Billy Bigelow - A barker for a carousel
Julie Jordan - A millworker, in love with Billy
Carrie Pipperidge A millworker and friend of Julie's, in love with Enoch Snow
Enoch Snow - A fisherman, who thinks big in his plans
Nettie Fowler - Julie's cousin and owner of a small seaside spa
Jigger Craigin - A no-account whaler, Billy's friend
Louise Bigelow - Billy and Julie's daughter
The Starkeeper - An official in the afterlife
Townsfolk, Carnival folk, fishermen, etc.,
- Act I
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"The Carousel Waltz"
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"You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan" – Carrie Pipperidge and Julie Jordan
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"(When I Marry) Mister Snow" – Carrie
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"If I Loved You" – Billy Bigelow and Julie
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"June Is Bustin' Out All Over" – Nettie Fowler and Chorus
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"Mister Snow (reprise)" – Carrie, Enoch Snow and Female Chorus
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"When the Children Are Asleep" – Enoch and Carrie
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"Blow High, Blow Low" – Jigger Craigin, Billy and Male Chorus
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"Soliloquy" – Billy
- Act II
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"This Was a Real Nice Clambake" – Carrie, Nettie, Julie, Enoch and Chorus
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"Geraniums in the Winder" – Enoch
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"There's Nothin' So Bad for a Woman" – Jigger and Chorus
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"What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" – Julie
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"You'll Never Walk Alone" – Nettie
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"The Highest Judge of All" – Billy
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"Billy Makes a Journey" – Instrumental ballet.
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"If I Loved You" (reprise) – Billy
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Finale: "You'll Never Walk Alone" (reprise) – Company
General Themes
Maine at the end of the 19th century. carnival, funfair, community.
Consequences of actions.
Love. families, father and daughter.
Links
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Carousel Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has lots of pages relating to Carousel with a great deal of information that may be of interest
Carousel (1956) imdb site with information about the film version.
Rodgers and Hammerstein gives information on Carousel and other musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
