Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night
By: Walter McBride May. 12, 2015
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New York City Center's Encores! just wrapped up the final production of the 2015 season, Zorba!, directed by Walter Bobbie (Chicago) and choreographed by Josh Rhodes (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella) with musical direction by Rob Berman. The production starred John Turturro stars in the title role of Zorba, joined by Adam Chanler-Berat, Robert Cuccioli, Elizabeth A. Davis, Santino Fontana, Marin Mazzie, Robert Montano, Carlos Valdes and Zoë Wanamaker. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the closing night after party!
Zorba! is Joseph Stein, John Kander and Fred Ebb's galvanic re-imagining of Nikos Kazantzakis's best-selling tale of Zorba (John Turturro), a larger than life Greek jack-of-all-trades who "lives every day as if it will be his last" and his friendship with Nikos (Santino Fontana), a young American student. Life becomes complicated when the men become involved with two women: Zorba with the aging innkeeper Madame Hortense (Zoë Wanamaker) and Nikos with a beautiful widow (Elizabeth A. Davis). Commenting on the story is a Greek chorus-like group, led by The Leader (Marin Mazzie), who begins the play by explaining exactly what "Life Is."
Zorba! has a book by Joseph Stein, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was adapted from Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. The original production starred Herschel Bernardi and Maria Karnilova and was directed by Harold Prince. It opened at the Imperial Theater on November 16, 1968 and ran for 305 performances. Songs include "Life Is" and "Only Love."
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Ensemble cast
Ensemble cast
Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie
Marin Mazzie and Sheldon Harnick
John Turturro and John Weidman
John Turturro and John Weidman
Walter Bobbie, John Turturro and John Weidman
Walter Bobbie and John Turturro
Margery Gray Harnick, Marin Mazzie and Sheldon Harnick
Marin Mazzie and John Turturro
Marin Mazzie and John Turturro
John Turturro and Santino Fontana
Elizabeth A. Davis and John Turturro
Sultana Taj
Sultana Taj
Sultana Taj
Romy Sandhu and Sultana Taj
Adam Chanler-Berat and Marin Mazzie
Zoe Wanamaker
Zoe Wanamaker
Zoe Wanamaker
John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker
John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker
John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker a
John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker
Zoe Wanamaker, John Turturro and Santino Fontana
Elizabeth A. Davis, John Turturro, Santino Fontana, Adam Chanler-Berat and cast
John Turturro, Zo� Wanamaker, Santino Fontana, Adam Chanler-Berat and cast
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