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Who Played Zorba in Zorba!

Zorba is a role in Zorba!, a musical that opened New York in 2015.

Zorba! is Joseph Stein, John Kander and Fred Ebb's galvanic re-imagining of Nikos Kazantzakis's best-selling tale of Zorba (John Turturro), a larger than life Greek jack-of-all-trades who "lives every day as if it will be his last" and his friendship with Nikos (Santino Fontana), a young American student. Life becomes complicated when the men become involved with two women: Zorba with the aging innkeeper Madame Hortense (Zoe Wanamaker) and Nikos with a beautiful widow (Elizabeth A. Davis). Commenting on the story is a Greek chorus-like group, led by The Leader (Marin Mazzie), who begins the play by explaining exactly what "Life Is."

9 actors have played Zorba in Zorba!.

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Performer Production Opened
Herschel Bernardi Broadway Zorba 1968
James Luisi Broadway Zorba 1968
Michael Kermoyan US Tour Zorba 1970
Anthony Quinn Broadway Zorba 1983
Charles Karel Broadway Zorba 1983
James Lockhart Broadway Zorba 1983
Anthony Quinn US Tour Zorba 1985
Marc Kudisch Los Angeles Zorba 2006
Antonio Banderas Broadway Zorba 2014
John Turturro New York Zorba! 2015

Other Roles in Zorba!

Role Production Opened
Ensemble New York Zorba! 2015
Hortense New York Zorba! 2015
Manolakas New York Zorba! 2015
Mavrodani New York Zorba! 2015
Mimiko New York Zorba! 2015
Niko New York Zorba! 2015
Pavli New York Zorba! 2015
The Leader New York Zorba! 2015
The Widow New York Zorba! 2015
Zorba New York Zorba! 2015

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