The original Broadway production of Caroline, or Change, opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre May 2, 2004, starring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins in the title role. The production would go on to play 22 previews and 136 performances, closing August 29.
Where is Caroline, or Change?
Plot. On a hot day in 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Caroline, a black maid who works for the Gellman family for $30 a week, launders clothes in the basement ("16 Feet Beneath The Sea"). Caroline keeps herself sane in the basement by imagining the items in the basement as people ("The Radio"/"Laundry Quintet").
What Theatre is Caroline, or Change playing in?
The production transferred with Clarke to the Hampstead Theatre, London from 12 March to 21 April 2018. The production transferred to the West End at the Playhouse Theatre, where it began playing on 20 November 2018, and ran until 2 March 2019, once again starring Clarke.
Who stars in Caroline, or Change?
Character Reading (1999) Broadway Revival (2021)
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Caroline Thibodeaux Rosalyn Coleman Williams Sharon D. Clarke
Noah Gellman Adam Lamberg Jaden Myles Waldman Gabriel Amoroso Adam Makke
Emmie Thibodeaux Afi McClendon Samantha Williams
Rose Stopnick Gellman Carrie Preston Caissie Levy
Transferring from a critically acclaimed run on the West End, “Caroline, or Change” encourages Broadway audiences to embrace life and the changes that come with it. The story follows the Gellmans, a Jewish family, and their Black maid Caroline Thibodeaux (Sharon D. Clarke) in 1963 Louisiana.16 Nov 2021
Was Caroline, or Change always a musical?
Caroline, or Change is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Tony Kushner. The score combines spirituals, blues, Motown, classical music, and Jewish klezmer and folk music. The show ran both Off-Broadway and on Broadway as well as in London.
Is Caroline, or Change still open?
Caroline, or Change has now closed on Broadway. Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's musical Caroline, or Change boasts a score that combines a wealth of music genres, from spirituals to blues and from folk to Jewish klezmer music.
Is Caroline, or Change Cancelled?
This show is closed. Performances ended on Jan. 9, 2022.
Why is it called Caroline, or Change?
The title Caroline, Or Change has several meanings. The word 'change' is used in the sense of the change in Noah's pocket. Another sense is Caroline's tentative decision to quit her job.