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| 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 a Southern family, made up of a father, his new wife and the man's young son. The son's birth mother has recently dies, and the stepmother is trying to establish a relationship with the child, who already has a close connection with Caroline. |
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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.
Anika Noni Rose of Caroline or Change won the Best Featured Actress in a Musical award. She plays the young Emmie Thibodeaux. |
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Category: Musical
Running Time: 2 hrs 25 mins with one intermission
Starts: April 12, 2004
Opens: May 2, 2004 |
Book by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Choreography by Hope Clarke
Set Design by Riccardo Hernández
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Penny Eisenhauer |
Venue Eugene ONeill Theatre NY |
Starring |
Eugene ONeill Theatre
230 West 49th Street
New York, NY
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Tonya Pinkins, Caroline Thibodeaux
Harrison Chad, Noah Gellman
Veanne Cox, Rose Stopnick Gellman
Anika Noni Rose, Emmie Thibodeaux
Chuck Cooper, The Dryer/The Bus |
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