Caroline, or Change
Studio 54
Previews Began: October 8, 2021
Opening Night: October 27, 2021
Closing Night: January 9, 2022
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
Sharon D. Clarke Caroline Thibodeaux
Kaden Amari Anderson Jackie Thibodeaux
(Alternate)
Joe Thibodeaux
(Alternate)
Alexander Bello Joe Thibodeaux
John Cariani Stuart Gellman
Joy Hermalyn Grandma Gellman
Arica Jackson Washing Machine
Tamika Lawrence Dotty Moffett
Caissie Levy Rose Stopnick Gellman
Kevin S. McAllister The Bus
The Dryer
Harper Miles Radio 3
Jonah Mussolino Noah Gellman
N’Kenge The Moon
Nya Radio 2
Chinua Payne Jackie Thibodeaux
Nasia Thomas Radio 1
Jaden Myles Waldman Noah Gellman
(Alternate)
Samantha Williams Emmie Thibodeaux
Stuart Zagnit Grandpa Gellman
Chip Zien Mr. Stopnick
Standby: Anastacia McCleskey (Caroline Thibodeaux, Dotty Moffett, The Washing Machine)
Understudies: Gina Lamparella (Rose Stopnick Gellman, Grandma Gellman), Quentin Oliver Lee (The Bus, The Dryer), Timothy Quinlan (Grandpa Gellman, Stuart Gellman, Mr. Stopnick), Khalifa White (Emmie Thibodeaux, Radio 2, Radio 3)
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