Soprano Andrea Carroll, with a voice that sails from the stage like a dulcet bell, is an ideal Julie Jordan. Close to the end, Julie explains to her daughter that in memory, “hits become kisses.” It’s a heartbreaking rationalization of abuse that cannot find any happy ending. But with a negative influence from his friends (one being a crook in particular), he makes a tragically unwise, last-ditch effort to provide for his family, leaving Julie to be a single mother. After Billy finds out Julie is pregnant, he experiences a wild new commitment to fatherhood.
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