From Louisiana to London! CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Headed to London's West End

By: Mar. 22, 2018
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From Louisiana to London! CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Headed to London's West End

According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail an exciting new production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Caroline, Or Change is headed for a West End run, beginning November 16 at ATG's Playhouse Theatre, where it will play through April 21. Visit carolineorchange.co.uk for more information.

The production, which recently transferred from Chichester to The Hampstead Theatre, stars Naana Agyei-Ampadu, Carole Stennett, Sharon Rose, and T'Shan Williams, and Sharon D. Clarke as Caroline Thibodeaux.

Book writer Tony Kushner told the Mail, "It's exciting, and I'm very happy," adding that two New York producers have already contacted him regarding a potential New York transfer.

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE was the opening production in the Minerva Theatre of Festival 2017, the first under the leadership of Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley as Artistic and Executive Director, where it enjoyed a sell-out run. Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, it was described as 'an exceptional show' (Telegraph); 'rich, fresh and vibrant' (Chichester Observer); 'moving and magical' (Mail on Sunday); 'one of the most gloriously disruptive, completely distinctive musicals of the last 20 years' (Observer); 'a profound and powerful evening' (Evening Standard).

"Change come fast and change come slow." It's 1963 in Louisiana, and for Caroline Thibodeaux the world is changing too fast. The president has just been shot and a fight for racial justice is sweeping the nation. Caroline, a black maid serving a Jewish household, desires only a good night's rest and a decent life for her children. A melodious moon provides the commentary as her relationship with young Noah, the precocious son of her employers, becomes complicated by pocket change. With its moving rock, gospel, and klezmer score, this exquisite musical is a riveting statement addressed to a nation still gripped by inequality.

Image courtesy of Chichester Festival Theatre.



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