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Who Played Performer in Candide

Performer is a role in Candide, a operetta that opened Broadway in 1956.

Based on the novel <i>Candide</i> by Voltaire<p> El joven protagonista, Cándide, de bien expresivo nombre, practica un optimismo ciego guiado por su tutor, el Doctor Pangloss, que le asegura que todo es para bien en el mejor de los mundos posibles. Llevando a su bien sonante novia, Cunegunda, de la mano, y al referido Doctor Pangloss, Cándide viaja a Lisboa, París, Buenos Aires y hasta al mítico El Dorado, descubriendo a su paso la maldad, la bajeza, la envidia, el sufrimiento y hasta el crimen. Despojado de su idealismo, termina por recalar en Venecia acompañado por la inefable Cunegunda, y sus últimas palabras en la obra, consagrado a su jardín, proclaman: “Y antes de morir tratemos / de dar sentido a esta vida. / No somos sabios ni buenos: / hagámoslo lo mejor que sepamos"

51 actors have played Performer in Candide.

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Performer Production Opened
Carmen Mathews Broadway Candide 1956
Holly Shunaman Broadway Candide 1974
Rhoda Butler Broadway Candide 1974
Bonnie Kirk Off-Broadway Candide 1982
David Eisler Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Deborah St. Darr Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Don Yule Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Erie Mills Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Jack Harrold Off-Broadway Candide 1982
James Billings Off-Broadway Candide 1982
John Lankston Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Muriel Costa-Greenspon Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Richard Kintner Candide 1982
Scott Reeve Off-Broadway Candide 1982
Todd Taylor Candide 1982
Valerie Toth Candide 1982
Jack Harrold Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Kenneth Kantor Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Marsha Bagwell Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Mary Jay Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Maureen Brennan Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Patrick Quinn Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Patti Allison Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Robert Johanson Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Sal Mistretta Milburn, NJ (Regional) Candide 1986
Joseph P. McDonnell Broadway Candide 1997
Matthew Aibel Broadway Candide 1997
Rachel Coloff Broadway Candide 1997
Starla Pace Broadway Candide 1997
Alex Kelly West End Candide 1999
Alexander Hanson West End Candide 1999
Beverley Klein West End Candide 1999
Ceri Ann Gregory West End Candide 1999
Charles Millham West End Candide 1999
Chu Omambala West End Candide 1999
Claudia Cadette West End Candide 1999
Clive Rowe West End Candide 1999
Daniel Evans West End Candide 1999
David Arneil West End Candide 1999
David Burt (i) West End Candide 1999
Denis Quilley West End Candide 1999
Elizabeth Renihan West End Candide 1999
Gabrielle Jourdan West End Candide 1999
Jax Williams West End Candide 1999
Leigh McDonald West End Candide 1999
Mark Umbers West End Candide 1999
Myra Sands West End Candide 1999
Richard Henders West End Candide 1999
Robert Burt West End Candide 1999
Samantha Lavender West End Candide 1999
Simon Day West End Candide 1999
Simon Russell Beale West End Candide 1999

Other Roles in Candide

Role Production Opened
Alchemist Broadway Candide 1956
Arab Conjurer Broadway Candide 1956
Arab Conjurer/Croupier Broadway Candide 1956
Atheist Broadway Candide 1956
Atheist/Bear Man/Pilgrim Father Broadway Candide 1956
Baron Broadway Candide 1956
Baron/Prince Ivan Broadway Candide 1956
Bear Broadway Candide 1956
Bear Man Broadway Candide 1956
Beggar Broadway Candide 1956
Candide Broadway Candide 1956
Captain Broadway Candide 1956
Croupier Broadway Candide 1956
Cunegonde Broadway Candide 1956
Cunegonde/Scrub Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Dancer Broadway Candide 1956
Dr. Pangloss Broadway Candide 1956
Dr. Pangloss/Martin Broadway Candide 1956
Duchess Broadway Candide 1956
Duke of Naples Broadway Candide 1956
Dutch Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Dutch Lady/Grocery Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Dutch Man Broadway Candide 1956
Ferone Broadway Candide 1956
French Lady Broadway Candide 1956
French Lady/Duchess Broadway Candide 1956
Governor of Buenos Aires Broadway Candide 1956
Grocery Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Hesses' General Broadway Candide 1956
Hesses' General/Prefect of Police Broadway Candide 1956
Infant Casmira Broadway Candide 1956
Junkman Broadway Candide 1956
King of Hesse Broadway Candide 1956
King of Hesse/Very, Very Old Insquisitor/Captain Broadway Candide 1956
Lady Cutely Broadway Candide 1956
Lady Richmond Broadway Candide 1956
Lady Soothly Broadway Candide 1956
Lady Toothly Broadway Candide 1956
Lawyer Broadway Candide 1956
Lawyer/Ferone Broadway Candide 1956
Madame Sofronia Broadway Candide 1956
Man Broadway Candide 1956
Man/Marquis Milton Broadway Candide 1956
Marquis Milton Broadway Candide 1956
Martin Broadway Candide 1956
Maximilian Broadway Candide 1956
Officer Broadway Candide 1956
Officers Broadway Candide 1956
Old Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Old Lady/Madame Sofronia Broadway Candide 1956
Performer Broadway Candide 1956
Pilgrim Father Broadway Candide 1956
Pilgrim Mother Broadway Candide 1956
Prefect of Police Broadway Candide 1956
Prince Ivan Broadway Candide 1956
Scrub Lady Broadway Candide 1956
Singer Broadway Candide 1956
Sultan Milton Broadway Candide 1956
Very Old Inquisitor Broadway Candide 1956
Very Old Inquisitor/Alchemist/Duke of Naples Broadway Candide 1956
Very, Very Old Insquisitor Broadway Candide 1956
Wine-Seller Broadway Candide 1956
Woman Broadway Candide 1956

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