Sun 6/14 @ 3PM
The mid 1940s were the years when the Broadway musical as we know it today was just establishing the standards for the genre. Oklahoma, often considered the first “modern” music, debuting in 1943. And not too far behind it was Carousel, also written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which hit Broadway in April 1945. Songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” are still standards, but there was much more about the show which was innovative and still influential today. The troubled central relationship, intense for its time, foretold the relationships driving modern musicals such as Spring Awakening and Rent.
The Musical Theater Project’s next presentation in its The Song Is You series is called “Walk On: The Power of Carousel.” TMTP’s founding artistic director Bill Rudman and associate artistic director Nancy Meier will host an in-depth look at what made this musical so powerful and influential. They’ll be joined by a cast of actor/singers, a chorus and an instrumental ensemble to share the story and music and the story behind the story and the music.
The program takes place at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. Go here for tickets.