Carousel

I had never seen Carousel, so was unaware of the story line, hence when we saw it at Babirra, it was all new to me.  I'm still coming to grips with the story which "deals with domestic violence, death, regret, life-altering decisions and hope for the future",   but of course the songs are good and some of them are excellent.    And, as someone said, you don't go to a musical in order to think about the deep and meaningful.  You go to enjoy the show, and in this respect,  as in the past, the Babirra production was just terrific.

The cast of 34, plus orchestra, was great.  The singing was strong (especially, I thought, Allie Sutherland as Julie Jordan), the choreography seemed to be spot on and costumes were wonderful.