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Candide (1974)

Freddie and Myrna Gershon Fund Grant Program in Honor of Stephen Sondheim

by JasonC on September 28, 2010

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MTI CEO Freddie Gershon, and wife Myrna, have partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to create and fund a grant program to reward outstanding teachers in honor of their friend, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.  According to the Washington Examiner, “The Kennedy Center-Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards announced Tuesday will award $10,000 grants [...]

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CANDIDE at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre

by TylerP on June 3, 2010

in Candide (1974),Candide (1999),In the News,Show Spotlight

The revised 1999 version of CANDIDE has opened to positive reviews at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre! CANDIDE features a book by Hugh Wheeler, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Richard Wilbur. Based on the novel by Voltaire, Wheeler’s musical adaptation recounts the story of Candide, the illegitimate  nephew of a German baron, and his [...]

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CANDIDE & WEST SIDE STORY: Opera? Operetta? Musical? What Do You Say?

by KatH on August 25, 2009

in Candide (1974),Candide (1999),Show Spotlight,West Side Story

by Yui Kitamura August 25th marks composer Leonard Bernstein’s birthday. Born in 1918, this prolific artist created a wide variety of music until he died in 1990 at the age of 72. Bernstein was a great educator, conductor, and music director, as well as a composer of classical, film, and theatre music. Of the many [...]

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