Leonard Bernstein's Candide 


Carnegie Mellon's Schools of Drama and Music are currently presenting Leonard Bernstein's Candide (the Royal National Theatre version) in the Philip Chosky Theater at Carnegie Mellon University. 

This musical is very entertaining and the story follows the Voltaire novel reasonably well. The set is minimal, but the set design is very effective in presenting the sense of the characters traveling from place to place. The orchestra is good and the cast have very strong voices, although I can only speak about the cast in half the shows. There is dual casting for all the major roles and they alternate casts between performances. The show I saw was dominated by senior musical theater majors from the drama department. I enjoyed it very much.

There are six remaining performances April 26-30. Call the Box Office (412-268-2407) or visit the Drama web site (http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama) for tickets. 

Posted: Sunday - April 24, 2005 at 05:32 PM          

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