Carousel

Diamond Valley Singers proudly present Carousel in July 2009. DVS has established itself over the last 20 years as a singing and performing group whose proceeds go to local and international charities. Carousel, hailed by Time Magazine as "the best musical of the 20th century". Carousel is also noteworthy as composer Rodgers' and librettist Hammerstein's personal favourite of all their works. In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, played in this production by Gerard Schneider, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan, played by Esther Counsel. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent "up there." Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. Join the Diamond Valley Singers as they bring you this wonderful show with all its colour and famous Broadway songs! “Acting locally and thinking Globally” Diamond Valley Singers will donate the proceeds from the performances to World Vision and Open House. Performance Details: All Performances are at Warrandyte High School Theatre, Alexander Road, Warrandyte. July 3,4,8,10 and 11 at 8pm July 4, 5 and 11 at 2pm Book through Angela on: 9439 7843 or email dvsboxoffice@netspace.net.au