CAROUSEL Broadway Revival Officially Set for Spring 2018

[BroadwayConcierge]

Surprised more people aren't talking about the prospect of hearing Renée Fleming sing "You'll Never Walk Alone." I mean, come on! Seriously can't wait.

[LesWickedly]

I want everything in the round so put this in Circle in the Square please. But in all seriousness, I hope for a smaller, intimate theater. Could see it at the Jacobs or maybe the Schonfeld, but I think Come From Away will be there for a while.  

[RW3]

HeleneIsASlut said: "icecreambenjamin said: "Niki Renee Daniels or Ashley Park would be beautiful as Carrie.

YESSSS to both of these suggestions! I assume we will be getting a diverse cast for this production? I hope so. I wonder if this production will lead toward the more traditional style or ver towards 1940sesque one like the Lyric production or be something complete different! 

 It appears so. Amar Ramasar, who is playing Jigger, is Asian American. So we can be hopeful.

 

[Cat Guy]

"Carousel" is my favorite musical, and I love Fleming (have seen her in recital).  I am not familiar with the other two leads, except from watching them in bits and pieces of YouTube videos.  They leave me underwhelmed.  Not sure I can justify flying cross-country to see a musical based on the merits of Fleming alone.

[hork]

Bleh. I think Carousel is mostly garbage, and the cast doesn't excite me either. I think it'll have a tough time competing with My Fair Lady. I'll most likely pass, especially since I just saw a solid regional production. 

[ClumsyDude15]

Crossing my fingers for Jenn Gambatese as Carrie. 

Seconding this so hard! I also love the idea of Ashley Park, too. 

I've been wanting a revival of Carousel for so long - and with this cast? I'm so excited. 

[Soaring29]

BroadwayConcierge said: "Surprised more people aren't talking about the prospect of hearing Renée Fleming sing "You'll Never Walk Alone." I mean, come on! Seriously can't wait.

 

You don't have to, she already has: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2L_BQ666pk

 

[LimelightMike]

Wonder about Enoch and Jigger casting...

[ACL2006]

so the 2017-18 season will be the year of revivals?

 

Once On This Island

Carousel

My Fair Lady

Smokey Joe's Cafe

Damn Yankees?

Dreamgirls?

Gypsy(w/Staunton)?

Singin In The Rain?

[Tiann Nerng Chong]

I love Jessie Mueller, but seems like a missed opportunity to cast a PoC actress as Julie, esp since Billy is being played by an African-American performer. 

[disneybroadwayfan22]

ACL2006 said: "so the 2017-18 season will be the year of revivals?

 

Once On This Island

Carousel

My Fair Lady

Smokey Joe's Cafe

Damn Yankees?

Dreamgirls?

Gypsy(w/Staunton)?

Singin In The Rain?

 

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And Sweet Charity!

[bwayphreak234]

While I am thrilled with this news, I really wish it wasn't Jack O'Brien directing.

[10086sunset]

bjh2114 said: "I love Jessie Mueller, but I just can't see her as Julie after having seen her play Carrie (which she was perfect for).  I am skeptical of Josh Henry's casting too.  The only one of these three who seems appropriately cast is actually Fleming."

 

These are also pretty much my thoughts exactly.

[AC126748]

Tag said: "Fleming's casting is amazing, and completely overshadows Mueller's involvement.  People will pay just to hear You'll Never Walk Alone.  

How will Fleming handle 8 shows a week?

 

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Nettie Fowler is not an incredibly long or difficult part. Fleming could do it in her sleep. She's wanted to do a Broadway musical for years--and has come very close in the past, although it was never publicly announced--and I doubt she'll have any problems. 

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

DEAD. Carousel is my favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein show, and I can't wait to hear who will play Carrie and Enoch! Perhaps this should take a semi-smaller theatre...I think the Broadway might be too large for this kind of show...at least in the current industry climate.

[StageStruckLad]

Carousel is my favorite show of all time, and I'm encouraged that Justin Peck plans to honor Agnes DeMille's original choreography and that he watched a video of the transcendent Lincoln Center production from 1994. How I wish that one had been filmed for PBS. It was the perfect production!

[HeleneIsASlut]

RW3 already mentioned this but the casting for Jigger and Louise has been announced. Amar Ramasar as Jigger Craigin and Brittany Pollack as Louise. 

[JAS]

Hmmmm......."Billy is young" because most people recall the Hytner concept of Billy (played by Michael Hayden) in 1994, but that's NOT specified ANYWHERE in Hammerstein's libretto. It worked beautifully in the context of Hytner's stunning production, but Hayden's reedy tenor was very much an issue back in 1994, despite his incredible performance.

Nettie Fowler's casting does NOT a successful Carousel make, and I'm puzzled by Fleming's casting. I bow to no one in my admiration of her talent, but she is a creamy voiced, ethereal and rather placid soprano cast in the contralto role of a practical, Earth Mother New Englander.

Carousel is my favorite musical, and I'm excited about seeing it again, but this cast (as well as Jack O'Brien) has me worried.

[AC126748]

"Billy is young" because most people recall the Hytner concept of Billy (played by Michael Hayden) in 1994, but that's NOT specified ANYWHERE in Hammerstein's libretto. 

John Raitt was 28 years old when he originated the role, several years younger than Hayden was in '94.

[Valentina3]

Yet again - Jack O'Brien's The Sound Of Music was pretty good. It was a small production, because it was supposed to be on tour (and has successfully been on the road for well over a year now), but the direction itself was fantastic.

I agree with folks who wanted to see Jessie as Carrie, but I think she's too far along in her career to take a featured role in a big production. Maybe I'm wrong and have no idea what Jessie wants/does not, but oh well.

[dianamorales]

I would love to see Ashley Park in this, but I'd rather see her as Eliza Doolittle. She's just about due for a leading role. (Also 2 classic soprano-led shows- my heart candle it)

[MichelleCraig]

Butter Broadway wrote: "Carousel is done all the time."

...but not on Broadway! I'm looking forward to seeing Santo Loquasto's sets. 

[Call_me_jorge]

I would love to see Geoff Packard as Enoch. 

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

I love the idea of Ashley Park as Carrie Pipperidge but I also would LOVE to see Emily Padgett in the role. I am more intrigued by the idea of Emily singing "When I Marry Mr. Snow". But Ashley Park as Carrie makes more sense with the direction they might be going with this production. 

[tmbyru]

I don't know how I feel about this... I love the cast they announced and it gives me hope for the show, but I recently saw the Arena Stage revival and thought it was horrible. I actually left at intermission because I was so unentertained. Boring and bland. God I hope they go BIG instead of Arena's basic production. 

[broadwayboy223]

Someone mentioned Renee has come close to doing musicals on Broadway before. What shows?