Carmen Jones Revival 2018

Opened: June 27, 2018
Closing: August 19, 2018

Carmen Jones - 2018 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street New York City, NY 10003

As the Second World War rages, parachute maker Carmen Jones wages her own quarrel involving an airman and a boxer. Using the score from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, this adaptation by Oscar Hammerstein II resets the story with an all African-American cast, and is the first major New York revival since its debut on Broadway 75 years ago.

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Tickets On Sale Today For Final Benefit Performance Of CARMEN JONES
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2018


Carmen Jones, starring Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose, will end its triumphant limited engagement on Sunday, August 19th with a special benefit performance at 3 pm at CSC (136 East 13th Street).

BWW Review: Anika Noni Rose is Captivating , But John Doyle Heavily Edits Oscar Hammerstein's CARMEN JONES
by Michael Dale - July 7, 2018


This is not shaping up to be a good year for Oscar Hammerstein II, American musical theatre's most important writer, who spent the first half of the 20th Century not only making significant strides to convert the genre from loosely assembled entertainments into respected and influential pieces of dramatic art, but was also a leading voice in promoting progressive values through his books and lyrics for such musicals as SHOW BOAT, SOUTH PACIFIC and THE KING AND I.

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of CARMEN JONES?
by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2018


Classic Stage Company's new production of the musical Carmen Jones, featuring Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose, had its official opening Wednesday, June 27. Let's see what the critics are saying...

Photo Flash: First Look at Classic Stage Company's CARMEN JONES Starring Anika Noni Rose
by Julie Musbach - June 20, 2018


Classic Stage Company's new production of the musical CARMEN JONES featuring Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose, which began performances Saturday, June 9 at CSC (136 East 13th Street), will have its official opening is Wednesday, June 27. Directed by CSC's Tony Award-winning Artistic Director John Doyle and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, CARMEN JONES features book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Georges Bizet.

CARMEN JONES Starring Anika Noni Rose Begins Performances Today
by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2018


Classic Stage Company's new production of the musical CARMEN JONES featuring Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose begins performances Today, June 9 at CSC (136 East 13th Street).

CARMEN JONES Starring Anika Noni Rose Begins Performances Saturday
by Julie Musbach - June 6, 2018


Classic Stage Company's new production of the musical CARMEN JONES featuring Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose begins performances Saturday, June 9 at CSC (136 East 13th Street).

Carmen Jones FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Carmen Jones have there been?
Carmen Jones has had 11 productions including Broadway which opened in 1943, Broadway which opened in 1943, Broadway which opened in 1945, Broadway which opened in 1945, Broadway which opened in 1946, Broadway which opened in 1946, Off-Broadway which opened in 1956, Off-Broadway which opened in 1959, West End which opened in 1991, West End which opened in 2007 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2018.
What awards has Carmen Jones been nominated for?
Carmen Jones has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Adam Honore, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Carmen Jones, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Anika Noni Rose, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards for Carmen Jones, Outstanding Orchestrations at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Joseph Joubert, and Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Carmen Jones.
What are the songs in Carmen Jones and what's the order?
Send Them Along (and Win That War)
Can't Let You Go
Lift 'Em Up and Put 'Em Down
Honey Gal o' Mine
Good Luck, Mr. Flyin' Man
Dat's Love
I Tol' Your Maw She Was Crazy to Be Frettin'
You Talk Just Like My Maw
Murder! Murder!
Ya Ain't a Policeman
Carmen Jones Is Goin' to Jail
Dere's a Cafe on de Corner
Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum
Stan' Up and Fight
Whizzin' Away Along de Track
Thinkin' About You
Dis Flower
If You Would Only Come Away
Joe, It's Time for You to Go
De Cards Don't Lie
Dat Ol' Boy
Poncho de Panther from Brazil
Ballet Divertisement
My Joe
Your Maw's Goin' to Be Worried
Get Your Program for de Big Fight
Dat's Our Man
But All I Want to Do Is Love You

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