Caroline, or Change - 2021 Broadway History , Info & More
Studio 54 (Broadway)
254 West 54th St. New York, NY
Direct from a smash-hit run on London's West End, this new production of Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and Jeanine Tesori's (Fun Home) explosive musical launches to "the titanic dimensions of greatness" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times). The "incandescent" (Holly Williams, Time Out London) Sharon D Clarke stars in an exhilarating, Olivier Award-winning performance as Caroline, an African-American maid whose world of 1963 Louisiana ripples with change both large and small. Erupting with transcendent songs and larger-than-life imagination, Caroline, or Change explores how, in times of great transformation, even the simplest acts shake the earth.
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Caroline, or Change - 2021 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Caroline, or Change
Review | ‘Caroline, or Change’ makes timely return to Broadway
8 / 10
Some of director Michael Longhurst's ideas pay off (displaying the town's statute of a Confederate soldier both before and after it is vandalized, emphasizing the swampy physical environment, a post-climactic rainfall special effect) and others are awkwardly inserted and strained (having many scenes performed on a narrow balcony level, incorporating a turntable). 'Caroline, or Change' ought to be better appreciated today. Not only have people had more time to absorb its score, its plot (which reflects upon systemic and unconscious racism) speaks directly and powerfully to the current cultural moment.
Review: Sharon D Clarke is electrifying in ‘Caroline, or Change’
9 / 10
But stripping away any element of this far-seeing and fiercely imaginative show might compromise the whole. In any case it has become a landmark of musical theater in the 21st century. Still, for this viewer, it is the unblinking yet compassionate portrait of the title character that lifts the show into the sublime, and Clarke's performance - much like Tonya Pinkins's in the original production - is the driving force behind its moments of transcendence.
Category
Caroline, or Change FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Radio
Laundry Quintet
Noah Down the Stairs
The Cigarette
Laundry Finish
The Dryer
I Got Four Kids
Caroline, There's Extra Food
There is No God, Noah
Rose Stopnick Can Cook
Long Distance
Dotty and Caroline
Moon Change
Moon Trio
The Bus
That Can't Be
Noah and Rose
Inside/Outside
JFK
Duets: No One Waitin'
Duets: 'Night Mamma
Duets: Gonna Pass Me a Law
Duets: Noah Go to Sleep
Noah Has a Problem
Stuart and Noah
Quarter in the Bleach Cup
Caroline Takes My Money Home
Roosevelt Petrucius Coleslaw
Santa Comin' Caroline
Little Reward
1943
Mr. Gellman's Shirt
Ooh Child
Rose Recovers
I Saw Three Ships
The Chanukah Party
Dotty and Emmie
I Don't Want My Child to Hear That
Mr. Stopnick and Emmie
Kitchen Fight
A Twenty Dollar Bill and Why
I Hate the Bus
Moon, Emmie and Stuart Trio
The Twenty Dollar Bill
Caroline and Noah Fight
Aftermath
Sunday Morning
Lot's Wife
Salty Teardrops
Why Does Our House Have a Basement?
Underwater
Epilogue
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 | 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 |
Caroline, or Change - 2021 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sharon D Clarke |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Caroline, Or Change |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Awards | Sharon D Clarke |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Caroline, Or Change |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sharon D Clarke |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Caroline, or Change |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Fly Davis |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sharon D Clarke |
| 2021 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Awards | Sharon D Clarke |
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