Carousel Trivia

1. What is the lead male character's first name?

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Answer: Billy

His name is Billy Bigelow.

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Answer: New England

Maine, more specifically, I believe. Our playbill put it technically - "The New England Coast", but our director told us Maine. This was during the era of mills, and the setting is a Lowell-like town. Julie and Carrie, two of the main characters, are 'mill girls'.

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Answer: There is none.

Richard Rodgers wrote in his autobiography that he disliked the way theatre patrons wandered in and took their seats during the overture, and was also unhappy with the way the brass instruments dominated the sound as the orchestra tried to be heard over the entering audience. So he decided to start off with the first scene. As a bit of a compromise, this was a dance scene that set the stage by showing some of the main characters interacting with each other, so those who were still making their way in didn't make life difficult for actors trying to deliver their lines.

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Answer: "Sphinx" is only when there's more than one of them.

"Carousel" is probably the most musical of all the R&H collaborations. There are at least four musical scenes contained in the first act where the characters alternate between dialogue and song. The first is the Julie and Carrie sequence mentioned in this question ("You're A Queer One" and "Mr. Snow"). Next is the famous "bench scene" between Julie and Billy with several short melodies intertwined with dialogue all centering around the beautiful "If I Loved You". Later is the "When The Children Are Asleep" scene featuring Carrie and Mr. Snow. The fourth scene is Billy's "Soliloquy". The second act also contains a couple of extended musical scenes. "A Real Nice Clambake" opens the act. Jigger's flirtation with Carrie leads to the extended musical sequence containing "Geraniums In The Winder", "Stonecutters Cut It On Stone" and "What's The Use Of Wond'rin'".

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Answer: Julie

Her name was Julie Jordan.

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Answer: 1873

The time gap is a little confusing (there's a 15-year jump to the end). What makes this question difficult is the fact that the time period is often generalized as '1875-1890'.

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Answer: Because she's never going to marry

It was typical of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical plays that characters rarely come right out and say, "I love you". In "Oklahoma!", Curly and Laurey sing "People Will Say We're In Love". In "Carousel", Billy and Julie sing, "If I Loved You". In "The Sound Of Music", Maria and The Captain muse about being "An Ordinary Couple".

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Answer: Maine

It takes place on the very picturesque Maine coast.

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Answer: Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille was always part of the production team, there to choreograph the 40-minute-long ballet scene in the second act, following the success of her ballet in 'Oklahoma!'. But the opening pantomime was staged by the director, Rouben Mamoulian, until just before opening night. Final rehearsals were not going well, and the awkward movement of the actors in the pantomime was one issue that could be identified and addressed. Agnes de Mille restaged it, developing a suitably flowing feel to introduce the characters. As Julie and her friend Carrie join the other townsfolk in enjoying the carousel, she catches the eye of the barker, Billy Bigelow, and the scene is set. Miles White designed the costumes, while Jo Mielziner was the scenic and lighting designer. He was the only one of the four listed who had not also been involved with 'Oklahoma!'.

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Answer: Butterfly and pollywog

All the boys wanted to do was ask the ladies if they were ready yet.

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Answer: Clam

They were all traveling to the first clambake of the season.

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Answer: Carrie

Carrie says something like "Come on Julie, she's coming after us!" But Julie says something to the extent of, "I ain't afraid of her!" Carrie and Julie are best friends, and roommates at the mill boardinghouse.

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Answer: a sphink

As Carrie tries to get Julie to talk about her feelings for Billy, she goes through a number of ways in which Julie's behavior is baffling. "You're a queer one, Julie Jordan You won't ever tell a body what you think You're as tight-lipped as an oyster And as silent as an old Sahara sphink!" When Julie tells her that the word is sphinx, Carrie replies that is only when there is more than one; the singular is sphink: one sphink, two sphinks. Julie points out the proper spelling of the word; end of conversation and time to move on to Carrie's beau.

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Answer: sweetly sung

"June Is Bustin' Out All Over" is very similar to Lerner and Loewe's "Lusty Month Of May" from "Camelot". Both extol the sexual side of nature in the springtime.

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Answer: Louise

Her name was Louise and we meet her in the 2nd act.

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Answer: You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan

Carrie confesses to Julie that she has a 'feller'; though she had planned to keep it a secret, she want to share it with her because now it appears that Julie's got one too.

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Answer: fisherman

Although they got engaged the previous evening, Carrie does not use his first name, but always refers to him as Mr Snow in this song. She describes his trade as a bit of an obstacle at first - so much time at sea, so fishy a smell to him and his clothes when he returns - but tells Julie that once she fell in love none of that mattered. She finishes with a glowing description that contains a slight foreshadowing of possible future issues: "For I love that Mister Snow- That young, seafarin', bold and darin', Big, bewhiskered, overbearin', Darlin' Mister Snow!"

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Answer: Jigger Craigin

Jigger all the way! He tries to get Billy to murder a guy; later, when Billy's in a jam Jigger initiated, he runs off and leaves Billy for dead; he even tries to ensnare an engaged woman (Carrie). In our production we had Jigger running a card scam at the carnival in the first scene to accentuate this.

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Answer: A schottische

"Carousel"'s hornpipe comes later in the play, after "Blow High, Blow Low".

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Answer: Bascomb

His name was Mr. Bascomb and he was the one that Billy tried to rob.

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Answer: Shirley Jones

This was yet another movie in which Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones teamed up to deliver a spectacular set of pipes and acting ability! Interestingly enough, 'Carousel' lost $2 million at the box office when it first opened for the studio back in the day.

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Answer: summer

'June is Bustin' Out All Over' is the ensemble piece in question, sung by the townsfolk as they get ready for the annual town party. This song contains a factual error - not one most who see the show would notice, let alone care about, but still there. The verse about the sheep suggests that June is a time when mating occurs, when that actually happens months earlier, in winter; June is lambing time. "All the rams that chase ewe sheep Are determined there'll be new sheep, And the ewe sheep aren't even keepin' score!" Still, the lyrics contribute to the general sense of energy and optimism of the song, reflecting that of the townsfolk, and contrasting to the developing unease we sense over the relationship between Julie and Billy.

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Answer: through the rooms

There is a sharp contrast between the cocky, devil-may-care Billy Bigelow, and the conservative, business-minded Enoch Snow.

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Answer: Nettie

Julie and Billy lived with her cousin Nettie.

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Answer: He might be a girl.

This song places a heavy load on the singer, as that is a long time to sing on your own, with no chorus to chime in and give you a slight break. When Billy starts to consider parenthood in terms of responsibility to a daughter, rather than just having a young version of himself to play with, the song slows down and becomes more reflective. As he notes, "You can have fun with a son, But you got to be a father To a girl!" By the finish, Billy has decided that he needs to participate in the proposed robbery in order to provide some financial security for his family, and the tragedy of the second act becomes inevitable.

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Answer: a chrysanthemum spout

"Blow High, Blow Low" ended up on the cutting room floor in the 1956 film version of "Carousel".

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Answer: Snow

His name was Mr. Enoch Snow and he owned a herring boat.

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Answer: try to say

One of the greatest and most touching love songs of all time! I highly recommend it to anyone!

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Answer: Hannah

A hornpipe is a lively jig-like dance that is traditionally a favorite of sailors.

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Answer: Louise Bigelow

Louise. The little tomboy-ballerina who dances on the beach and steals hats. An interesting child, don't you think? In the movie, she's played by the same girl who played Zaneeta Shinn in 'The Music Man'.

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