Run time is 3 hours, with one intermission.įor ticket information, email go to Following CDC recommendations, beginning Friday, August 27, face masks or cloth face coverings are required for entry to the museum for visitors over the age of 2. Presented by Amphibian Stage in partnership with the Modern. This is a screening of a previously recorded live production. This classic play is brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano, or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight? Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd ( Betrayal). There’s just one big problem: He has a nose as huge as his heart. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all-if only he could win the heart of his true love, Roxane. Note: There are limited encore showings scheduled for March and May.James McAvoy ( X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. This may be your best and only opportunity to see this stunning production. So far there have been no announced plans for a New York transfer, or a transfer to any other city, of this production. And no one tops McAvoy’s Cyrano, who is described with awe as the ‘all time crazy genius of the spoken word.’” He goes on to say, “This amplified speech dazzles, seduces and destroys. When Ben Brantley reviewed the play for the New York Times, he said of the contemporary setting that, “it’s soon clear that if you want to stand out in this crowd, you’d better know how to deploy those mics, which become substitutes for swords in duel and battle scenes.” This is a contemporary battle done street-style featuring rap, beat boxes and obvious hip-hop influences. In his review for the Evening Standard in London, Nick Curtis said, “James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theatre, the most breathtakingly exciting show in London right now.” That was a modern take on the story (and a lovely film), but this production marches directly into our present day. You might remember the story of Cyrano de Bergerac as told by Steve Martin in the 1987 film Roxanne. Will he wither under society’s scrutiny or will his cunning wit help him woo Roxanne? Unfortunately for him the only thing larger than his talent is his nose.

He is also madly in love with Roxanne (Anita-Joy Uwajeh).

This is definitely NOT a traditional version of Cyrano, a man who is talented with both pen and sword. This is a new version of Edmond Rostand’s play written by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd. Tonight at 7 PM movie theaters around the world (including over 20 in the greater Los Angeles area) will be screening a live performance of Cyrano de Bergeracstarring James McAvoy.

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