Francesca Zambello’s spectacular production of this great American musical comes roaring back to life. Voltaire’s biting wit, Bernstein’s toe-tapping, heart-warming melodies, and a barrel-load of laughs make for a wild ride across the “best of all possible worlds.” Yet from Montevideo to El Dorado, calamity seems to follow poor Candide and Cunegonde everywhere they go; what’s the use of optimism when the odds seem stacked against you?

MUSIC│ Leonard Bernstein
BOOK│ Hugh Wheeler, after Voltaire
LYRICS│ Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, John La Touche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein
SUNG IN│ English
PROJECTED SUPERTITLES│ English
RUN TIME│ Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes
GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY│ Andrew J. Martin-Weber

Candide

Cunegonde

Old Lady
BRIAN VU KATRINA GALKA MEREDITH ARWADY

 

PAQUETTE

MAXIMILIAN
LISA MARIE ROGALI‡ SCHYLER VARGAS‡
CONDUCTOR│ Joseph Colaneri
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTOR│ Francesca Zambello
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER│ Eric Sean Fogel
SET DESIGNER│ James Noone
COSTUME DESIGNER│ Jennifer Moeller
LIGHTING DESIGNER│ Mark McCullough
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER│ Tom Watson
SOUND EFFECTS DESIGNER │ Joel Morain

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Cast

Brian Vu, Candide Website

Katrina Galka, Cunegonde Website

Meredith Arwady, Old Lady

Lisa Marie Rogali‡, Paquette Website

Schyler Vargas‡, Maximilian Website

Keely Futterer‡, Baroness Vanderdendur Website

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes‡, Cacambo/Señor Website

Joseph Goodale‡, Martin/James

Alicia Russell Tagert‡, Minister's Wife, Queen of Eldorado Website

Ryan Johnson‡, Grand Inquisitor/Governor

Jason Zacher‡, Agent/Señor Website

Madison Hertel‡, Dance Captain Website

Kailee Brandt‡, Featured Dancer

Artistic Team

Francesca Zambello, Original Production Director Website

Eric Sean Fogel, Director & Choreographer Website

Mario Pacheco‡, Assistant Director

Joseph Colaneri, Conductor Website

Micah Gleason‡, Assistant Conductor Website

Laura Bleakley‡, Assistant Coach

James Noone, Set Designer

Jennifer Moeller, Costume Designer Website

Mark McCullough, Lighting Designer

Joel Morain, Sound Effects Designer

Tom Watson, Hair & Makeup Designer Website

‡ member of the Young Artists Program