Caroline, or Change at Syracuse Stage

Authors

• Jeanine Tesori
• Tony Kushner

Tony Awards and Nominations for Caroline, or Change

Year	Category	Result
2004	Best Musical	Nominated
2022	Best Revival of a Musical	Nominated

<i>Caroline, or Change</i> takes place in Louisiana in 1963, just before President Kennedy's assassination and during the Civil Rights movement. Caroline is the black maid of the Gellmans, a Southern family, made up of a father, his new wife and the man's young son, Noah. The son's birth mother has recently died, and the stepmother is trying to establish a relationship with the child, who already has a close connection with Caroline. The title has a double meaning, referring to the myriad social changes swirling around the family and a family argument surrounding the spare change perpetually found in the boy's pants pockets.