Caroline, or Change (Broadway)
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Caroline, or Change (Broadway)
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Caroline, or Change (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

82%
(405 Ratings)
Positive
89%
Mixed
8%
Negative
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Great singing, Great acting, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Relevant

Blues, gospel, motown, and Jewish folk music intertwine in this Tony-nominated musical.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (405)

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63 Reviews | 17 Followers
100
Great writing, Exquisite, Enchanting, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You want to be blown away by the performances on this show.

Don't see it if You don't like strong themes on racism.

58 Reviews | 6 Followers
100
Resonant, Must see, Masterful, Great singing, Great acting

See it if You love powerhouse singers singing their faces off. Some of the best acting on Broadway.

Don't see it if You dont want Salty Teardrops stuck in your head cause it sure is in mine.

54 Reviews | 22 Followers
100
Intelligent, Masterful, Exquisite, Great acting, Great singing

See it if If you're looking to see a piece of thought-provoking theatre performed by an extraordinary cast. It was outstanding!

Don't see it if If you don't like musicals

106 Reviews | 14 Followers
100
Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if missed it years ago and so glad to see it now

Don't see it if if you dont like it then you should not go to the theatre

54 Reviews | 10 Followers
100
Must see, Great singing, Great acting, Exquisite, Absorbing

See it if You want to witness a basically flawless production led by a riveting lead actress. Stunning.

Don't see it if You cannot accept or handle themes about racial conflict and commentary on the post Civil War South which echo today's continuing divisions.

JHR
79 Reviews | 25 Followers
100
Relevant, Thought-provoking, Great writing, Great staging, Great singing

See it if You enjoy seeing the musical theatre art form fully realized portraying human complexity with love and care, and hearing gorgeous music.

Don't see it if You don’t like great musicals and complex human emotions and actions.

712 Reviews | 401 Followers
98
Masterful, Great writing, Great singing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Moving and masterful musical that is a must see. Bravo!

Don't see it if you don't like musical with serious message, this is not your show.

74 Reviews | 8 Followers
98
Relevant, Great acting, Edgy, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if Caroline is a complex, angry (with reason) character with deep flaws, but this beautifully conceived musical takes you on a redemptive journ

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Critic Reviews (13)

The New York Times
October 27th, 2021

"NYTImes Critic's Pick! The wonder is that it is never less than thrilling to experience. This being a musical, the music is part of that; Tesori’s wondrous score is like the search function on a car radio, picking up snippets of every genre on the dial...Clarke, who won an Olivier award for her performance in the British production, adds hers. She makes of the maid an almost Shakespearean figure; even at the depths of the character’s despair."
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New York Theatre Guide
October 27th, 2021

"Some performances tell an entire story unto themselves. Sharon D Clarke delivers one such stunning star turn in this revival of Caroline, or Change, propelled onto Broadway by her acclaim in its previous London run. With an earth- and rafter-trembling embodiment of the title character, Clarke animates a curious — and at times troubling — musical with undeniable life."
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Deadline
October 27th, 2021

"Directed by Michael Longhurst with intensity and sensitivity, and performed by a cast that seems to have made a pact to sustain itself at the towering heights achieved early and unfailingly by its mighty star Sharon D Clarke, this Caroline, Or Change is a hurricane wind unleashed on decrepit legacies and newfound cautions."
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Variety
October 27th, 2021

"All of these story elements spun together wrestle with issues that are still urgent today. As one memorable lyric in the show states, there is “no underground in Louisiana.” But on the surface in New York City, there is an important musical revival on Broadway that is deeply meaningful, crucial to experience and definitely a necessary change."
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The Hollywood Reporter
October 27th, 2021

"The same text by librettist and lyricist Tony Kushner, which had seemed so stiffly fragmented in that earlier production, finds a fluid cohesion here that makes not only Caroline’s solitude, but the isolation of almost everyone around her profoundly affecting...Anyone who has missed the overwhelming emotional power of a great Broadway musical in the past 19 months should look no further."
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New York Post
October 28th, 2021

"Clarke is strong in a role that’s damn tough...Of course, Kushner and Tesori’s show has always been a pompous slip of a thing that’s rather high on itself. There are no melodies to speak of, and the whole score sounds like a wind chime."
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Lighting & Sound America
November 4th, 2021

Caroline, or Change has often been acclaimed -- for its powerful central characterization and for a score that melds the blues, klezmer, soul, and '60s pop sounds to powerful effect -- but it is a singular, indeed eccentric, piece that is not for all tastes. See it for Clarke; who knows when she will come our way again?
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New York Stage Review
October 27th, 2021

"Sharon D Clarke doesn’t quite take the stage of Studio 54, mind you. She is cemented to it...Clarke—who has thus far been a remarkable, intensely controlled presence—breaks through with a searing intensity most welcome after the recent series of societal upheavals. Some of which, mind you, are especially relevant to the theme and content of Caroline, or Change."
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