Caroline or Change - Stagetext (London) November 20, 2006

Caroline, or Change

Author: Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, Music by Jeanine Tesori

Tony Kushner, author of multi-award-winning Angels in America, sets this intimate story in turbulent times, addressing big questions about race and human rights, with a thrilling musical score by Jeanine Tesori. Tony award-winning George C. Wolfe, director of the Broadway production, makes his National Theatre debut.

Award-winning Tonya Pinkins, who received huge critical acclaim for her portrayal of Caroline in the Broadway version, once again takes the lead role.

Louisiana, 1963, in the immediate aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. Caroline, a black maid to a southern Jewish family, is struggling to keep afloat both emotionally and economically, while the young son of her employer tries to make sense of the world following the death of his mother. A musical exploration of human relationships, love, loss and social transformation.

‘An extraordinary new musical. The music evokes some of the torrential quality of Porgy and Bess. You feel that mixture of terror and rapture that arrives on those rare occasions in theatre and in life when you genuinely don’t know what’s going to happen next.’
New York Times

Caroline, or Change is supported by the RNT Mackintosh Musicals Fund.