Live From Lincoln Center

Heaven's Ballet: Inside Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

Clip: Season 38 Episode 5 | 3m

At a critical moment in the story, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel takes us up to Heaven. This strange and indelible plot twist is brought to life in this production by the great John Cullum and by two of the New York City Ballet's rising stars, Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild. The performers and musical director explore how and why this scene holds such lasting fascination.

Aired: 04/26/13

Expired: 04/26/16

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Live From Lincoln Center is made possible with support from the Family of Robert Wood Johnson III, the Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation, The Robert and Renée Belfer Family Foundation, Mercedes T. Bass, and the National Endowment for the Arts.