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Caroline, or Change 2004

Run Time:
Two hours and 25 minutes with one intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: May 2, 2004
Closing: August 29, 2004

Caroline, or Change - 2004 Broadway History , Info & More

Run Type Open Run
Market Broadway
Previews April 13, 2004 (22 previews)
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.

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Caroline, or Change History

Other Productions of Caroline, or Change

2002   Off-Broadway Workshop
Off-Broadway
2003   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2004   West Coast Tour
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

Caroline, or Change - 2004 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Caroline, or Change awards and nominations
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
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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