Candide (London Transfer of Scottish Opera Production, 1988)

Production Info

Previews: December 2, 1988 (3 prev.)
Opening December 6, 1988
Closing: January 7, 1989
Length of Run: 34 (See Trivia & History note for more detail)
Run Type: Limited

Location Info

Market: West End
Location: London, England

Credits Highlights

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... Directors	Jonathan Miller John Wells (ii)
... Choreography and Staging	Anthony Van Laast

Cast

... Voltaire / Pangloss / Cacambo / Martin	Nickolas Grace
... Captain / Governor / Gambler	Alexander Oliver
... Candide	Mark Beudert
... Cunegonde (alternates)	Marilyn Hill Smith Rosemary Ashe
... Old Lady	Patricia Routledge
... Maximilian	Mark Tinkler
... Paquette	Gaynor Miles
... The Baron / First Officer / Grand Inquisitor / First Jesuit / Slave Driver / Ragotski / Sailor	Leon Greene
... Don Isaachar, the Jew / Father Bernard / The Anabaptist / Second Officer / Sailor	Howard Goorney
... Baroness	Betsy Marrion

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... Orchestra
Life Is Happiness Indeed .... Voltaire, Company
The Best of All Possible Worlds (ii) .... Pangloss, Candide, Cunegonde, Maximilian, Paquette
Oh, Happy We .... Candide and Cunegonde
It Must Be So .... Candide
Battle Chorale .... Voltaire and Ccmpany
Candide's Lament (Cunegonde, is it true?) .... Candide
Dear Boy .... Pangloss
Auto-da-fé .... Company
It Must Be Me .... Candide
The Paris Waltz .... Orchestra
Glitter and Be Gay .... Cunegonde (with the Old Lady)
You Were Dead, You Know .... Candide and Cunegonde
I Am Easily Assimilated .... Old Lady, Candide, Cunegonde and Ensemble
To the New World [Quartet Finale] .... Candide, Cunegonde, Old Lady, Captain

Act Two

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
Opening .... Ensemble
My Love .... Governor, Cunegonde, Maximilian
We Are Women .... Cunegonde, Old Lady
Alleluia .... Ensemble
The Ballad of Eldorado .... Candide and Ensemble
Laughing Song .... Martin
Bon Voyage .... Vanderdendur and Chorus
Money, Money .... Ensemble
Pass It Along .... Old Lady, Ragotski, Maximilian, Gambler, Ensemble
Venice Gavotte .... Old Lady, Candide, Pangloss, Cunegonde
Nothing More Than This .... Candide
Universal Good (We have learned) .... Ensemble
Finale: Make Our Garden Grow .... Company

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Trivia & History

A transfer of the Scottish Opera production.
Several numbers that were in the Scottish Opera production were deleted here.
Played seven perfomances a week on a varying schedule.

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Production Info

Previews: December 2, 1988 (3 prev.)
Opening December 6, 1988
Closing: January 7, 1989
Length of Run: 34 (See Trivia & History note for more detail)
Run Type: Limited

Location Info

Market: West End
Location: London, England

Venues

Main Run

Old Vic Theatre (London, England)
12/6/1988 - 1/7/1989

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