Cyrano de Bergerac
The Jamie Lloyd Company
BAM Harvey Theater
May 14, 2022
Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is
magnificently re-envisioned by Playwright/Translator Martin Crimp. This production, originally scheduled to run
at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2020, is now running at the Harvey
Theater. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, this
interpretation celebrates words: the power of the written word, the poetry in the
rhythm of words, and the value of the spoken word. This Olivier-winning production comes direct
from London, and is not to be missed.
Cyrano de Bergerac (played by James McAvoy), a soldier, a poet, and a true romantic, is passionately in love with Roxanne (played by Evelyn Miller). He has kept this secret hidden from her due to his ugliness. He has an extremely large nose, which he is very sensitive about. Anyone who comments on it is met with his vicious wrath. When Roxanne falls in love with Christian (Eben Figueiredo), a new soldier in Cyrano’s regiment, she asks Cyrano to protect him. Although brokenhearted, Cyrano agrees. Christian, fully aware of Cyrano’s sensitivity, makes fun of his nose in full view of the other men in his regiment in order to prove his bravery. Cyrano is about to pounce, when Christian’s name is revealed. Cyrano befriends Christian out of loyalty to Roxanne. He tells Christian of Roxanne’s love. Christian explains that, when it comes to women, he is not good with words. The two men enter a pact. Cyrano will write letters to Roxanne and sign Christian’s name. All goes well, until Christian realizes that it is Cyrano who Roxanne is truly in love with.
James McAvoy as Cyrano Photo courtesy of BAM & The Jamie Lloyd Company |
James McAvoy & Eben Figueiredo Photo courtesy of BAM & The Jamie Lloyd Company |
Cyrano de Bergerac runs at the BAM Harvey Theater through May 22. Don’t let this unique and exciting production close without seeing it for yourself.
Domenick Danza
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