May 2-14, 2006     |      Freud Playhouse at UCLA       |      

 

 Starring Three-time Tony Award nominee MARC KUDISCH and Broadway veteran JUDY KAYE

 

Just the name ZORBA brings up visions of earthy Greek men dancing in a bouzouki circle in a cafe on the island of Crete.  The zest for life is the center of this moving, heart-tugging and passionate love story.  The Kander & Ebb (Chicago) score, which supplies wings for the story, soars with joy, sorrow and the affirmation of every moment.  The NY Times hailed ZORBA, "a musical with exquisite style and finesse," while The New Yorker raved, "A big, sunny, tuneful musical, which suddenly reaches out and touches our hearts". 

 
CREDITS
Music by JOHN KANDER
Lyrics by FRED EBB
Book by JOSEPH STEIN
Adapted from  "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis
Originally Produced and Directed on the New York Stage by Harold Prince
Musical Direction by Gerald Sternbach
Choreographed by Dan Mojica
Directed by David Lee