Inside the Opening Night of Carousel on Broadway Starring Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry

The revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel opened on Broadway April 12 in a new production directed by Tony winner Jack O’Brien at the Imperial Theatre.

Jessie Mueller, who earned a Tony Award for her performance as Carole King and most recently appeared on Broadway in Waitress, stars as Julie Jordan opposite Tony nominee Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, Violet, Shuffle Along, Hamilton) as Billy Bigelow.

Among those joining them are Grammy-winning opera star Renée Fleming in her Broadway musical debut as Nettie Fowler, Lindsay Mendez as Carrie Pipperidge, Alexander Gemignani as Enoch Snow, Margaret Colin as Mrs. Mullin, and Tony nominee John Douglas Thompson as the Starkeeper.

Flip through photos of the opening night below:

Inside the Opening Night of Carousel on Broadway Starring Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry

Carousel_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Cast_HR — Inside the Opening Night of Carousel on Broadway Starring Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry

The Jack O’Brien-helmed production officially opened April 12.
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Carousel_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Amar Ramasar_Brittany Pollack_HR — Amar Ramasar and Brittany Pollack

Carousel_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Joshua Henry_Renée Fleming_Lindsay Mendez_Amar Ramasar_Margaret Colin_John Douglas Thompson_Alexander Gemignani_Jessie Mueller_HR — Joshua Henry, Renée Fleming, Lindsay Mendez, Amar Ramasar, Margaret Colin, John Douglas Thompson, Alexander Gemignani, and Jessie Mueller

Carousel_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Joshua Henry_Renée Fleming_Lindsay Mendez_Alexander Gemignani_HR — Joshua Henry, Renée Fleming, Lindsay Mendez, and Alexander Gemignani

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