Overview
Synopsis
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago follows Yurii Andreyevich Zhivago, a political idealist, physician, and poet, as he is wrapped up in the tides of history of the Russian Revolution. He must choose between a life with his close childhood friend and wife, Tonia Gromeko, or the passionate and mysterious Lara Guishar. With a lush score set against the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, Doctor Zhivago is a tale of forbidden romance and revolution.
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Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Supporting |
Male |
Baritone, Bass |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Female |
Soprano |
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Featured |
Female |
Soprano |
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Featured |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass |
Songs
ACT ONE
- Two Worlds – Young Yurii, Yurii, Young Tonia, Tonia, Young Lara, Lara, Pasha, Priest & Ensemble
- * Komarovsky’s Toast – Komarovsky, Tonia, Alex, Anna & Guests
- Who Is She? – Yurii
- The Tavern – Students
- * It’s A Godsend – Pasha & Students
- Godsend Exit – Students
- When the Music Played – Lara
- Who Is She? (Reprise) – Yurii
- Watch the Moon – Yurii & Tonia
- March Transition – Liberius & Soldiers
- Forward March for the Tsar – Gints, Soldiers, Pasha, Liberius & Yanko
- Nurse Antipova – Orchestra
- Field Infirmary – Orchestra
- Home Where the Lilacs Grow – Olya & Ensemble
- Forward March Reprise – Orchestra
- Yanko’s Death – Orchestra
- Now – Yurii & Lara
- Blood on the Snow – Gints, Pasha, Liberius, Soldiers & Nurses
- The Perfect World – Shulygin, Fetislova, Sasha, Komarovsky & Ensemble
- Komarovsky’s Lament – Komarovsky
- Yurii’s Decision – Yurii
- In This House – Sasha, Alex, Tonia, Yurii & Ensemble
ACT TWO
- Women and Little Children/He’s There – Lara, Earthy Woman & Female Ensemble
- Arrival at Yuriatin – Orchestra
- No Mercy at All – Strelnikov
- Yelinka’s Letter/House Reprise – Alex
- Love Finds You – Yurii, Lara, Komarovsky, Strelnikov & Tonia
- Love Finds You (Reprise) – Lara
- Nowhere to Hide – Liberius & Ensemble
- It Comes as No Surprise – Tonia & Lara
- Kubarika – Ensemble
- Ashes and Tears – Yurii, Liberius & Ensemble
- Ice Palace – Tonia
- On the Edge of Time – Lara & Yurii
- Now Reprise – Yurii
- Blood on the Snow (Reprise) – Ensemble
- Finale Act II – Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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Guide Written By:
Emma Houlahan
Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.