Carnival!

Carnival!

Music and Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Book by Michael Stewart
Based on Material by Helen Deutsch

Original production directed and choreographed by Gower Champion
Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick

ISBN: DIGLIB0000128

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Carnival!

Carnival!

Music and Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Book by Michael Stewart
Based on Material by Helen Deutsch

Original production directed and choreographed by Gower Champion
Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick

ISBN: DIGLIB0000128

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Overview

Acclaimed for its magic, simplicity, and compassion, Carnival! is a bittersweet fairy tale about a naïve French girl infatuated with a troubled puppeteer in a traveling show. Based on the 1953 film Lili, the musical boasts a charming Bob Merrill score, including the hit song “Love Makes the World Go Round.”

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  • Genre: Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1960s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill (May 17, 1921 - February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist and screenwriter. He was the second most successful songwriter of the 1950s on the UK Singles Chart, with hits such as “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?,” “Mambo Ita ...
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Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart (1924-1987) scored on Broadway the first time when he won a Tony Award for his Bye Bye Birdie libretto. He was the librettist for Carnival (Drama Critics Circle Award) and Hello, Dolly!, which earned him both a Tony and Drama Critics prize. Stewart also wrote ...

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Helen Deutsch

Gower Champion

Gower Champion

Gower Champion, director and choreographer of original 42nd Street, was awarded the Tony Award for Best Choreography for 42nd Street and also won the Dramatists Desk Award in the same category. His name is synonymous with some of the greatest musicals in Broadway history: He ...

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