State Fair
This story follows the Frake family from Iowa and their journey to the State Fair, where they each find romance and learn about life
WHAT IS THE ENTIRE PLOT OF STATE FAIR
After dying, a carousel barker gets a second chance at life to make amends with his daughter and wife*
WHAT IS THE ENTIRE PLOT OF CAROUSEL
From 1943 with the musical Oklahoma to 1964 with the musical Fiddler on the Roof, this period marked a booming era of musicals for Broadway
WHAT IS THE GOLDEN AGE????
This character (who is one of the Frake’s secret lovers) sings the songs “That’s the Way It Happens” and “You Never Had It So Good.”
Emily Arden
The Starkeeper resembles this beloved town physician.
Dr. Seldon
The Golden Age first introduced this type of musical, where the book, choreography, and music were intertwined with each other
What is the integrated musical?
This actor of character Abel Frake also was the host of a 1991 revival of the $100,000 Pyramid!
John Davidson
This two-time Tony Award nominee plays the role of Billy, the carnival barker who falls in love with Julie Jordan in the 2018 revival of Carousel.
Joshua Henry
This war, which time spanned the early golden age, inspired the plot of many musicals, such as the 1949 musical South Pacific and the 1959 musical The Sound of Music.
World War II
2
Number of Tony nominations that the 1996 revival of State Fair received?
7
number of tony awards that the musical Carousel won since its first revival in 1994
This duo revolutionized the Golden Age by beginning it with the musical “Oklahoma!, being one of the first to create “integrated musicals,” and writing musicals about tough topics such as war, racism, and identity.
Rogers & Hammerstein
The original film of the musical was the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that was directly written to be a film
state fair
This character was based on a real life fisherman
Enoch Snow
Sing a 32-bar cut of “The Next Time it Happens” from State Fair
*Singing*
Sing a 32-bar cut of “If I Loved You” from Carousel
*Singing*