Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
Book by Michael Weller
Lyrics by Michael Korie and Amy Powers
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak
Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and Turner Entertainment Co.
Orchestrations by Daniel Troob
Music Arrangements by Eric Stern
ISBN: 9780573709449
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Overview
Doctor Zhivago is a heartbreaking epic romance set during the final days of Czarist Russia. Raised as an aristocrat, Zhivago is a political idealist, physician and poet whose life is tossed by the tides of history as he is torn between a life with his close childhood friend and wife, and the passionate and mysterious Lara. Zhivago, however, is not alone in his yearnings for Lara, and must compete with both revolutionaries and aristocracy alike to win the heart of the woman he cannot live without.
This licensed version of Doctor Zhivago is largely based upon the 2015 Broadway production, with some structural changes based upon the Sydney production from 2011. A new song, “Home Where the Lilacs Grow,” has been inserted into Act 1.
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Cautions
- Alcohol
- Gun Shots
- Strong Language
Details
- Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period, Docudrama/History
- Time Period: 1930s, 1920s, 1910s/WWI
- Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Expandable Casting, Flexible Cast Size, Roles for Children, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
- Target Audience: Adult
Authors
Lucy Simon
When Lucy Simon was in grade school, a class assignment was to memorize a poem and recite it in class. The only way she could do it was to put it to a melody. The poem she chose was “Wynken Blynken and Nod” by Eugene Field. It is the first song she ever wrote. Several years ...
Amy Powers
Michael Korie
Michael Korie is the lyricist of the Broadway musical War Paint, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, and is the recipient of this year's Marc Blitzstein Award, given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Writing for musical theater, he created the lyrics to co ...
Michael Weller
Michael Weller studied music composition at Brandeis University, then worked as a jazz pianist before taking his graduate degree in theater at the University of Manchester, England. His best-known plays are Moonchildren, Fishing, Loose Ends and Spoils Of War. His films includ ...