Doctor Zhivago

Musical

Writers: Michael Weller Lucy Simon

Overview

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Music
Based on the Play/Book/Film
Based on the novel Doctor Zhivago by Borris Pasternak
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2015
Genres
Drama, Historical/Biographical, Romance
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Russia before, during, and after the Russian Revolution
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
Medium
Dancing
Some Dance
Ideal for
College/University, Ensemble Cast, Large Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult, young adult, mature adult, elderly, child, late teen, early teen characters

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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