What is Carousel (musical)?
{{Infobox musical | name = Carousel | subtitle = | image = | image_size = | caption = | music = [[Richard Rodgers]] | lyrics = [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] | book = Oscar Hammerstein II | basis = ''Liliom'', a 1909 play by [[Ferenc Molnár]] as adapted by Benjamin Glazer | productions = [[Broadway]] (1945)<br />[[West End theatre|West End]] (1950)<br />[[Movie]] (1956) | awards = New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical (1945-1946) }} '''''Carousel''''' is a [[musical]]. It is based on [[Ferenc Molnár]]'s 1909 play, ''Liliom'', as adapted by Benjamin Glazer. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] wrote the musical's book and lyrics. [[Richard Rodgers]] wrote the music. ''Carousel'' received the first New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical (1945-1946). It opened on [[Broadway]] at the Majestic Theatre on 19 April 1945, and closed on 24 May 1947 after 890 performances. The original production starred [[John Raitt]] as Billy and [[Jan Clayton]] as Julie. [[Robert Mamoulian]] directed, [[Agnes de Mille]] choreographed the dances, and [[Jo Mielziner]] designed the scenery and lighting. ''Carousel'' opened on the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 7 June 1950 with Stephen Douglass and Iva Withers. In 1956, it was released as a [[Twentieth Century-Fox]] [[movie]] starring [[Gordon MacRae]] and [[Shirley Jones]]. ==References== * [http://guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_c/carousel.htm Guide to Musical Theatre: Carousel] * [http://www.dramacritics.org/dc_pastawards.html New York Drama Critics' Circle 1945-1946] * [http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/albm21.htm Imagi-nation: Carousel] * [http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/carousel.htm Broadway Musical Home; Carousel] {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:1940s musicals]] [[Category:West End musicals]] [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[Category:Musicals based on plays]] [[Category:Musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein]] [[Category:Musicals adapted to movies]]