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 (Zoe 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."
1968 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1970 | US Tour |
Bus and Truck Tour US Tour |
1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1985 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
2006 | Los Angeles |
Reprise! Concert Los Angeles |
2015 | New York |
Encores Concert Revival New York |
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