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CAROUSEL - May 1970
After the mill girl Julie Jordan marries that handsome carousel barker Billy Bigelow things turn sour for the couple. Billy cannot find a job and he and Julie are forced to live with their cousin Nettie. Billy has taken to using violence against her but Julie continues to love her husband. In a desperate ploy for money Billy's friend Jigger Craigin convinces Billy to help him assault and rob David Bascombe, the mill owner. After this plan fails Billy kills himself instead of spending the rest of his life in prison. Fifteen years later Billy is allowed one more visit to Earth. He attempts to show his love for his daughter Louise and Julie.
Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
First performed on Broadway Apr 19th 1945 Carousel ran for 890 performances.
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| Billy Bigelow |
John Beckwith |
| Julie Jordan |
Marilyn Felix |
| Enoch Snow |
Geoff Gingell |
| Carrie Pipperidge |
Joan Rowe |
| Nettie Fowler |
Barbara Thwaites |
| Jigger Craigin |
Ron Catcheside |
| Arminy |
Sylvia Bayliss |
| Captain |
Len Packer |
| Louise |
Anne Blow |
| Starkeeper |
Peter Blow |
| Mrs Mullin |
Muriel Alford |
| Heavenly Friend |
Allan Smith |
| Policemen |
Bob Cartwright, Tony Willcocks |
| David Bascombe |
Bill Coulstock |
| Dr Seldon |
Jim Dyer |
| Dancers |
Sonia Atkinson, Jean Brown, Shirley Caldwell, Sandra Collins, Chris Jarvis, Chris Jones |
| Ladies of the Chorus |
Janice Allen, Audrey Blow, Josie Beckwith, Janice Carr, Hilda Coulstock, Marie Curtis, June Jones, Sarah Lovegrove, Rosemary Press, Betty Richards, Janet Smith, Betty Smith, Kay Terry, Queenie Walker, Midge Wallace |
| Gentlemen of the Chorus |
Peter Blow, Colin Blow, Bob Cartwright, Terry Evans, Charlie Gore, Chris Hogg, Rodney Holmes, Dennis Jones, Mike Moyce, Len Packer, Jerry Parkes, Don Stewart, Tony Willcocks, Mike Wilson. |
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| Producer & Choreographer |
Audrey Pring |
| Musical Director |
Don Preskett |
| Wardrobe |
Kay Packer |
| Stage Director |
Alan Ferdinando |
| Sound and Lighting |
John Felix |
| Scenic Artists |
Alan Ferdinando, Vera Barrett |
| Stage Crew |
William Blow, Ken Salmon, Duncan McClellan, Tom Barrett, Steve Ebdon |
| Properties |
Edna McRae |
| Ticket Control |
Janet Smith |
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