Probing the existential questions that haunt us was a hallmark of Bernstein both as a person and composer. He was not satisfied unless he was immersed in major issues, upending and questioning the ...

From its rollicking overture to its modern classics, "Glitter and Be Gay" and "Make Our Garden Grow," stage director Alison Moritz's production follows the innocent Candide, raised to believe he lives ...

In “Candide,” the title character endures multiple misadventures, including heartbreak, travel fatigue and the Inquisition. In other words, it’s the ultimate feel-good show. Funny, free-wheeling and ...

Cast: David Adams, Megan King, Jake Coleman, Tommy Rowell, Paul Houghtaling, Patrick Jacobs, Aimee Riemersma, April Golliver; with the Mobile Opera Chorus. : Mobile Opera opens its 65th season with ...

Reporting from San Francisco — In the annals of Leonard Bernstein, it is common to dismiss the West Coast. The composer was a native Bostonian and a New York icon who didn’t have all that much to do ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Candide runs September 17 - October ...

Famous composer Leonard Bernstein would’ve turned 100 in August of this year, but the School of Music is celebrating early this week with its performance of the satirical musical comedy “Candide.” ...

Life is not always happiness, indeed. Or is it? To wit: "Candide," the musical with a glorious score by Leonard Bernstein and words by a kitchen-sinkful of distinguished writers, has been a problem ...

Kelsey Grammer makes his L.A. Opera debut co-starring with Broadway's Christine Ebersole in Leonard Bernstein's most troubled composition, 'Candide.' By Jordan Riefe Produced a year before Leonard ...

Conductor Marin Alsop explains how her mentor, Leonard Bernstein, probes the essential questions of humanity in his comic operetta Candide. In 'Candide,' Bernstein Fuses Philosophy And Comedy Leonard ...