MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 21, 2015
Closing Date
May 10, 2015
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2015
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2015
Previews
26
Performances
23
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Apr 21, 2015 - May 10, 2015)
Setting
Russia in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by Anita Waxman, Tom Dokton, Latitude Link, Chase Mishkin, Ted Hartley/RKO Stage, Chunsoo Shin, Margo & Roger Coleman, Pelican Group, J. Todd Harris, Corcoran Productions, Conrad Prebys & Debbie Turner, Parrothead Productions, Adam Silberman, Ahmos Hassan, Lisa & Bill Glenn, Carl-Henric Louise & Johan Svanberg, The Goldiner Group/Caroline Lieberman, Wasserman Shaw, Bruce D. Long and La Jolla Playhouse; Produced in association with Stage Entertainment, Broadway Across America, Grove Entertainment, The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President), Tom McInerney, Joan & Irwin Jacobs, Susan Polis Schutz, Tilted Windmills, The Stanford Group, Jim & Judy Harpel, John & Bonnie Hegeman, Itai Shoffman & Sar Inbar, Dark Style Agency, Kelvingrove Ventures, Stephanie Torreno/Eugenie & Keith Goggin, Rao Makineni/Jessica Green, David T. Loudermilk/Cheryl Lachowicz, Robert & Debra Gottlieb/ Sharon Azrieli, Halloran Entertainment/Lyubov' Productions, Lois Weiner & Dr. Robert Weiner/Carl Pate, Andy Tavel/Shelley-Quagline, Federman Ryan/Samajaca Productions and Denise Rich and John Frost
World premiere of ZHIVAGO produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director)
Book by Michael Weller; Music by Lucy Simon; Lyrics by Michael Korie and Amy Powers; Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak; Music orchestrated by Danny Troob; Music arranged by Eric Stern; Musical Director: Ron Melrose; Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and Turner Entertainment Co.; Orchestrations for "Ashes and Tears" and "Nowhere to Hide" by Steve Margoshes; Additional orchestrations by Ned Ginsburg, Louis King and David Siegel
Directed by Des McAnuff; Choreographed by Kelly Devine; Assistant Director: Hannah Ryan; Associate Choreographer: Matthew Steffens
Scenic Design by Michael Scott-Mitchell; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Howell Binkley; Sound Design by SCK Sound Design, Walter Trarbach and Andrew Keister; Projection & Video Design by Sean Nieuwenhuis; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Make-Up Design by Joe Dulude II; Associate Scenic Design: Brett J. Banakis; Associate Costume Design: China Lee; Associate Lighting Design: Ryan J. O'Gara; Sound Design by SCK Sound Design, Walter Trarbach and Andrew Keister; Associate Video Design: Christian DeAngelis; Associate Hair Design: Liz Printz; Associate Make-Up Design: Brandalyn Fulton; Assistant Scenic Design: Robert Sweetnam and Jason Ardizzone-West; Assistant Costume Design: Amanda Seymour and Angela Kahler; Assistant Lighting Design: Joe Doran and Amanda Zieve; Assistant Sound Design: Stephanie Celustka; Moving Light Programmer; Christopher Herman
Executive Producer: Junkyard Dog Productions; General Manager: Alchemy Production Group and Carl Pasbjerg & Abbie M. Strassler; Management Consultant: Aruba Productions and Ken Denison; Company Manager: Barbara Crompton; Assistant Co. Mgr: Deirdre Murphy
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: James Harker; Stage Manager: Kelly A. Martindale and Gary Mickelson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bethany Russell and Matthew Aaron Stern
Musical Supervisor: Ron Melrose; Conducted by Rick Fox; Music Contractor: John Miller; Associate Conductor: Matt Gallagher; Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute: Brian Miller; Oboe/English Horn: Alexandra Knoll; Bb Clarinet/ Eb Clarinet/ Clarinet in A/Bass Clarinet: Liam Burke; Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Piccolo Trumpet: Matt Gasiorowski; French Horn: Michael P. Atkinson; Trombone/Bass Trombone: Nathan Mayland; Concert Master: Bryan Hernandez-Luch; Violin: Héctor O. Falcón, Rachel Handman and Thomas Kim Carney; Cello: Deborah Assael-Migliore and Anja Wood; Bass: Ray Kilday; Percussion/Drums: Ron Tierno; Percussion: Bill Hayes; Harp: Stacey Shames; Keyboard: Matt Gallagher and Logan Medland; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Keyboard Programmer: Randy Cohen; Music Copying: Anixter Rice Music Service; Associate Keyboard Programmer: Taylor Williams, Tim Crook and Jeremy King
Special Effects Design by Greg Meeh; Aerial Effects Design: Paul Rubin; Assistant Special Effects Design: Lillis Meeh
Fight direction by Steve Rankin; Casting: Tara Rubin Casting; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Strategic Marketing: On the Rialto; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Digital Advertising & Marketing: 87AM; Marketing: Serino Coyne; Associate Fight Director: Shad Ramsey; Fight Captain: Denis Lambert; Dance Captain: Julius Sermonia; Dramaturg: Allison Horsley; Dialect Coach: Stephen Gabis; Vocal Coach: Katie Agresta Studios; Photographer: Matthew Murphy
Kelli Barrett
Lara Guishar
Lora Lee Gayer
Tonia Gromeko
Tom Hewitt
Viktor Komarovsky
Tam Mutu
Broadway debut
Yurii Zhivago
Paul Alexander Nolan
Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov
Jacqueline Antaramian
Anna Gromeko
Sophia Gennusa
Young Lara
 
Katarina
Jonah Halperin
Young Yurii
 
Sasha
Jamie Jackson
Alexander Gromeko
Ava-Riley Miles
Young Tonia
Wendi Bergamini
Stepka
 
Fetisova
 
Ensemble
Heather Botts
Ensemble
Melody Butiu
Kubarikha
 
Ensemble
Josh Canfield
Liberius
 
Ensemble
Briana Carlson-Goodman
Olya
 
Ensemble
Julian Cihi
Nikolai Nikolayovich
 
Ensemble
Bradley Dean
Quatermaster
 
Ensemble
Michael Brian Dunn
Markel
 
Ensemble
Drew Foster
Tusia
 
Secretary of Tribunal
 
Ensemble
Robert Hager
Yanko
 
Ensemble
Ericka Hunter
Ensemble
David McDonald
Gints
 
Ensemble
Joseph Medeiros
Mischa
 
Shulygin
 
Ensemble
Pilar Millhollen
Mrs. Guishar
 
Ensemble
Gary Milner
Priest
 
Kornakov
 
Ensemble
Spencer Moses
Ilya
 
Ensemble
Julius Sermonia
Ensemble
Jacob Smith
Ensemble
Jesse Wildman
Yelenka
 
Ensemble
Swings: Kira Guloien and Denis Lambert
Standby: Ashley Brooke (Young Yurii, Young Tonia, Young Lara, Katarina, Sasha)
Understudies: Wendi Bergamini (Anna Gromeko), Heather Botts (Lara Guishar, Tonia Gromeko), Josh Canfield (Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov), Briana Carlson-Goodman (Lara Guishar, Tonia Gromeko), Bradley Dean (Yurii Zhivago), Drew Foster (Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov), David McDonald (Viktor Komarovsky) and Gary Milner (Alexander Gromeko)
music by Lucy Simon; lyrics by Amy Powers and Michael Korie
Act 1
Sung By
Two Worlds
All
Komarovsky's Toast
Komarovsky, Tonia, Alexander, Anna and Guests
Who Is She?
Yurii
It's a Godsend
Pasha and Students
When the Music Played
Lara
Who Is She? (Reprise)
Yurii
Watch the Moon
Yurii and Tonia
Forward March
Gints, Pasha, Liberius, Yanko and Soldiers
Somewhere My Love
Nurses
Now
Yurii and Lara
Forward March (Reprise)
Gints
Blood on the Snow
Pasha, Soldiers and Nurses
Komarovsky's Lament
Komarovsky
Yurii's Decision
Yurii
In This House
Alexander, Tonia, Yurii and All
Act 2
Sung By
Women and Little Children/He's There
Lara and Women
No Mercy at All
Strelnikov
In This House (Reprise)
Alexander
Love Finds You
Yurii, Lara, Komarovsky, Strelnikov and Tonia
Nowehere to Hide
Liberius and Partisans
It Comes as No Surprise
Tonia and Lara
Ashes and Tears
Yurii, Liberius and Partisans
Watch the Moon (Reprise)
Tonia
On the Edge of Time
Lara and Yurii
Now (Reprise)
Yurii
Blood on the Snow (Reprise)
Soldiers
Finale
Katarina, Lara, Yurii and All
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