Lamplighters Music Theatre to Present CANDIDE

San Francisco's Lamplighters take Candide, his beloved Cunegonde, the absurdly optimistic philosopher Pangloss, and a virtual clown car of other eccentric characters on their picaresque journey around the world in search of the meaning of life. As classic in the realm of operetta as West Side Story is in the realm of American musical theatre, the British Royal National Theatre version of Candide, as adapted for the stage by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, is set to the sublime music of that quintessential modern American master, Leonard Bernstein, and the brilliant lyrics of Richard Wilbur and Stephen Sondheim.

Stage Director: Phil Lowery • Music Director: Baker Peeples
The Royal National Theatre Version • Music by Leonard Bernstein
Book Adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler in a New Version by John Caird
Lyrics by Richard Wilbur • Additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim,
John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein

SAN FRANCISCO
WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard Street
WHEN: Friday January 30 at 8pm, Saturday January 31 at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday February 1 at 2pm
TICKETS: For tickets ($20-59), please call 415-978-2787 or visit ybca.org

WALNUT CREEK
WHERE: Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive
WHEN: Friday February 13 at 8pm, Saturday February 14 at 2pm, Sunday February 15 at 2pm
TICKETS: For tickets ($25-54), please call 925-943-7469 or visit lesherartscenter.org

MOUNTAIN VIEW
WHERE: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street
WHEN: Saturday February 21 at 8pm, Sunday February 22 at 2pm
TICKETS: For tickets ($25-53), please call 650-903-6000 or visit mvcpa.com