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Based on the novel Candide by Voltaire

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 more...

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Man
Man/Marquis Milton
Marquis Milton
Alchemist
Duke of Naples
Very Old Inquisitor
Very Old Inquisitor/Alchemist/Duke of Naples
King of Hesse
King of Hesse/Very, Very Old Insquisitor/Captain
Very, Very Old Insquisitor
Arab Conjurer
Arab Conjurer/Croupier
Croupier
Sultan Milton
Ferone
Lawyer
Lawyer/Ferone
Cunegonde/Scrub Lady
Scrub Lady
Junkman
Wine-Seller
Lady Cutely
Wine-Seller
Lady Soothly
Pilgrim Mother
Baron/Prince Ivan
Prince Ivan
Infant Casmira
Governor of Buenos Aires
Madame Sofronia
Old Lady/Madame Sofronia
Hesses' General
Hesses' General/Prefect of Police
Prefect of Police
Dutch Lady
Dutch Lady/Grocery Lady
Grocery Lady
Atheist
Atheist/Bear Man/Pilgrim Father
Bear Man
Pilgrim Father
Duchess
French Lady
French Lady/Duchess

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Awards and Nominations


1957 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Irra Petina was nominated but did not win.

Production Team

Leonard Bernstein Orchestrator
Tyrone Guthrie Director
Hershy Kay Orchestrator
Samuel Krachmalnick Musical Director
Ronald De Mann Hair Designer
Paul Morrison Lighting Designer
Irene Sharaff Costume Designer
Oliver Smith Scenic Designer
Anna Sokolow Choreographer

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