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666:Best Musical
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612:Clive Barnes
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573:Marin Mazzie
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502:Lila Kedrova
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1411:Adaptations
597:chiaroscuro
384:Productions
279:, a priest.
143:John Kander
94:Productions
49:John Kander
1514:Categories
1245:Steel Pier
909:References
858:Tony Award
773:Nominated
743:Nominated
728:Nominated
713:Nominated
700:Nominated
685:Nominated
670:Nominated
661:Tony Award
543:Raúl Lavié
446:John Raitt
430:Tony Award
235:The Leader
213:Characters
1431:(musical)
1259:The Visit
1115:interview
843:Category
739:Ron Field
646:Category
603:Reception
474:Taina Elg
403:Ron Field
265:Manolakas
259:Mavrodani
247:The Widow
83:'s novel
1266:Curtains
1224:The Rink
1087:, p. 156
1066:, p. 400
984:Archived
959:, p. 287
846:Nominee
789:Fred Ebb
649:Nominee
561:Encores!
204:Synopsis
168:Broadway
139:Fred Ebb
104:Broadway
99:Broadway
59:Fred Ebb
1468:(opera)
1210:The Act
1203:Chicago
1175:Cabaret
1045:, p. 69
1003:Variety
849:Result
652:Result
593:Mykonos
131:musical
107:revival
18:Musical
1460:(film)
1439:(film)
1403:(1938)
1384:(1923)
1373:Essays
1365:(1955)
1357:(1954)
1349:(1953)
1341:(1946)
1330:Novels
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840:Award
643:Award
571:, and
372:
339:Act II
271:Mimiko
113:Awards
55:Lyrics
1428:Zorba
1189:Zorba
1119:Zorba
1110:2015
854:1984
837:Year
657:1969
640:Year
622:Zorba
589:Crete
554:Zorba
539:Zorba
506:Oscar
294:Act I
253:Pavli
219:Nikos
161:Crete
129:is a
126:Zorba
102:1983
97:1968
77:Basis
45:Music
26:Zorba
1081:ISBN
1060:ISBN
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