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Premiered in 1897 in Paris. The English-language version opened on Broadway in 1923.
Currently: In the U.S., the play is in the public domain. Check a theatre near you.
Book: Edmond Rostand
Everybody knows about: Cyrano had a huge nose.
I have thoughts: I saw a friend in this show a little over a year ago, and there was one moment that I thought was incredibly sad and was getting all misty. Meanwhile, the rest of the audience was laughing, and I still don't know what funny thing was happening then. When I asked my friend about it later, he said there's never any telling how an audience will react to anything. Anyway, for a sad show it's quite delightful.
Have you seen Cyrano?
I love that one! Although, admittedly, I've only seen filmed versions of the show. I agree, it is rather sad, and humorous at the same time. I think often we wrap the tragedies of life comedy to make them sting a little less.
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I've never seen any of the film versions! I seem to be in the minority among my friends when it comes to seeing all the versions of Cyrano.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen the stage version.But I do love Roxanne with Steve Martin!
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten about that movie!
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