Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Caroline, or Change needs a revival
#1Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:44am
I'm surprised by how little this beautiful show is discussed, but after the success of Fun Home, Tesori should think about bringing this show back. After seeing The Color Purple, I think John Doyle could do some wonderful things with this show (as long as they don't play their instruments). Uzo Aduba would make a great Caroline.
#2Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:46am
I doubt any commercial producer would bring this back to Broadway right now.
#3Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:46am
I feel like people discuss Caroline, or Change on this board all the time, actually.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#4Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:48am
I think I mentioned this a while ago, but I spoke with Jeanine Tesori a few months ago and she said she'd been speaking to Kushner a LOT about bringing the show back. They both say that it's time for a revival.
#5Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:51am
I'd point to Roundabout, but one of the show's creators is a woman, so probably a lost cause.
#6Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 11:55am
Scarywarhol said: "I'd point to Roundabout, but one of the show's creators is a woman, so probably a lost cause. "
Does the Roundabout hate women?
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#7Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:00pm
The show is amazing. Randomly, I made an online friend on a tv forum because she was always quoting from it (and she seemed shocked that I recognized the quotes).
A commercial revival would make zero sense. But I think it would be worth having a non-commercial run, and it really deserves to be seen in good productions outside of NYC. I had to read a lot of Kushner's works for a survey essay I wrote last year, pretty much everything published, and I think it's his strongest work outside of Angels.
#8Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:09pm
gypsy101 said: "Scarywarhol said: "I'd point to Roundabout, but one of the show's creators is a woman, so probably a lost cause. "
Does the Roundabout hate women?
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Look at their programming. They're certainly part of the problem. They've only produced a couple of shows by women after facing enormous pressure from the community and arts activists.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#9Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:16pm
Audra will win another Tony for this and Tonya Pinkins will release several statements about how Audra doesn't understand the role.
#10Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:21pm
I don't think I need to see Audra do this show, unless she plays the Moon. I'd rather wait a few years and see Cynthia Erivo take a stab at it.
#11Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:42pm
Felm_heart said: "I don't think I need to see Audra do this show, unless she plays the Moon. I'd rather wait a few years and see Cynthia Erivo take a stab at it.
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This is a beautiful idea.
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#12Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 12:43pm
Please and thank you. Ideally at the Public again. It just plays better in a small house.
#13Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 1:05pm
I don't know that I would want a Doyle version of the show although it would be interesting to see what e would do with it. The show wasn't really a "big" show. I felt it was already kind of scaled down. Of course it could be scaled down more but I liked what was done originally. That is just my opinion.
Got to see it on Brodaway a few days before opening and found it to be the most thrilling afternoon at the theatre, next to the original production of Sweeney Todd, that I have experienced. I have also thought about a revival but agree a commercial one might not work unless a big name was attached to it. I would also like to see Wolfe at the helm of the revival.
To the OP, the show pops up a lot in treads here and is loved by many BWW members. Just search it, stuff should pop up.
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#14Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 1:43pm
I didn't mean that people don't talk about it here, I meant that I never hear people talk about it outside of here.
Just a clarification.
#15Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 2:15pm
Audra is brilliant, but there are other black actors out there besides her. Uzo is actually a really interesting suggestion, but I feel like she's slightly too young for it. Regardless, it would be great for this to come back again.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#16Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 2:21pm
Would love to see LaChanze in the role...
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#17Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 2:24pm
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#18Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 2:29pm
icecreambenjamin said: "I didn't mean that people don't talk about it here, I meant that I never hear people talk about it outside of here.
Just a clarification.
Thanks for clarifying.
I agree withLaChanze playing the role. She would be wonderful.
Just give the world Love.
#19Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 3:29pm
An off-Broadway revival with someeone like LaChanze, Renee Elise Goldberry, or Cynthia Erivo would be great and actually plausible, but if it played on Broadway you need someone at least at the level of fame of Uzo Aduba.
What about Kerry Washington in a few years? She was involved in workshops of "In The Heights" so she must have the vocal chops plus she's fantastic on "Scandal."
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
Jallenc32
Stand-by Joined: 8/26/14
#20Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 3:33pm
I was just thinking about this the other day, and I like some of the suggestions, but I would love to see either Chandra Wilson or Anika Noni Rose move into the role of Caroline.
cuz-i-can
Understudy Joined: 2/12/16
#21Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 5:39pm
Funny thing, is that I already recast the show in my mind with the cast from the Color Purple revival. I think Cynthia would make a lovely Emmie (I feel so many similarities between her and Anika), Danielle or Jennifer playing Caroline or Dot interchangeably , Patrice Convington as the moon and the church ladies as the radio. It could so work...in my head atleast. Also I would be interested in seeing r&b singer Jill Scott take on the role of Caroline, I know she was the soloist in Rent, and she does have a strong theatre background. But nobody in my opinion could ever match Tonya as Caroline. And even though I would love to see her reprise the role (because I didn't see her in the original company) I'm sure most people would like to see a newer actresses take on the role.
#22Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 5:46pm
Brave Sir Robin2 said: "An off-Broadway revival with someeone like LaChanze, Renee Elise Goldberry, or Cynthia Erivo would be great and actually plausible, but if it played on Broadway you need someone at least at the level of fame of Uzo Aduba.
What about Kerry Washington in a few years? She was involved in workshops of "In The Heights" so she must have the vocal chops plus she's fantastic on "Scandal.""
LOVE these ideas. Renee would be incredible!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 6:47pm
She would have made a brilliant Emmie when she was younger though.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#25Caroline, or Change needs a revival
Posted: 2/12/16 at 7:59pm
Vocally Audra could do it 8 times a week. I know Tonya struggled. As much as I love Renee I don't see her in this at all. I could for sure Cynthia doing it down the road or better yet Audra and Cynthia in the same production!
