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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, A Concert

Billy Bigelow, a swaggering, carefree carnival barker, falls in love with and marries the sweet but naïve Julie Jordan. A stunning tale of hope, redemption and the power of love.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 19th Century
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: The scenic elements you use in your concert performance of CAROUSEL will be determined by the manner in which you choose to stage your production. Please refer to the libretto for a list of scenes.
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
  • Orchestra Size: X-Large

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, Billy takes his own life and is sent "up there." He is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. It's easy to understand why, of all the shows they created, Carousel was Rodgers & Hammerstein's personal favorite.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M, 5F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children
  • Chorus Size: Medium

  • CARRIE PIPPERIDGE
    JULIE JORDAN
    MRS. MULLIN
    BILLY BIGELOW
    JUGGLER
    1st POLICEMAN
    DAVID BASCOMBE
    NETTIE FOWLER
    ENOCH SNOW
    JIGGER CRAIGIN
    ARMINY
    2nd POLICEMAN
    CAPTAIN
    1st HEAVENLY FRIEND (Brother Joshua)
    2nd HEAVENLY FRIEND
    STARKEEPER
    LOUISE
    CARNIVAL BOY
    ENOCH SNOW, JR.
    PRINCIPAL
    DR. SELDON
    TOWNSPEOPLE, AMUSEMENT PARK CARNIES, YOUNGSTERS, and SEAFARING MEN

    • 1st Policeman David Bascombe Nettie Fowler Enoch Snow Jigger Craigin Arminy 2nd Policeman Captain 1st Heavenly Friend (Brother Joshua) 2nd Heavenly Friend Starkeeper Louise Carnival Boy Enoch Snow, Jr. Principal Dr. Seldon Townspeople, Amusement Park Carnies, Youngsters, and Seafaring Men

    Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Libretto-Vocal
    1 x Piano-Vocal

    		$24.00
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    1 x Libretto-Vocal
    1 x Piano Vocal Score

    		$75.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Libretto-Vocal
    2 x Piano-Vocal

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Partitur - Act I
    1 x Partitur - Act II
    1 x Trombone I
    1 x Trombone II
    1 x Trombone III
    1 x Tuba
    2 x Percussion
    1 x Harp
    5 x Violin I (Divisi)
    2 x Violin II (Divisi)
    2 x Cello
    1 x Bass
    1 x Flute I (Doubling Piccolo)
    1 x Flute II (Doubling Piccolo)
    1 x Oboe (Doubling English Horn)
    1 x Clarinet I
    1 x Clarinet II
    1 x Bassoon (Optional Bass Clarinet)
    1 x Horn I
    1 x Horn II
    1 x Horn III
    1 x Trumpet I
    1 x Trumpet II
    1 x Piano Vocal Score

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm
    Lib/Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    10 x Libretto-Vocal Books

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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