Caroline, or Change
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Previews Began: April 13, 2004
Opening Night: May 2, 2004
Closing Night: August 29, 2004
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: Tony Kushner
Book: Tony Kushner
Caroline is a maid in the Gellman household and both Caroline’s family and the Gellmans are struggling. Noah and Caroline form a unique relationship as each attempts to deal with the change in their lives.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Washer/Dryer
– 16 Feet Beneath the Sea………………………Caroline,
The Washing Machine
– The Radio………………………………………….The Radio
– Laundry Quintet…………….The Washing Machine,
Caroline, The Radio
– Noah Down The Stairs………………………………Noah
– The Cigarette…………………………….Noah, Caroline
– Laundry Finish……………….The Washing Machine,
Caroline, The Radio
– The Dryer………………………..The Dryer, The Radio
– I Got Four Kids…………………..Caroline, The Dryer
Cabbage
– Caroline, There’s Extra Food……….Rose, Caroline,
The Gellmans
– There Is No God, Noah……………………………Stuart
– Rose Stopnick Can Cook……………….The Gellmans
Long Distance
– Long Distance…………………………………………..Rose
Moon Change
– Dotty and Caroline…………………….Dotty, Caroline
– Moon Change……………………………………The Moon
– Moon Trio………………..Dotty, Caroline, The Moon
– The Bus……………………………………………….The Bus
– That Can’t Be…….The Bus, Rose, Dotty, Caroline
– Noah and Rose…………………………………Rose, Noah
– Inside/Outside………………The Moon, Noah, Rose
– JFK……………………Rose, Dotty, Grandpa Gellman,
Grandma Gellman
Duets
– No One Waitin’……….Emmie, Caroline, The Radio
– Night Mamma………………………………………..Emmie
– Gonna Pass Me A Law………………..Noah, Caroline
– Noah, Go To Sleep……………………………….Caroline
The Bleach Cup
– Noah Has A Problem……………………Rose, Caroline
– Stuart and Noah……………………Stuart, Noah, Rose
– Quarter in the Bleach Cup………….Caroline, Noah
– Caroline Takes My Money Home………………Noah,
Caroline, Joe,
Emmie, Jackie
– Roosevelt Petrucius Coleslaw………Emmie, Jackie,
Noah, Caroline,
Joe, The Moon
ACT TWO
Ironing
– Santa Comin’ Caroline………………………..The Radio
– Little Reward……………………..Caroline, The Radio,
The Washing Machine
– 1943………………..Caroline, The Washing Machine,
The Radio
– Mr. Gellman’s Shirt……………………..Rose, Caroline
– Ooh Child………The Washing Machine, The Radio
– Rose Recovers……………Rose, The Dryer, Caroline
– I Saw Three Ships………………..Emmie, Jackie, Joe,
Caroline
The Chanukah Party
– The Chanukah Party……………..Grandma Gellman,
Grandpa Gellman,
Mr. Stopnick, Rose,
Noah, Caroline,
Emmie
– Dotty and Emmie…………………………Dotty, Emmie
– I Don’t Want My Child To Hear That……Caroline,
Mr. Stopnick
– Mr. Stopnick and Emmie…..Mr. Stopnick, Emmie
– Kitchen Fight………………..Caroline, Emmie, Dotty
The Twenty Dollar Bill
– A Twenty Dollar Bill and Why………..Mr. Stopnick
– I Hate The Bus……………………………………….Emmie
– Moon, Emmie and Stuart Trio……………The Moon,
Emmie, Stuart
– The Twenty Dollar Bill…………Noah, the Gellmans
– Caroline and Noah Fight…………….Caroline, Noah,
the Dryer
Aftermath
– Aftermath………………..Rose, Stuart, Mr. Stopnick,
Noah, Lot’s Wife
– Sunday Morning………………………..Caroline, Dotty
– Lot’s Wife……………………………………………Caroline
How Long Has This Been Going On?
– Salty Teardrops…………………………………The Radio
– Why Does Our House Have A Basement….Noah,
Rose, Caroline
– Underwater…………………………………………Caroline
Emmie’s Dream
– Epilogue……………………………….Emmie, Jackie, Joe
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Tonya Pinkins Caroline Thibodeaux
Chuck Cooper The Dryer
The Bus
Reathel Bean Grandpa Gellman
Harrison Chad Noah Gellman
Tracy Nicole Chapman The Radio
David Costabile Stuart Gellman
Veanne Cox Rose Stopnick Gellman
Aisha de Haas The Moon
Marcus Carl Franklin Joe Thibodeaux
Marva Hicks The Radio
Capathia Jenkins The Washing Machine
Larry Keith Mr. Stopnick
Ramona Keller The Radio
Alice Playten Grandma Gellman
Anika Noni Rose Emmie Thibodeaux
Leon G. Thomas III Jackie Thibodeaux
Chandra Wilson Dotty Moffett
Standby: Sy Adamowsky (Noah Gellman), Shannon Antalan (The Radio, Emmie Thibodeaux), Sue Goodman (Grandma Gellman, Rose Stopnick Gellman), Donald Grody (Grandpa Gellman, Mr. Stopnick), Adam Heller (Stuart Gellman), Vanessa Jones (The Radio, Dotty Moffett, The Moon), Ledisi (The Washing Machine, The Radio), Adriane Lenox (Caroline Thibodeaux), Brandi Chavonne Massey (The Radio), Milton Craig Nealy (The Dryer, The Bus), Chevon Rutty (Jackie Thibodeaux, Joe Thibodeaux)
REPLACEMENTS
Brandi Chavonne Massey The Radio
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