Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ‘Carousel’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1945)


Video: '"If I Loved You" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (stage version)'

(Thursday, April 19, 1945, 8:15 p.m. EWT)Carousel the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) about a carousel barker whose romance with a millworker comes at the price of both their jobs, opened tonight on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre.