MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 16, 1968
Closing Date
Aug 09, 1969
Previews
12
Performances
305
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Nov 16, 1968 - Aug 09, 1969)
Setting
The present (and 1924). A Bouzouki circle (and Piraeus, Greece, and Crete).
Produced by Harold Prince; Produced in association with Ruth Mitchell
Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book by Joseph Stein; Adapated from "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis; Musical Director: Harold Hastings; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Dorothea Freitag
Directed by Harold Prince; Choreographed by Ronald Field; Associate Choreographer: Tom Rolla
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow; Hair Design by D. Rusty Bonaccorso; Makeup Design by Dick Smith; Associate Lighting Design: David Jenkins; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Domingo Rodriguez; Assistant to Mr. Hastings: Arthur Wagner
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Warren O'Hara
Production Stage Manager: Ruth Mitchell; Stage Manager: James Bronson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bob Burland
Music published by Tommy Valando; Instrumental Interlude Soloist: Jerry Sappir, Ali Hafid and Angelo Saridis
Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Jay Moore
Production Consultant: Vassili Lambrinos; Press Representative: Mary Bryant, David Rothenberg and Ellen Levene; Dance Captain: George Martin; Casting: Shirley Rich
Herschel Bernardi
Zorba
Maria Karnilova
Hortense
Carmen Alvarez
The Widow
John Cunningham
Nikos
Lorraine Serabian
Leader
Joseph Alfasa
Konstandi
Robert Bernard
Old Man
Wayne Boyd
Grigoris
Connie Burnett
Irini
Peggy Cooper
Athena
Gerrit de Beer
Fivos
Al De Sio
Mimiko
Richard Dmitri
Pavli
Nina Dova
Despo
Juliette Durand
Meropi
Louis Garcia
Chyristo
Lewis Gundunas
Thanos
Ali Hafid
Kanakis
Lee Hooper
Efterpi
Nat Horne
Panayotis
Charles Kalan
Aristos
Johnny LaMotta
Georgi
James Luisi
Manolakas
Anthony Marciona
Antonis
Suzan Marciona
Tasso
Alicia Helen Markarian
Marina
Martin Meyers
Vasilis
Paul Michael
Mavrodani
Richard Nieves
Katapolis
Edward Nolfi
Zacharias
Jemela Omar
Belly Dancer
Alex Petrides
Alexis
Gerard Russak
Father Zacharia
Jerry Sappir
Kyriakos
Angelo Saridis
Konstantinos
Loukas Skipitaris
Loukas
Marsha Tamaroff
Sofia
Miriam Welch
Aliki
David Wilder
Constable
Swings: Anna Maria Fanizzi and Terry Violino
Understudies: Peggy Cooper (Leader), Nina Dova (Hortense), Louis Garcia (Mimiko), Lee Hooper (The Widow), Johnny LaMotta (Manolakas), James Luisi (Zorba), Martin Meyers (Konstandi), Richard Nieves (Loukas, Alexis), Loukas Skipitaris (Nikos) and David Wilder (Mavrodani)

Imperial Theatre (Nov 16, 1968 - Aug 09, 1969)

Cast

Leib Lensky
Father Zacharia
Terry Violino
Zacharias
Lloyd Wells
Kyriakos
Swing: Robert Carle
Understudies: Jill Diamond (Leader), Loukas Skipitaris (Pavli), Alfred Toigo (Nikos) and Miriam Welch (Belly Dancer)
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb
Act 1
Sung By
Life Is
Leader and Company
The First Time
Zorba
The Top of the Hill
Leader and Chorus
No Boom Boom
Madame Hortense, Zorba, Nikos and Admirals
Vive La Difference
Admirals and Dancers
The Butterfly
Nikos, Leader, The Widow and Chorus
Goodbye, Canavaro
Madame Hortense and Zorba
Grandpapa
Zorba, Leader and Chorus
Only Love
Madame Hortense
The Bend of the Road
Leader and Chorus
Only Love (Reprise)
Leader
Act 2
Sung By
Yassou
Nikos, Zorba, Madame Hortense, Leader and Chorus
Why Can't I speak
The Widow and Girl
The Crow
Leader and Women
Happy Birthday
Madame Hortense
I Am Free
Zorba
Life Is (Reprise)
Leader and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1969 Nominee
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by John Kander
Book by Joseph Stein
Produced by Harold Prince
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1969 Nominee
Herschel Bernardi
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1969 Nominee
Maria Karnilova
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1969 Nominee
Lorraine Serabian

Best Scenic Design

1969 Winner
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
 

Best Costume Design

1969 Nominee
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
 

Best Choreography

1969 Nominee
Choreographed by Ronald Field
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1969 Nominee
Directed by Harold Prince

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Lyrics

1969 Winner
Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Outstanding Costume Design

1969 Winner
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt

Outstanding Set Design

1969 Winner
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
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