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Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night

By: 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

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Ensemble cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Ensemble cast

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Yusef Bulos

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Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie

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Marin Mazzie and Sheldon Harnick

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John Turturro

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John Turturro and John Weidman

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
John Turturro and John Weidman

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John Turturro

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John Turturro

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Walter Bobbie, John Turturro and John Weidman

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Walter Bobbie and John Turturro

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John Turturro

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John Turturro

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Jason Danieley

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Margery Gray Harnick, Marin Mazzie and Sheldon Harnick

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Carlos Valdes

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Carlos Valdes

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Marin Mazzie and John Turturro

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Marin Mazzie and John Turturro

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Robert Cuccioli

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Santino Fontana

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
John Turturro and Santino Fontana

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Adam Chanler-Berat

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Adam Chanler-Berat

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Elizabeth A. Davis

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image

Elizabeth A. Davis

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Elizabeth A. Davis and John Turturro

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Sultana Taj

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image

Sultana Taj

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Sultana Taj

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Romy Sandhu and Sultana Taj

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Adam Chanler-Berat and Marin Mazzie

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Zoe Wanamaker

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
Zoe Wanamaker

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Zoe Wanamaker

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John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker

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John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker

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John Turturro and Zoe Wanamaker

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Zoe Wanamaker, John Turturro and Santino Fontana

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Elizabeth A. Davis, John Turturro, Santino Fontana, Adam Chanler-Berat and cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! Wraps Up Final Show of 2015 Season- ZORBA! Cast Celebrates Closing Night  Image
John Turturro, Zo� Wanamaker, Santino Fontana, Adam Chanler-Berat and cast







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