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Who Played Priest in Candide

Priest is a role in Candide, a operetta that opened Off-Broadway in 2004.

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"

4 actors have played Priest in Candide.

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Performer Production Opened
David Horwitz Broadway Candide 1974
Jeff Keller Broadway Candide 1974
Jim Corti Broadway Candide 1974
Ray Wills Off-Broadway Candide 2004

Other Roles in Candide

Role Production Opened
Aide Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Archbishop Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Baron Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Baroness Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Cacambo Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Candide Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Captain Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Crook Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Cunegonde Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Don Issachar Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Ensemble Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Governor Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Heresy Agent Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Inquisitor Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Judge Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Martin Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Maximilian Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Old Lady Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Pangloss Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Paquette Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Prefect Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Priest Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Ragotski Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Sheep Off-Broadway Candide 2004
Vanderdendur Off-Broadway Candide 2004

“Priest” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Joan of Arc: Into the Fire Off-Broadway 2017
War Horse West End 2009
The Light in the Piazza Broadway 2005
Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway 2000
Twelfth Night Broadway 1998
Twelfth Night or What You Will Off-Broadway 1989
The Baker's Wife Broadway 1976
Pacific Overtures Broadway 1976
The King and I Broadway 1951
Music in the Air Broadway 1932
Hamlet Broadway 1930
Caesar and Cleopatra Broadway 1925

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