Zorba
New York City Center
Encores!
Opening Night: May 6, 2015
Closing Night: May 10, 2015
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Book: Joseph Stein
Zorba the Greek teaches his life-embracing philosophy to a more uptight young student who has inherited a mine in Crete. Zorba maintains his joy in living despite several tragedies, in the musical adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel Zorba the Greek and its 1964 film.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Life Is………………………………………….Leader, Company
The First Time………………………………………………Zorba
The Top of the Hill………………………….Leader, Chorus
No Boom Boom………………..Madame Hortense, Zorba,
Nikos, Admirals
Vive La Difference………………………Admirals, Dancers
The Butterfly…….Nikos, Leader, The Widow, Chorus
Goodbye, Canavaro…………..Madame Hortense, Zorba
Grandpapa……………………………Zorba, Leader, Chorus
Only Love…………………………………..Madame Hortense
The Bend of the Road………………………Leader, Chorus
Only Love (Reprise)……………………………………..Leader
ACT TWO
Yassou……..Nikos, Madame Hortense, Zorba, Leader,
Chorus
Why Can’t I Speak…………………………The Widow, Girl
The Crow……………………………………….Leader, Women
Happy Birthday…………………………..Madame Hortense
I Am Free………………………………………………………Zorba
Life Is (Reprise)……………………………Leader, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Marin Mazzie The Leader
Santino Fontana Niko
John Turturro Zorba
Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva Konstandi
Ensemble
Robert Cuccioli Mavrodani
Gavriel Savit Constable
Ensemble
Robert Montano Manolakas
Carlos Valdes Pavli
Elizabeth A. Davis The Widow
Adam Chanler-Berat Mimiko
Yusef Bulos Father Zahoria
Ensemble
Zoë Wanamaker Madame Hortense
Sean Ewing Admiral
Ensemble
Richard Gatta Admiral
Ensemble
Rommy Sandhu Admiral
Ensemble
Joseph J. Simeone Admiral
Ensemble
David Scott Purdy Katapolis
Ensemble
Evan D. Siegel Anagnosti
Ensemble
Sultana Taj Belly Dancer
Ensemble
Enrique Acevedo Ensemble
Laura D’Andre Ensemble
Evangelia Kingsley Ensemble
Nikka Graff Lanzarone Ensemble
Vanessa Lemonides Ensemble
Maria-Christina Oliveras Ensemble
Matthew Rossoff Ensemble
Allysa Shorte Ensemble
Alex Syiek Ensemble
Nicholas Ward Ensemble
James Zannelli Ensemble
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