Wow. We are really lucky that this exists. Incredible.

Never tired of hearing the most beautiful song ever---from the best musical ever!

So thankful for the film/tv library keepers. American Treasures

Intelligent and beautiful performance from the talented woman who is about to become Lassie's mother and so achieve eternal international recognition.

@ruthg.6431

Ай бұрын

with Bonnie Raitt's dad!

No one does it better than Rodgers and Hammerstein!!!

Ageless great music and voices unbelievable beautiful melodies ❤❤

So beautiful ❤️. It surprises me that Carousel 🎠 is not performed more. Although the story is bittersweet, the music is some of Richard Rodgers' most lovely. The Carousel Overture alone is stunning.

@Arkelk2010

3 ай бұрын

I think in order for Carousel to have a big revival, they'd have to clean out the domestic abuse sub- thread in the story. Not sure how they would explain Billy being in his neither Heaven nor Hell status though. But yes, hard story, glorious music.

@Shellison1

2 ай бұрын

John Raitt was not as good-looking nor as good an actor as Gordon MacRae, but no one can beat his heart-rending and beautifully phrased singing chops! Bonnie got her start from the best.

@sammyjo8109

29 күн бұрын

It makes regular rounds in summer theater.

@Shellison1

24 күн бұрын

@@Arkelk2010 I mean, why do they have to explain it? This is the pop cultural era of parallel universes and unexplained time warps. Besides, it's worth remembering that not everyone carries the traditional Christian belief in Heaven vs Hell. And what about the plot of the movie "Soul"? Lots of temporary purgatory there but sugar-coated for kids so it went right down. IMO, viewers can and should be entrusted with their own personal explanations or to choose not to try to explain it at all, for that matter. And those it bothers are free to speak their minds, as long as we stay a free nation. As for the implied domestic abuse, yeah, not acceptable but it wasn't when Carousel debuted, either. This musical is definitely not a sugar-coated fairy tale, but it doesn't pretend to be. It can be recognized as an artistic reflection of something that is still unacceptable but still exists.

@Arkelk2010

23 күн бұрын

@@Shellison1 I don't know how the play goes as I've never seen it on the stage. The abuse was fairly well cleaned away in the movie--some mentions, but subtle unless you were listening for them. Kind of makes me wonder about the book on which this work was based. It must have been pretty harsh.

A little trivia: Jan Clayton who played Julie Jordan, stared in the first Lassie tv series 'Jeff's Collie" as Ellen Miller, Jeff's mother. 1954 to 1957.

One of the great American operas.

My favorite!

This was my favorite as a young girl!

Great! Remember Jan as Timmy's mom on Lassie?

I look at John’s face and I see Bonnie.

Fantastic voice I love this so much 😊

I can't decide who I would rather have been when I was younger, John Raitt or Gordon MacRae

@lennon1252

4 ай бұрын

GORDON was the best Billy Bigelow there was or ever will be.

@wmperkins25

2 күн бұрын

Always been a big fan of both - listened to John Raitt on our album of the soundtrack of Showboat growing up and loved his voice then saw Gordon MacRae in Carousel and thought the same - both are great !

Never knew she could sing.

Magical!

Fall in love all over

Look how Mary Martin plays to the studio audience!

@danicasoriano9249

23 күн бұрын

I think that's Jan Clayton

I remember Jan Clayton as being Jeff's mother on the original Lassie but also I remember her singing The haunting song called Going Home from the Olivia de Havilland film about the insane asylum The Snake Pit

Gorfon MacCrae was my Favorite.

The problem with the show is that as written, Billy is a gigolo who looks down on those who work real jobs. So he marries Julie and out of self hatred for not having a job, takes it out on Julie with physical abuse. So he decides to become a thief. Julie isn't much better. Despite knowing that Billy's no good, she falls for him and stays with him despite his physical abuse and says stupid stuff like when someone who loves you hits you it doesn't hurt! She's a doormat! We don't see this because they get to sing some of the greatest songs ever written. Even after Billy's dead and given the chance to go back to earth, what does he do? He steals a star! Julie passes along to their daughter the same stupid idea that somehow an abuser's slap doesn't hurt if he loves you! John Raitt is too handsome and positive looking for the character he plays. As written, the character of Billy should've been played by someone like a young Lee Marvin or Robert Ryan.

@eNigma011

8 ай бұрын

If they were happily married and no spousal abuse occurred the story would never have worked. It works because it's about real life with all its imperfections...happiness, sadness, love, violence. The setting is a fishing village with sub standard conditions in New England. With this as the backdrop, you see 2 people struggling to make something of their lives. Billy is the stereotypical "looser" who failes at everything he tries while making poor choices along the way. He finally resorts to crime to solve his problems which only makes things worse. I'd say that's a slice if real life, which is my point and why so many can relate to the storyline. It's a story of real people not a fairytale.

R.I.P Olivia Sopranos, you had a horrible life, no wonder why nobody had even one good memory of you.

Too funny!