musicalgeek406 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree. This doesn't exactly make me want to run out and see the show.

jyrsjrdfngfs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I saw the latest incarnation of this operetta at the Lincoln Center, 'twas magnifique!

StarryNight713 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm iffy on the choice of song. I'd rather see "Life is Happiness Indeed" or "Best of All Possible World."

josui777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

OMG I just realized who that is. That's Jim Dale! He was the bad guy in Pete's Dragon.

tooslimnc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You can rent it on Netflix, or purchase it from Amazon. Look for Candide (2005)

Kaylea1323 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

who is in the dvd...like who plays who... and do you know where i could purchase it??

mwp2paris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This story is so complex and Bernstein's music is so amazing and massive, I'm not sure the Broadway stage...even the expansive Gershwin stage, can do it justice. To see it in all of it its majesty and splendor, get your hands on a copy of the Jerry Hadley (RIP) and Dame June Anderson performance conducted by the composer himself, Mastro Leonard Bernstein. It is truly amazing and to watch Bernstein conduct his unruly child of a composition that fought its own birth for decades...breathtaking.

jamesfeenstra (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I was just about to say the same thing! The lyrics are very Gilbert, the melody very Sullivan, but the playful rhythms and time signatures (especially around 2:10ish) is all Bernstein!

chevychase (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's by the wonderful Leonard Bernstein.

mecsings (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

They made a lot of cuts for this performance. In the show, that governor deceives Candide by giving him a "perfect wreck of a boat"