Shows · Candide
Candide
Opened 1956
73 performances
Musical, Golden Age
Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by the poet Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire. Other contributors to the text were John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, and Bernstein himself.
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Lyrics
- Richard Wilbur, etc.
- Book
- Lillian Hellman
Productions6 productions: 4 on Broadway, 2 in the West End
Songs9 songs
The Best of All Possible Worlds, Oh, Happy We, It Must Be So, Glitter and Be Gay, I Am Easily Assimilated, Eldorado, Bon Voyage, What’s the Use?, Make Our Garden Grow
Recordings 18 recordings
1987
Candide (1956 original Broadway cast)
CBS Records Masterworks MK 38732, released 1987
United States
1991
Candide
Deutsche Grammophon 429 734-2; ? 429 735-2; ? 429 736-2, released September 3, 1991
Germany
1991
Candide (1956 original Broadway cast)
Sony Broadway SK 48017, released November 15, 1991
United States
1991
Candide (1956 original Broadway cast)
Sony Broadway ST 48017, released November 15, 1991
United States
1992
Candide (1956 original Broadway cast)
Sony Broadway SK 48017, released February 3, 1992
Netherlands
1997
Candide
? 429 735-2; ? 429 736-2; Deutsche Grammophon 449-656-2, released April 15, 1997
United States
1997
Candide: The New Broadway Cast Recording
RCA Victor 09026-68835-2, released July 29, 1997
United States
2000
Candide (1999 Royal National Theatre cast)
First Night Records Cast CD 75, released 2000
United Kingdom
2006
Candide (1974 Broadway revival cast)
Masterworks Broadway 82876 88391-2, released August 29, 2006
United States 
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Candide (1974 Version) matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
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