MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 01, 1956
Closing Date
Feb 02, 1957
Performances
73
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Dec 01, 1956 - Feb 02, 1957)
Description
A musical in two acts.
Setting
Westphalia. Lisbon. Paris. Buenos Aires. Venice.
Produced by Ethel Linder Reiner and Lester Osterman, Jr.
Book by Lillian Hellman; Based on the novel "Candide" by Voltaire; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Richard Wilbur, John La Touche and Dorothy Parker; Musical Director: Samuel Krachmalnick; Music orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay
Directed by Tyrone Guthrie; Choreographed by Wallace Seibert and Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Paul Morrison; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann
Company Manager: Joseph Moss
Production Stage Manager: Peter Zeisler; Stage Manager: Jack Merigold and Joseph Bernard
Press Representative: Ben Washer and Howard Newman; Production Associate: Thomas Hammond; Assistant to the Director: Tom Brown
Max Adrian
Dr. Pangloss
 
Martin
Barbara Cook
Cunegonde
 
Scrub Lady
Irra Petina
Old Lady
 
Madame Sofronia
Robert Rounseville
Candide
Peggyann Alderman
Singer
Boris Aplon
Man
 
Marquis Milton
Charles Aschmann
Very Old Inquisitor
 
Alchemist
 
Duke of Naples
 
Singer
Conrad Bain
King of Hesse
 
Very, Very Old Insquisitor
 
Captain
Robert Barry
Arab Conjurer
 
Croupier
 
Singer
Alvin Beam
Dancer
Joseph Bernard
Sultan Milton
George Blackwell
Officer
 
Lady Toothly
 
Singer
William Chapman
Lawyer
 
Ferone
Robert Cosden
Junkman
 
Beggar
Charles Czarny
Dancer
Dori Davis
Lady Cutely
 
Singer
Jack De Lon
Singer
Tony Drake
Dutch Man
 
Officer
 
Singer
Louis Edmonds
Maximilian
Naomi Farr
Singer
Marvin Gordon
Dancer
Stanley Grover
Singer
 
Wine-Seller
Carmen Gutierrez
Dancer
Fred Jones
Lady Soothly
 
Singer
Mollie Knight
Singer
Dorothy Krebill
Pilgrim Mother
 
Singer
Vivian Laurence
Singer
Henry Lawrence
Singer
Robert Mesrobian
Baron
 
Prince Ivan
 
Singer
Lois Monroe
Singer
Charles Morrell
Bear
 
Dancer
Frances Noble
Dancer
Maria Novotna
Infant Casmira
Doris Okerson
Woman
 
Singer
William Olvis
Governor of Buenos Aires
Liane Plane
Dancer
Thomas Pyle
Beggar
 
Officer
 
Lady Richmond
 
Singer
Norman Roland
Hesse's General
 
Prefect of Police
Margaret Roy
Dutch Lady
 
Grocery Lady
 
Beggar
 
Singer
Robert Rue
Atheist
 
Bear Man
 
Pilgrim Father
 
Singer
Maud Scheerer
French Lady
 
Duchess
Mara Shorr
Singer
Gloria Stevens
Dancer
Dorothy White
Singer
Understudies: Tony Drake (Governor), Stanley Grover (Candide), Dorothy Krebill (Old Lady) and Margot Moser (Cunegonde)
music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Richard Wilbur
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Pangloss and Chorus
Oh, Happy We (Duet)
Candide and Cunegonde
It Must Be So
Candide
It Must Be Me
Candide
Glitter and Be Gay
Cunegonde
You Were Dead, You Know
(lyrics by John Latouche)
Candide and Cunegonde
My Love
(lyrics by John Latouche and Richard Wilbur)
The Governor, Cunegonde and Old Lady
I Am Easily Assimilated (Tango)
(lyrics by Leonard Bernstein)
Old Lady, Cunegonde and Chorus
Quartet Finale
Cunegonde, Candide, Old Lady and Governor
Act 2
Sung By
Quiet (Trio)
Cunegonde, Old Lady and Governor
Eldorado
Candide
Bon Voyage
Governor and Chorus
What's the Use
Old Lady, Bazzini, Ferone, Ivan and Chorus
Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)
Entire Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1957 Nominee
Book by Lillian Hellman
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Richard Wilbur
Produced by Ethel Linder Reiner and Lester Osterman, Jr.
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1957 Nominee
Irra Petina
 

Best Scenic Design

1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
 

Best Costume Design

1957 Nominee
Costume Design by Irene Sharaff
 

Conductor and Musical Director

1957 Nominee
Musical Director: Samuel Krachmalnick
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