Editing Rodgers and Hammerstein (section)

===''Carousel''===
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[[File:Use of Wondering.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"What's the Use of Wond'rin'&nbsp;" from ''Carousel'' (1947)]]
The original production of ''Carousel'' was directed by [[Rouben Mamoulian]] and opened at Broadway's [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] on April 19, 1945, running for 890 performances and closing on May 24, 1947. The cast included [[John Raitt]], [[Jan Clayton]], [[Jean Darling]], [[Christine Johnson (actress)|Christine Johnson]] and [[Bambi Linn]]. From this show came the hit musical numbers "The Carousel Waltz" (an instrumental),  "[[If I Loved You]]", "June Is Bustin' Out All Over", and "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]".

''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' was also revolutionary for its time – adapted from [[Ferenc Molnár]]'s play ''[[Liliom]]'', it was one of the first musicals to contain a tragic plot about an antihero;<ref>Hyland, p. 158</ref> it also contained an extended ballet that was crucial to the plot, and several extended musical scenes containing both sung and spoken material, as well as dance. The 1956 [[Carousel (film)|film version]] of ''Carousel'', made in [[CinemaScope 55]], again starred Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, the same leads as the film version of ''Oklahoma!''

''Carousel'' is also unique among the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals for not having an overture; both the stage and film versions began with the familiar ''Carousel Waltz''.  This music was included in [[John Mauceri]]'s [[Philips Records]] CD of the complete overtures of Rodgers and Hammerstein with the [[Hollywood Bowl Orchestra]].  It was also included in Rodgers' rare 1954 album for [[Columbia Records]] with the composer conducting the [[New York Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WZKCLA "''Richard Rodgers Conducts Richard Rodgers''], Columbia Odyssey, {{ASIN|B000WZKCLA}} accessed December 20, 2012</ref>