PHOTO CALL: New York City Opera Revives Bernstein's Candide

By Ernio Hernandez
April 7, 2008

Daniel Reichard, Judith Blazer and Richard Kind star in the New York City Opera's revival of Candide at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater beginning April 8.

Arthur Masella directs the Harold Prince production with choreography by Patricia Birch. The cast also features Jessica Wright, Kyle Pfortmiller, Christopher Jackson, Peter Samuel, Lauren Worsham, Lielle Berman, Robert Ousley, Eric Michael Gillett, William Ledbetter and John Paul Almon.

George Manahan conducts the orchestra for the work featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, a book by Hugh Wheeler and lyrics by Richard Wilbur with additional lyrics by Bernstein, John Latouche and Stephen Sondheim.

Here is a first look at Candide:

Richard Kind		Judith Blazer

Richard Kind, Daniel Reichard and Judith Blazer

Richard Kind, Kyle Pfortmiller and Eric Michael Gillett

Lauren Worsham, Judith Blazer and Daniel Reichard

Richard Kind and Daniel Reichard		Lauren Worsham and Daniel Reichard with Jessica Wright and Richard Kind (seated)