 Event |
Carousel
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| Venue |
Springwood Civic Centre, Springwood, NSW |
| First Date |
1985 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). 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 rom |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Musical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
This record information is from a past publications list - Contributor details and further information to be added when known.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme Advertisement |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
160749 |
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