Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 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 attempts a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. The show includes the well-known songs “If I Loved You”, “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. Richard Rodgers later wrote that Carousel was his favourite of all his musicals.

Carousel

First Preview Feb 28, 2018
Opening Apr 12, 2018

Closed Sep 16, 2018

After 47 Previews and 181 Performances

Imperial Theatre on Broadway

Cast

Margaret Colin – Mrs. Mullin
Renée Fleming – Nettie Fowler
Alexander Gemignani – Enoch Snow
Joshua Henry – Billy Bigelow
Lindsay Mendez – Carrie Pipperidge
Jessie Mueller – Julie Jordan
Brittany Pollack – Broadway debut – Louise
Amar Ramasar – Broadway debut – Jigger Craigin
John Douglas Thompson – Starkeeper

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Imperial Theatre

The Imperial Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 249 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in midtown-Manhattan. The theatre seats up to 1417 people. The Shubert Organization’s fiftieth venue in New York City, it was constructed to replace their outdated Lyric Theatre. Designed by Herbert J. Krapp specifically to accommodate musical theatre productions, it opened on December 25, 1923 with the Oscar Hammerstein II-Vincent Youmans production Mary Jane McKane. Since then, it has hosted numerous important musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun (1946), Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Dreamgirls (1981), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985) and Les Misérables (1990), which played at the theatre until 2003. Billy Elliot the Musical played at the theatre from November 2008 until January 2012.

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Address

249 W 45th St (between 7 Ave & Broadway) New York, NY 10036

Transport

Subway: A, C, E to 42nd St–Port Authority; N, Q, R, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Square

Phone

(212) 239-6200 / Call Group Sales Box Office at (800) 223-7565

Box Office

Monday – Saturday 10am – 8.00pm – Sun – Phone

Access Information

Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible.There are no steps into theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, we are unable to provide assistance.

Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.

There is a wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) located on the main level.
ILS Infrared Listening System Monday thru Saturday 10:00A to 8:30P | Sunday 12:00N to 6:00P

Full Cast

Margaret Colin – Mrs. Mullin
Renée Fleming – Nettie Fowler
Alexander Gemignani – Enoch Snow
Joshua Henry – Billy Bigelow
Lindsay Mendez – Carrie Pipperidge
Jessie Mueller – Julie Jordan
Brittany Pollack – Broadway debut – Louise
Amar Ramasar – Broadway debut – Jigger Craigin
John Douglas Thompson – Starkeeper
Colin Anderson – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Yesenia Ayala – Ensemble
Nicholas Belton – Ensemble
Colin Bradbury – Ensemble
Andrei Chagas – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Leigh-Ann Esty – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Laura Feig – Ensemble
David Michael Garry – Ensemble
Garett Hawe – Ensemble
Rosena M. Hill Jackson – Ensemble
Amy Justman – Ensemble
Jess LeProtto – Ensemble
Skye Mattox – Ensemble
Adriana Pierce – Broadway debut – Ensemble
David Prottas – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Craig Salstein – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Ahmad Simmons – Ensemble
Antoine L. Smith – Ensemble
Corey John Snide – Ensemble
Erica Spyres – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Ryan Steele – Ensemble
Sam Strasfeld – Ensemble
Ricky Ubeda – Ensemble
Scarlett Walker – Broadway debut – Ensemble
Jacob Keith Watson – Ensemble
William Youmans – Ensemble

Creative

Produced by Scott Rudin and Roy Furman
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play “Liliom” by Ferenc Molnár
Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Director: Andy Einhorn
Directed by Jack O’Brien
Choreographed by Justin Peck
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto
Costume Design by Ann Roth
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer
Sound Design by Scott Lehrer
General Manager: Joey Parnes Productions
Musical Supervisor: Andy Einhorn