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Cyrano
Opened 1973
49 performances
Musical, Revolution
In 17th-century Paris, the brilliant but homely soldier-poet Cyrano de Bergerac is hopelessly in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane. Too self-conscious about his enormous nose to declare his feelings, Cyrano agrees to help the handsome but tongue-tied Christian woo Roxane by writing passionate love letters and coaching him in romance. As Roxane falls deeper in love with the soul behind the words, Cyrano's sacrifice grows more painful, and the truth remains unspoken until it is nearly too late.
- Music
- Michael J. Lewis
- Lyrics
- Anthony Burgess
- Book
- Anthony Burgess
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Cyrano matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor Another house is also on record for this work. |
Cyrano is a musical with a book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess and music by Michael J. Lewis. Based on Edmond Rostand's classic 1897 play of the same name, it focuses on a love triangle involving the large-nosed poetic Cyrano de Bergerac, his beautiful cousin Roxana, and his classically handsome but inarticulate friend Christian de Neuvillette who, unaware of Cyrano's unrequited passion for Roxana, imposes upon him to provide the romantic words he can use to woo her successfully in mid-17th century Paris. In the early 1960s, David Merrick had announced plans to produce a musical entitled Cyrano with a score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, but nothing came of the project. Burgess had tr…
Dramatic Production: Cyrano de Bergerac (The Old Globe)
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