27. Carousel

This week Autumn and Mackenzie are once again joined by friend of the podcast Lynn Slotkin to talk all about the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. Together these three take ride on the old time carousel and discuss one of the most challenging and to many critics and audiences problematic musicals of the entire musical theatre canon. Through out the episode Autumn works to show Mackenzie and Lynn that this musical one that should still done today. They explore the complex character of Billy Bigelow and they debate if he is a character who we should sympathize with. They also examine Enoch Snow and how and why unlike Billy he proves to be successful. All this and some succulent clams in this latest episode. Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon