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Cyrano de Bergerac
Play
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 16, 1984
Closing Date
Jan 19, 1985
1st Preview
Oct 06, 1984
1st Preview
Oct 06, 1984
Previews
5
Performances
59
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Open Date: Oct 16, 1984
Close Date: Jan 19, 1985
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
Much Ado About Nothing
Theatres
Gershwin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1984 - Jan 19, 1985)
Setting
Hotel de Bourgogne, Paris. Ragueneau's pastry shop. Courtyard outside Roxanne's house. Battlefield at the siege of Arras. Garden of a convent. 1640 - 1655.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization
and
Gerald Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Cynthia Wood
,
Dale Duffy
and
Allan Carr
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
; First performance of this production at the
Barbican Theatre
Written by
Edmond Rostand
; Newly translated and adapted for the RSC by
Anthony Burgess
; Incidental music by
Nigel Hess
; Musical Director:
Donald Johnston
Directed by
Terry Hands
; Assistant Director:
Brigid Larmour
; Choreographed by
Doreen Hermitage
Scenic Design by
Ralph Koltai
; American production settings designed in association with
John Kasarda
; Costume Design by
Alexander Reid
; Lighting Design by
Terry Hands
; American production lighting designed in association with
Jeffrey Beecroft
; Sound Supervision:
T. Richard Fitzgerald
; Associate Sound Design:
John A. Leonard
; Cyrano's nose by
Christopher Tucker
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Susan Gustafson
Company Stage Manager:
Jane Tamlyn
; Production Stage Manager:
Alan Hall
; Stage Manager:
Michael Dembowicz
; Production Manager:
Simon Opie
; Deputy Stage Manager:
Hilary Groves
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Stephen Dobbin
Music Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
; Associate Conductor:
Dennis Elliott
; Flute/Recorder:
Jacqueline Giat
; Oboe:
Harriet Orenstein
; Clarinet:
Mathew Goodman
; Trumpet:
Richard Henly
and
Robert Zottola
; Horn:
Brooks Tillotson
and
Richard Hagen
; Trombone:
Dennis Elliott
; Cello:
Joan Spergel
; Double Bass:
Gregory Maker
; Guitar:
Bruce Uchitel
; Percussion:
Michael Hinton
and
Jan Hagiwara
Fight Arranger:
Ian McKay
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
,
Joshua Ellis
,
Adrian Bryan-Brown
,
Keith Sherman
and
Cindy Valk
; New York Casting Consultant:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne / Fisher
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
,
Chris Davies
,
Nobby Clark
and
John Brown
Penelope Beaumont
Précieus
Lise
Ragueneau's wife
Mother Marguerite
Christopher Benjamin
Montfleury
a tragic actor
Ken Bones
Carbon de Castel Jaloux
Captain of the Gascony Cadets
John Bowe
Le Bret
Christopher Bowen
Le Vicomte de Valvert
Gascony Cadet
Raymond Bowers
Jodelet
the comedian
Théophraste Renaudot
a journalist
Alexandra Brook
A Flower Girl
Sister Claire
John Carlisle
Le Comte de Guiche
Amy Chang
A Page
Alternate
Robert Clare
D'Artagnan
Gascony Cadet
Simon Clark
A Citizen
Richard Clifford
A Cavalryman
Gascony Cadet
Dennis Clinton
Cuigy
Sinéad Cusack
Roxane
Cyrano's cousin
Jeffery Dench
A Marquis
Philip Dennis
A Flunkey
Gascony Cadet
Cathy Finlay
A Food Seller
Sister Marthe
Alex Flagg
A Page
Geoffrey Freshwater
A Musketeer
Jimmy Gardner
The Doorkeeper
A Capuchin
David Glover
A Marquis
Derek Jacobi
Cyrano de Bergerac
a Gascon
Edward Jewesbury
Brisaille
Ray Llewellyn
A Pickpocket
Tom Mannion
Baron Christian de Neuvillette
a Norman
Samuel Schieffelin Nordberg
A Page
Alternate
Niall Padden
An Eater
Gascony Cadet
George Parsons
Lignière
the poet
Brenda Peters
Roxane's Duenna
Pete Postlethwaite
Ragueneau
a pastry cook
Clare Byam Shaw
Précieus
David Shaw-Parker
Bellerose
leader of the acting company
Gascony Cadet
Jayne Tottman
Citizen's Son
John Tramper
A Flunkey
Gascony Cadet
Phillip Walsh
A Drinker
Gascony Cadet
Understudies:
Penelope Beaumont
(Roxane's Duenna),
Ken Bones
(Cyrano de Bergerac),
Christopher Bowen
(Baron Christian de Neuvillette),
Raymond Bowers
(Ragueneau),
Alexandra Brook
(Lise),
Robert Clare
(Le Bret, Le Vicomte de Valvert),
Simon Clark
(Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Montfleury),
Richard Clifford
(Le Comte de Guiche),
Ray Llewellyn
(A Citizen, A Capuchin),
Niall Padden
(A Musketeer),
Brenda Peters
(Mother Marguerite),
Clare Byam Shaw
(Roxane),
David Shaw-Parker
(The Doorkeeper, Théophraste Renaudot),
Jayne Tottman
(Sister Marthe, Sister Claire),
John Tramper
(D'Artagnan, Jodelet, Bellerose) and
Phillip Walsh
(Lignière, A Pickpocket, A Cavalryman)
Gershwin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1984 - Jan 19, 1985)
Bassoon/Bamboo Flute:
Ethan Bauch
Cast
Robert Clarke
Gascony Cadet
Niall Padden
First Cadet
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Costume Design
1985 Nominee
Costume Design by
Alexander Reid
Best Lighting Design
1985 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Terry Hands
Best Reproduction (Play or Musical)
1985 Nominee
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Cynthia Wood
,
Dale Duffy
and
Allan Carr
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1985 Nominee
Derek Jacobi
Outstanding Sound Design/Music in a Play
1985 Winner
Incidental music by
Nigel Hess
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization
and
Gerald Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Cynthia Wood
,
Dale Duffy
and
Allan Carr
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
; First performance of this production at the
Barbican Theatre
Written by
Edmond Rostand
; Newly translated and adapted for the RSC by
Anthony Burgess
; Incidental music by
Nigel Hess
; Musical Director:
Donald Johnston
Directed by
Terry Hands
; Assistant Director:
Brigid Larmour
; Choreographed by
Doreen Hermitage
Scenic Design by
Ralph Koltai
; American production settings designed in association with
John Kasarda
; Costume Design by
Alexander Reid
; Lighting Design by
Terry Hands
; American production lighting designed in association with
Jeffrey Beecroft
; Sound Supervision:
T. Richard Fitzgerald
; Associate Sound Design:
John A. Leonard
; Cyrano's nose by
Christopher Tucker
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Susan Gustafson
Company Stage Manager:
Jane Tamlyn
; Production Stage Manager:
Alan Hall
; Stage Manager:
Michael Dembowicz
; Production Manager:
Simon Opie
; Deputy Stage Manager:
Hilary Groves
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Stephen Dobbin
Music Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
; Associate Conductor:
Dennis Elliott
; Flute/Recorder:
Jacqueline Giat
; Oboe:
Harriet Orenstein
; Clarinet:
Mathew Goodman
; Trumpet:
Richard Henly
and
Robert Zottola
; Horn:
Brooks Tillotson
and
Richard Hagen
; Trombone:
Dennis Elliott
; Cello:
Joan Spergel
; Double Bass:
Gregory Maker
; Guitar:
Bruce Uchitel
; Percussion:
Michael Hinton
and
Jan Hagiwara
Fight Arranger:
Ian McKay
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
,
Joshua Ellis
,
Adrian Bryan-Brown
,
Keith Sherman
and
Cindy Valk
; New York Casting Consultant:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne / Fisher
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
,
Chris Davies
,
Nobby Clark
and
John Brown
Penelope Beaumont
Précieus
Lise
Ragueneau's wife
Mother Marguerite
Christopher Benjamin
Montfleury
a tragic actor
Ken Bones
Carbon de Castel Jaloux
Captain of the Gascony Cadets
John Bowe
Le Bret
Christopher Bowen
Le Vicomte de Valvert
Gascony Cadet
Raymond Bowers
Jodelet
the comedian
Théophraste Renaudot
a journalist
Alexandra Brook
A Flower Girl
Sister Claire
John Carlisle
Le Comte de Guiche
Amy Chang
A Page
Alternate
Robert Clare
D'Artagnan
Gascony Cadet
Simon Clark
A Citizen
Richard Clifford
A Cavalryman
Gascony Cadet
Dennis Clinton
Cuigy
Sinéad Cusack
Roxane
Cyrano's cousin
Jeffery Dench
A Marquis
Philip Dennis
A Flunkey
Gascony Cadet
Cathy Finlay
A Food Seller
Sister Marthe
Alex Flagg
A Page
Geoffrey Freshwater
A Musketeer
Jimmy Gardner
The Doorkeeper
A Capuchin
David Glover
A Marquis
Derek Jacobi
Cyrano de Bergerac
a Gascon
Edward Jewesbury
Brisaille
Ray Llewellyn
A Pickpocket
Tom Mannion
Baron Christian de Neuvillette
a Norman
Samuel Schieffelin Nordberg
A Page
Alternate
Niall Padden
An Eater
Gascony Cadet
George Parsons
Lignière
the poet
Brenda Peters
Roxane's Duenna
Pete Postlethwaite
Ragueneau
a pastry cook
Clare Byam Shaw
Précieus
David Shaw-Parker
Bellerose
leader of the acting company
Gascony Cadet
Jayne Tottman
Citizen's Son
John Tramper
A Flunkey
Gascony Cadet
Phillip Walsh
A Drinker
Gascony Cadet
Understudies:
Penelope Beaumont
(Roxane's Duenna),
Ken Bones
(Cyrano de Bergerac),
Christopher Bowen
(Baron Christian de Neuvillette),
Raymond Bowers
(Ragueneau),
Alexandra Brook
(Lise),
Robert Clare
(Le Bret, Le Vicomte de Valvert),
Simon Clark
(Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Montfleury),
Richard Clifford
(Le Comte de Guiche),
Ray Llewellyn
(A Citizen, A Capuchin),
Niall Padden
(A Musketeer),
Brenda Peters
(Mother Marguerite),
Clare Byam Shaw
(Roxane),
David Shaw-Parker
(The Doorkeeper, Théophraste Renaudot),
Jayne Tottman
(Sister Marthe, Sister Claire),
John Tramper
(D'Artagnan, Jodelet, Bellerose) and
Phillip Walsh
(Lignière, A Pickpocket, A Cavalryman)
Gershwin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1984 - Jan 19, 1985)
Bassoon/Bamboo Flute:
Ethan Bauch
Cast
Robert Clarke
Gascony Cadet
Niall Padden
First Cadet
Tony Award®
Best Costume Design
1985 Nominee
Costume Design by
Alexander Reid
Best Lighting Design
1985 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Terry Hands
Best Reproduction (Play or Musical)
1985 Nominee
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Cynthia Wood
,
Dale Duffy
and
Allan Carr
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1985 Nominee
Derek Jacobi
Outstanding Sound Design/Music in a Play
1985 Winner
Incidental music by
Nigel Hess
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