Candide (2005)

"A concert performance of Bernsteins famous musical"Movie
Audience Score
70
Candide
Leonard Bernsteins brilliant comic operetta comes to dazzling new life under the guidance of director Lonny Price A Class Act Based on the classic Voltaire tale of an innocent young mans journey through a life filled with colorful characters and unexpected life lessons this tunefilled frolic features Tony Awardwinners Patti LuPone and Kristin Chenoweth heading a dazzling cast with Paul Groves Stanford Olsen Sir Thomas Allen and the Westminster Symphonic Choir The impeccable score with lyrics by luminaries including Lillian Hellman Dorothy Parker Stephen Sondheim Richard Wilbur and John La Touche includes a host of delightful songs such as Life Is Happiness Indeed It Must Be So You Were Dead You Know and Make Our Garden Grow Now enjoy this allnew production of a musical comedy favorite with Broadways top stars