] The cast also included Sally Murphy as Julie, Shirley Verrett as Nettie, Fisher Stevens as Jigger and Eddie Korbich as Enoch. [9] Hammerstein had written or co-written the words for such hits as Rose-Marie (1924), The Desert Song (1926), The New Moon (1927) and Show Boat (1927). The recording of the 1965 Lincoln Center revival featured Raitt reprising the role of Billy. At the end, the performers form a huge carousel with their bodies. Billy stabs himself with his knife; Julie arrives just in time for him to say his last words to her and die. Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. [92] Block suggests that, as reprehensible as Billy may be for his actions, Enoch requiring Carrie to act as "the little woman", and his having nine children with her (more than she had found acceptable in "When the Children are Asleep") can be considered to be even more abusive. Carousel (A Dance) is a ballet made by New York City Ballet resident choreographer Christopher Wheeldon to the music of Carousel Waltz and If I Loved You (1945) by Richard Rodgers, arranged and orchestrated by William David Brohn. "[112] Critic Eric Bentley, on the other hand, wrote that "the last scene of Carousel is an impertinence: I refuse to be lectured to by a musical comedy scriptwriter on the education of children, the nature of the good life, and the contribution of the American small town to the salvation of souls. Over a month passes, and preparations for the summer clambake are under way ("June Is Bustin' Out All Over"). With both discharged from their jobs, Liliom is discontented and contemplates leaving Julie, but decides not to do so on learning that she is pregnant. [100], The cast album of the 1945 Broadway production was issued on 78s, and the score was significantly cut—as was the 1950 London cast recording. Enoch tells Carrie that he expects to become rich selling herring and to have a large family, larger perhaps than Carrie is comfortable having ("When the Children Are Asleep"). Julie strokes his hair, finally able to tell him that she loved him. "[13] An innovation for its time in integrating song, character, plot and dance, Oklahoma! In this staging, the story begins at the mill, where Julie and Carrie work, with the music slowed down to emphasize the drudgery. The production was directed by Lonny Price, conducted by David Charles Abell, and starred Alfie Boe as Billy, Katherine Jenkins as Julie and Nicholas Lyndhurst as the Starkeeper. Billy, unconcerned, invites Julie to join him for a drink. The focus was on Louise, played by Bambi Linn, who at first almost soars in her dance, expressing the innocence of childhood. "[15], Oklahoma! The production was then taken to Belgium to be performed at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, with David Atkinson as Billy, Ruth Kobart as Nettie, and Clayton reprising the role of Julie, which she had originated. [104][105], A number of songs were cut for the 1956 film, but two of the deleted numbers had been recorded and were ultimately retained on the soundtrack album. [118] Hammerstein's grandson, Oscar Andrew Hammerstein, in his book about his family, suggested that the wartime situation made Carousel's ending especially poignant to its original viewers, "Every American grieved the loss of a brother, son, father, or friend ... the audience empathized with [Billy's] all-too-human efforts to offer advice, to seek forgiveness, to complete an unfinished life, and to bid a proper good-bye from beyond the grave. Petrushka (French: Pétrouchka; Russian: Петрушка) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine and stage designs and costumes by Alexandre Benois, who assisted Stravinsky with the libretto. The ballet shows a love pas de deux between the lead couple, highlighted from the corps de ballet. 15 minutes. Julie and Billy, now married, live at Julie's cousin Nettie's spa. [89] In "You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan", the music for the placid Carrie is characterized by even eighth-note rhythms, whereas the emotionally restless Julie's music is marked by dotted eighths and sixteenths; this rhythm will characterize her throughout the show. Rodgers considered Carousel his favorite of all his musicals and wrote, "it affects me deeply every time I see it performed". The ballet shows a love pas de deux between the lead couple, highlighted from the corps de ballet. They stake their shares of the anticipated robbery spoils. As his widow and daughter join in the singing, Billy is taken to his heavenly reward. Left alone, she and Billy talk about what life might be like if they were in love, but neither quite confesses to the growing attraction they feel for each other ("If I Loved You"). [16] At the next luncheon, Helburn and Langner again proposed Liliom, suggesting that they move the setting to Louisiana and make Liliom a Creole. At one such luncheon, Helburn and Langner proposed to Rodgers and Hammerstein that they turn Molnár's Liliom into a musical. Louise retreats to the house, as Julie notices the star that Billy dropped; she picks it up and seems to feel Billy's presence ("If I Loved You (Reprise)"). [10], By the early 1940s, Hart had sunk into alcoholism and emotional turmoil, becoming unreliable and prompting Rodgers to approach Hammerstein to ask if he would consider working with him. Carousel Synopsis - Broadway musical Two young women, workers of the mill, back in 1873 come after work at local fair, to relax and to have fun. The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár’s 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. Billy loses: his participation is now pointless. Molnár's text also contained considerable commentary on the Hungarian politics of 1909 and the rigidity of that society. This is a Carousel served straight up, and as such, it can’t help but frequently end up on the rocks. In fact, the history of the Broadway musical can accurately be divided into what came before Oklahoma! Once alone, Billy imagines the fun he will have with Bill Jr.—until he realizes that his child might be a girl, and reflects soberly that "you've got to be a father to a girl" ("Soliloquy"). Mr. Bascombe, owner of the mill, happens by along with a policeman, and offers to escort Julie to her home, but she refuses and is fired. [97], Irving Berlin later stated that "You'll Never Walk Alone" had the same sort of effect on him as the 23rd Psalm. The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. ... Billy is a bum, but Carousel recognizes the decency of his motives and admires his independence. When Hammerstein presented his collaborator with the lyrics after two weeks of work (Hammerstein always wrote the words first, then Rodgers would write the melodies), Rodgers wrote the music for the eight-minute song in two hours. Premiere. [52] Bambi Linn, who played Louise, was so enthusiastically received by the audience during her ballet that she was forced to break character, when she next appeared, and bow. John Fearnley commented, "Now I see why these people have hits. Part 1 of the Ballet sequence from the musical Carousel performed at St. Luke's United Methodist with Leap of Faith Productions. He dies, and his spirit is taken to heaven's police court. [59][60] Louise is seduced by the ruffian boy during her Act 2 ballet, set around the ruins of a carousel. He decided to keep it as "codfish". And exploring it is an important part of healing it."[117]. When it reappeared on the Budapest stage, it was a tremendous hit. John Chapman of the Daily News termed it "one of the finest musical plays I have ever seen and I shall remember it always". [57], In August 1965, Rodgers and the Music Theater of Lincoln Center produced Carousel for 47 performances. John Raitt reprised the role of Billy, with Jerry Orbach as Jigger and Reid Shelton as Enoch Snow. A production by Nicholas Hytner enjoyed success in 1992 in London, in 1994 in New York and on tour. [44], A major concern with the second act was the effectiveness of the characters He and She (later called by Rodgers "Mr. and Mrs. God"),[47] before whom Billy appeared after his death. Carousel. Based on his initial findings, he wrote the line, "First came codfish chowder". Film producer Samuel Goldwyn saw Oklahoma! 's production team, including Rodgers and Hammerstein, was seeking a replacement for the part of Curly (the male lead in Oklahoma!). Drew was a part of Carousel Dance Company from 2009-2015 and was trained by the fabulous staff of Carousel Dance Studio. Put Him on a ladder for all I care, only get Him out of that parlor!" Enoch Jr., the oldest son, remains behind to talk with Louise, as Billy and the Heavenly Friend escorting him enter, invisible to the other characters. [37] A new member of the creative team was Trude Rittmann, who arranged the dance music. [7], In the 1920s and 1930s, Rodgers and Hammerstein both became well known for creating Broadway hits with other partners. A feature of the park is Mrs Mullin's carousel with its gaily painted horses and its jack-the-lad barker, Billy Bigelow. And as Julie and Billy ride together on the swirling carousel, and the stage picture surges with the excitement of the crowd, and the orchestra storms to a climax, and the curtain falls, we realize that R & H have not only skipped the overture and the opening number but the exposition as well. He stated that he had been sorely tempted to, but saw Carousel in operatic terms. Liliom was not presented again until after World War I. What a … He determined to force the audience to concentrate from the beginning by opening with a pantomime scene accompanied by what became known as "The Carousel Waltz". 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