Show Synopsis:
Julie and Carrie visit the town carousel one day, and Mrs. Mullin bans Julie from returning to the carousel when she lets Billy put his arm around her. Billy is fired for mocking Mrs. Mullin, and when he takes Julie for a drink, Julie is fired too since she is banned from being out late at night. A few months later, Julie tells Carrie that her new husband Billy has hit her, and then Billy and his friend Jigger make fun of Julie and Carrie's fiance Enoch. Julie tells Billy that she is pregnant, and Billy is concerned about finances, so he joins in on a robbery Jigger has organized. Enoch dumps Carrie at the town clambake when he thinks she's flirting with Jigger, and Julie begs Billy to not go on the robbery. The robbery fails, Billy dies, and the reunited Carrie and Enoch try to console Julie. Billy's spirit meets the Starkeeper who tells Billy that he can return to Earth for a single day fifteen years after his death to perform good deeds and redeem himself to get to heaven. Billy's daughter Louise is ostracized in their town, Carrie and Enoch are happy and wealthy, and their youngest son Enoch Jr. wants to marry Louise. Louise wants to run away and join an acting troupe, and they get into a fight. Billy gives Louise a star he stole from the heavens, pretending to be a friend of her deceased father, and when Louise tells Julie what happened, she has a feeling it is Billy speaking from beyond the grave. Billy goes to Louise's high school graduation and tries to convince her to reach out to other people so that she will not have to be a lonely outcast. Billy tells Julie that he loves her and finally goes to heaven.	

Character:
Carrie Pipperidge, a young woman thrilled with her recent engagement; naïve and not exactly the most.

Song Context: 
Carrie has just gotten engaged to the fisherman Enoch Snow and tells Julie about him and their love affair when Julie will not tell her about her new beau.

Fun Facts:
1. This musical is based on the play Liliom by Ferenc Molnár. 
2. Jean Darling originated the role of Carrie in the Broadway premiere of Carousel, and it was her final appearance on Broadway. She was the only member of the original company with a New York credit to her name when the musical opened. 
3. This number provided a bit of comic relief in a musical with very dark themes. The producers and creative team were very concerned about how audiences would receive the show because of the original play's depressing subject matter.