Directed and choreographed by Tony, Emmy and Olivier Award winner Rob Ashford, the Carousel cast was headed by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes as Julie Jordan, Steven Pasquale as Billy Bigelow, Jenn Gambatese as Carrie Pipperidge and opera singer Denyce Graves as Nettie Fowler.
These artists were joined by Matthew Hydzik (Enoch Snow), Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick (Jigger Craigin) and two-time Tony Award nominees Charlotte d'Amboise (Mrs. Mullin) and Tony Roberts (Starkeeper).
Carousel was conducted by Broadway veteran David Chase. The production also had set design by Paolo Ventura, costume design by Tony winner Catherine Zuber and lighting design by Neil Austin. Michael Black was the chorus master.
WFMT’s Suzanne Nance and Lyric Opera of Chicago’s dramaturg Roger Pines host the following opening-night broadcasts of the Lyric Opera's 2014-15 season. The Saturday broadcast season, which began May 16 and continues through July 11, follows:
| Don Giovanni/Mozart (in Italian) | May 16 – 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Capriccio/R. Strauss (in German) | May 23 – 3 hrs |
| Il Trovatore/Verdi (in Italian) | May 30 – 3 hrs |
| Anna Bolena/Donizetti (in Italian) | June 6 – 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Carousel/Rodgers & Hammerstein (in English) |
June 13 – 3 hrs |
| Tannhäuser/Wagner (in German) | June 20 – 5 hrs |
| The Passenger/Weinberg (in multiple languages) |
June 27 – 3 hrs |
| Porgy and Bess/Gershwin (in English) | July 4 – 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Tosca/Puccini (in Italian) | July 11 – 3 hrs |
