Carnival!

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"Carnival!" is a 1961 Broadway musical known for its whimsical yet bittersweet story, memorable score, and the hit song "Love Makes the World Go 'Round."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
actStructure two acts
award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Anna Maria Alberghetti)
basedOn Lili NERFINISHED
The Love of Seven Dolls NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkType film
novel
bookBy Michael Stewart NERFINISHED
broadwayClosingYear 1963
broadwayOpeningYear 1961
broadwayRunLength 719 performances
broadwayType musical play
composer Bob Merrill NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre musical theatre
hasPuppetry yes
language English
lyricist Bob Merrill NERFINISHED
notableElement use of puppets as central characters
notableSong Her Face
Love Makes the World Go 'Round NERFINISHED
Mira NERFINISHED
orchestrator Philip J. Lang NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayChoreographer Gower Champion NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayDirector Gower Champion NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1961-04-12
originalBroadwayStar Anna Maria Alberghetti NERFINISHED
James Mitchell NERFINISHED
Jerry Orbach NERFINISHED
Kaye Ballard NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayTheatre Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED
originalCastAlbumLabel MGM Records NERFINISHED
originalLeadCharacter Lili NERFINISHED
Marco the Magnificent NERFINISHED
Paul Berthalet NERFINISHED
Rosalie NERFINISHED
periodOfSetting post-World War II era
producer David Merrick NERFINISHED
setting French carnival
subjectMatter illusion and reality
loneliness
romance
tone bittersweet
whimsical
tonyNominationsCount 7

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Bob Merrill notableWork Carnival!
Lili inspired Carnival!
this entity surface form: stage musical "Carnival!"
David Merrick produced Carnival!