Carousel

musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein

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  • direction by Hytner
    • In Nicholas Hytner

      …a hugely successful revival of Carousel (1992), whose subsequent Broadway run garnered five Tony Awards—a best director award for Hytner among them.

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  • discussed in biography of Hammerstein
    • In Oscar Hammerstein II

      …of the Pulitzer Prize, 1944), Carousel (1945), and South Pacific (1949; Pulitzer Prize in 1950), combining bright tunes with relatively sophisticated stories—a blend then unfamiliar to the stage but later widely adopted. Hammerstein’s lyrics are often marked by a simplicity and sensitivity perhaps best exemplified by “If I Loved You”…

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  • musicals
    • Lin-Manuel Miranda
      In musical

      …Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), and South Pacific (1949). Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe also wrote a number of highly successful musicals, notably Brigadoon (1947) and My Fair Lady (1956). They also collaborated on the motion-picture musical

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choreography by

    • de Mille
      • Agnes de Mille and Yurek Lazowski performing in Three Virgins and a Devil, 1955
        In Agnes de Mille

        One Touch of Venus (1943), Carousel (1945), Brigadoon (1947), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Paint Your Wagon (1951), The Girl in Pink Tights (1954), and 110 in the Shade (1963). She also arranged dances for the films Romeo and Juliet (1936) and

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    • Peck
      • Justin Peck
        In Justin Peck

        …revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. He won a Tony Award that year for his work. During this time, Peck also began choreographing movies, and his notable credits include Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of West Side Story and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro (2023). In 2024 Peck returned to Broadway with Illinoise,…

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    role of

      • McDonald
        • Audra McDonald
          In Audra McDonald

          …director Nicholas Hytner’s revival of Carousel. The supporting role earned her a Tony Award. McDonald also demonstrated her abilities as a dramatic actress when she performed the role of a young opera student in Terrence McNally’s play Master Class (1996), for which she won another Tony. She made her film…

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      • Ramasar
        • In Amar Ramasar

          …appearing in a revival of Carousel. He earned acclaim for his performance as Jigger Craigin.

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