ACT ONE
1. Overture -
2. Life is Happiness Indeed - Candide, Cunégonde, Maximilian, Paquette
3. The Best of All Possible Worlds - Pangloss, Candide, Cunégonde, Maximilian, Paquette
4. Oh Happy We - Candide & Cunégonde
5. It Must Be So - Candide
5a. O Miserere - Chorus
6. Glitter and Be Gay - Cunégonde
7. Auto Da Fe (What A Day) - Chorus, Inquisitor, Agent
8. This World - Candide
9. You Were Dead You Know - Candide, Cunégonde
10. I am Easily Assimilated - Old Lady, 3 Dons, Waiter
10a. I am Easily Assimilated (reprise) - Cunégonde, Candide, Old Lady, Chorus
ACT TWO
11. My Love - Governor, Maximilian
12. Alleluia - Chorus, Maximilian
13. Sheep's Song - 2 Sheep, Lion, Paquette, Candide
14. Bon Voyage - Schottische - Chorus, Governor
15. The Best of All Possible Worlds (reprise) - Paquette, Old Lady, Candide, 2 Sheep
16. You Were Dead You Know - Candide, Cunégonde
17. Make our Garden Grow (Finale) - Candide, Cunégonde, Maximilian, Paquette, Voltaire, Old Lady, Chorus |

Obvously we do live in the best of all possible worlds, as Voltaire sought to
prove in his 18th century story Candide, which, like most philosophy, now comes
to us as a lavish musical.
Candide, at the Seymour Centre, proves it all through fun, energetically, with
a fast and big production. It is a huge international success late in reaching
Sydney.
Curly-top Candide, played by Philip Quast, has world-wide crazy adventures. The
acting bouquet goes to Jon Ewing as Dr Pangloss.

Sydney Morning Herald, May 2, 1982 |
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