Caroline, or Change
September 11, 2008 – October 26, 2008
Chicago Premiere Musical
Book & Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Charles Newell
Music Direction by Doug Peck
Playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and composer Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie) have elegantly crafted this bold and uniquely poignant musical. Kushner brings his remarkable literary talent to his first musical—there are no easy choices for the characters to make, and each role is fully realized, complicated and deeply human. The thunder of the civil rights movement and John F. Kennedy’s death reverberates deeply through the script, provoking all characters to see their lives in a new light.
Peter Marks of The Washington Post called Caroline, or Change “one of the most significant musicals to reach the New York stage in recent years.” Richard Zoglin of Time proclaimed it a “breakthrough” that “almost seems to have discovered a new genre.”
Chicago favorite E. Faye Butler, of whom Time Out recently remarked, “a splendid song interpreter who at the moment has no peer in the city,” leads a stellar cast on a musical journey that covers blues, gospel, R&B and Jewish folk music. Court Artistic Director Charles Newell reunites with Music Director Doug Peck to bring audiences this contemporary classic as only Court Theatre can.
Court Theatre’s production of Caroline, or Change received four awards at the 41st Annual Jeff Equity Awards ceremony on Monday, October 19, 2009.
- PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE
- DIRECTOR – MUSICAL Charles Newell
- ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL E. Faye Butler
- MUSIC DIRECTION Doug Peck
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