Carousel at Olney Theatre Center

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Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. Olney

After a bank robbery gone wrong, carousel barker Billy Bigelow is given a second chance to make things right for the love-of-his-life Julie Jordan and the child he never got to meet. Featuring some of the form’s best-loved songs: “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” and “If I Loved You.” Time Magazine calls this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tale of love and redemption the “greatest musical of the twentieth century.”

Thru - May 24, 2015

Price: $18-$75

Running Time: 2 Hrs, 40 mins;one intermission

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...A dozen instrumentalists won’t impress folks who prefer their “Carousel” symphony-sized, of course, and this show’s second act ballet won’t be the envy of legit dance troupes. Yet the 70-year-old musical looks sharp here, and, critically, it nearly always feels right. Loewith and musical director Christopher Youstra rush nothing, and a long ovation greets Dorea Schmidt (crackerjack as Carrie Pipperidge, Julie’s lively friend) once she finally winds up the long, dreamy number “Mister Snow.” Schmidt is surprisingly funny, but it is her full-bodied singing that seals the deal. It plainly thrills a crowd hungry for this confident, velvet glove handling of both the acting and the music, a standard that is robustly led by Sessions and Brown."

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- Nelson Pressley

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...Carousel is not an uplifting musical compared to other Rogers and Hammerstein’s works. But it is well performed and between that and the music, it’s worth a ride."

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- Steve Charing

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

The 70th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel finds the musical in radiant fettle, thanks to a vital and deeply moving production at Olney Theatre Center under the direction of Jason Loewith.

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- Jayne Blanchard

Carousel at Olney Theatre Center

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Washington Post - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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