Based on the original writings of the French philosopher Voltaire, this sophisticated yet wacky operetta is a comedy with shades of Monty Python. This funny, irreverent satire is a musical expression of Voltaire's tongue-in-cheek send-up of optimistic philosophies set to a score by Leonard Bernstein, with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Produced and directed by Vince Tinebra, "Candide" will run at Main Street Theatre Co. from May 31 to June 15, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Musical direction is by Bruce De La Cruz.
A fast-paced two-act musical, "Candide" follows its titular hero as he is expelled from home, drafted into the Bulgarian army, brought before the Spanish Inquisition, swindled out of a fortune, shipwrecked on a desert isle, and separated time and again from his true love, Cunegonde, who bears with remarkable dignity a variety of carnal encounters by almost everybody everyone she meets. Through it all, Candide remembers the lesson of his dear master Dr. Pangloss: everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
Tickets are available by calling (732) 553-1153 or online, at www.smstc.org.
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