Caroline, or Change 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.
| 2002 | Off-Broadway |
Workshop Off-Broadway |
| 2003 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2004 | Broadway |
Broadway Transfer Broadway |
| 2004 |
West Coast Tour |
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| 2006 | Washington, DC (Regional) |
Studio Theatre Revival Washington, DC (Regional) |
| 2006 | London |
Royal National Theatre Production London |
| 2018 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2021 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Revival Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress - Musical | Tonya Pinkins |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Tony Kushner |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director - Musical | George C. Wolfe |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Anika Noni Rose |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Jeanine Tesori |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Caroline, or Change |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Tonya Pinkins |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Broadway Musical | 0 |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | George C. Wolfe |
| 2004 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Anika Noni Rose |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Tony Kushner |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | George C. Wolfe |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | HBO Films |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Public Theater |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Zollo/Sine |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Daryl Roth |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Margo Lion |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Scott Nederlander |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Greg Holland |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Joan Cullman |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Clear Channel Entertainment |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Roger Berlind |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Jane Bergere |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Jennifer Manocherian |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Fox Theatricals |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Elisabeth Morten |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Hendel/Wiesenfeld |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Scott Rudin |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Freddy DeMann |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Jujamcyn Theaters |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Carole Shorenstein Hays |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jeanine Tesori |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Tony Kushner |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Anika Noni Rose |
| 2004 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tonya Pinkins |
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