DIFFERENT “COLORED LIGHTS” by Ron Fassler

Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in “The Rink” (1984). Photo by Martha Swope.November 20, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, Liza Minnelli co-starred with Chita …

“WHAT! YOU HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN ‘MAN OF LA MANCHA’ ONCE?” by Ron Fassler

Advertising used throughout “Man of La Mancha’s” six-year run (1965–1971).October 29, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler As a teenager and developing theatre nerd of …

Cyrano De Bergerac (Quintessence): 60-second review by Kathryn Osenlund

French playwright Edmond Rostand’s story about a brilliant man endowed with a large nose is a work of fiction. The post Cyrano De Bergerac (Quintessence): 60-second review appeared first o…

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Martin Crimp by Josh Herren

Quintessence kicks off its 15th anniversary season with a bold adaptation of Cyrano, casting the charismatic yet insecure hero as a defiant poet fighting against mediocrity and bourgeois con…

Cyrano de Bergerac by Steven Morris

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Deaf West Theatre to Present American Idiot; CODA, Sense and Sensibility and More Also in Development by Hayley Levitt

Deaf West Theatre will kick off its 2024-25 season with a production of Green Day's American Idiot in collaboration with Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Directed by CTG’s Artistic D…

Chukwudi Iwuji to Star in Pasadena Playhouse’s Cyrano de Bergerac

Highlights of CST's CYRANO DE BERGERAC by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Cyrano de Bergerac, launching the Theater's 2013-2014 Season. CST's new production of Edmond Rostand's timeless classic, ad…

CYRANO, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES & More Set For Pasadena Playhouse 2024/2025 Season

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the lineup for its 2024/2025 season. The season includes Martin Crimp’s critically acclaimed new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac; a fresh new revival of J…

‘If you’re anointed tonight, you can be dumped on tomorrow’: Steve Martin on fame, failure and TV humiliation by Ryan Gilbey

Jerry Seinfeld calls him ‘the most idolised comedian ever’. Yet after five decades at the top, success still makes him cringe. He discusses doubting himself, starring in a documentary �…

Harry Jun: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) by Harry Jun

We asked the comedian to share his online fixations. It’s eclectic – including a British food influencer, a podcaster takedown and the best graph featuring Ludacris Get our weekend cultu…

The Effect, by Succession’s Lucy Prebble, Comes to The Shed by Darryn King

The Effect, a play by Succession co-executive producer and writer Lucy Prebble, will play a limited engagement at The Shed’s Griffin Theatre at Hudson Yards. The production, directed by A …

The week in theatre: The Effect; Makeshifts and Realities – reviews by Susannah Clapp

Lyttelton, London; Finborough, LondonJamie Lloyd galvanises Lucy Prebble’s drama about two patients who on a drug trial, while a trilogy of pre-first world war playlets captures a forgotte…

Kansas City Repertory Announces Cyrano de Bergerac Cast by Margaret Hall

The production will open the 60th season of the regional theatre.

Theater Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ at Synetic Theater by Justin Rustle

Synetic Theater’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” is a gloriously silly, but tragic, romp based loosely on Edmond Rostand’s play of the same name which follows the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, t…

“Cyrano”: A Beautiful Romance for the Ages—at Aurora by Rachel Norby

Millennial Notes Edmond Rostand’s Classic Still Touches Hearts    by Rachel Norby Director Josh Costello’s distilled version of “Cyrano de Bergerac” carefully unfolds surprising tr…

"A Doll's House" is Chic But Underfurnished by Jan Simpson

Despite the projection of the date 1879 on the brick wall at the back of the Hudson Theatre, the new revival of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House could be taking place i…

Derek Jacobi and Arlene Phillips picked for career-crowning Olivier awards by Chris Wiegand

The actor is to get the lifetime achievement honour and the choreographer the special award at this year’s theatre prizes in April Sir Derek Jacobi and Dame Arlene Phillips are to be honou…

Your Broadway Spring Preview! 2023 Edition - A guide to 20 upcoming musicals and plays by Raven Snook

A guide to 20 upcoming musicals and plays --- Get your calendar out: There are 17 productions opening on Broadway this spring, plus three big musicals bowing in early summer after the season…

THE LITTLE MERMAID, HAIRSPRAY & More Added to National Film Registry

Added to the list were Disney’s beloved “The Little Mermaid,” John Waters’ “Hairspray,” Brian De Palma’s adaptation of “Carrie,” and the 1950 film version of “Cyrano de …

The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, Cyrano de Bergerac, More Added to National Film Registry by Logan Culwell-Block

The Library of Congress-run program recognizes 25 films annually as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Jodie Comer, Patrick Vaill, James McAvoy & More Win Evening Standard Awards by Caitlin Moynihan

The 2022 Evening Standard Theatre Awards celebrated the best of London theater on December 11. London productions staged between May 20, 2021 and October 13, 2022 were considered for this ye…

Jodie Comer Wins 2022 Evening Standard Best Actress Award for Broadway-Bound Prima Facie by Leah Putnam

James McAvoy picked up Best Actor for playing Cyrano de Bergerac, which ran at Brooklyn Academy of Music earlier this year.

Jessica Chastain to Star in Broadway Play ‘A Doll’s House’ by Rebecca Rubin

Jessica Chastain will return to Broadway to star in “A Doll’s House,” a modern version of Henrik Ibsen’s landmark play. Jamie Lloyd (“Betrayal,” “Cyrano de Bergerac”) is dire…

Anthony Burgess translation of Molière’s The Miser comes to light for first time by Dalya Alberge

The A Clockwork Orange author’s translation – complete with recording – hailed as significant literary discovery Beyond his satirical novel A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess’s mast…

Video: Watch Trailer for THE SEAGULL, Starring Emilia Clarke

Following his critically-acclaimed production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jamie Lloyd brings Anya Reiss’ new adaptation of Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness to stage. This 21st centu…

The week in theatre: The Seagull; The Southbury Child; Richard III by Susannah Clapp

Harold Pinter; Bridge, London; RSC, Stratford-upon-AvonThe action’s all in the detail in Jamie Lloyd’s spellbound Chekhov; Alex Jennings excels as a vicar refusing to find the common tou…

The Seagull review – woodchip-walled Chekhov is hypnotic by Arifa Akbar

Harold Pinter theatre, LondonEmilia Clarke and Indira Varma star in Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-back West End production which asks probing questions about performance Chekhov’s drama about …

Drama Desk Award Winners 2022: Spreading the Love Around - 'Clyde's,' 'Company' and 'SIX' win four awards each by Raven Snook

Clyde's, Company and SIX win four awards each --- Talk about spreading the love! No one production dominated the 2022 Drama Desk Awards, which honor shows on Broadway and beyond in NYC. The …

Drama Desk Award Nominations 2022: 'SIX' and 'Kimberly Akimbo' Lead the Pack - Which of your favorites made the list? by Raven Snook

Theatre's return season has been triumphant and rocky. Because of COVID-19, schedules are constantly changing, not just for individual productions but for theatre awards, too. Traditionally,…

Cyrano de Bergerac – Reinvigorating a Classic by Jk Clarke

By Carol Rocamora . . . What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name “Cyrano?” You beat me to it! I heard you say it before I could write it. The NOSE, of course. That le…