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CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08

CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08

being.jeremiah
#1CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:12am

CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08

Tonight, Wednesday, January 2nd, the evening performance of the well-acclaimed revival of Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Kevin Kline in the title role, Jennifer Garner as Roxane and Daniel Sunjata as Christian de Neuvillette, was taped for the Great Performances series of PBS. David Leveaux was at the theatre as well.

Didn't know this until I got there, with the trailer outside the stage door, cameras all around the orchestra and mezzanine levels, notices upon entering the Richard Rodgers, and an announcement prior to curtain (yeah, before that "this production features the use of swords and weapons" thing).

So happy this wonderful production will be preserved and presented to more audiences! Really excited to be there. The spotlight even passed by me when it was "looking for" Cyrano in the boxes.

Updated On: 1/3/08 at 12:12 AM

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#2re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:14am

I didn't know this was even being considered...


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#2re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:16am

WOO HOO!


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#3re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:18am

Wow, that is awesome news!


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#4re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:18am

That is awesome!

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#5re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:19am

...and from Stacey and I -- you're all welcome.

Enjoy the broadcast when it airs.



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#6re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:20am

Ah, that's great! I won't be able to see it live, so this is a wonderful alternative.

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#7re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:36am

OH MY GOD. This is THRILLING news!!!!

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#9re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:52am

I was there tonight too!

And I was thrilled to hear this before the show began.

Jennifer Garner was magnificent, but I did feel bad for her, as toward the end of Act II, she flubbed a line, and about five minutes later knocked over a chair by mistake, and then when she came out for her first curtain call, she tripped over her dress and fell!

Eek. And on the night they were taping!

But the show is wonderful, and the cast was uniformly brilliant.


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#10re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 1:03am

Ehh. I'd rather they filmed something else, but I guess filming a play is a little more on the cheaper side. Will it air sometime in 2009, maybe? Lord knows we've waited long enough for Company.

broadwayman17
#11re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 1:04am

YAHOO! I am so happy that this show will be recorded, I wanted to see it so bad, but I never got the chance.


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Updated On: 1/3/08 at 01:04 AM

being.jeremiah
#12re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 1:34am

WBAF, Jennifer said "it's the leaves," citing she's tripped a couple of times because of the pieces. She lost a button, too, during one of her hugs with Christian in Act II. They kept on looking at it somehow!

It's time that they film a play for Great Performances. I'm not complaining about musicals and operas though; had fun seeing Eugene Onegin, The Magic Flute and Il Trittico on PBS-HD last night!

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#13re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 1:35am

Wow, this is quite exciting. Can't wait for the DVD.


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#14re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 9:35am

YES!!!! I wanted to see this live badly but couldn't afford to and had no time to get up there to see it....


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#15re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 9:46am

Touch-ups were done after the performance and not just Jennifer's moments.

Also, Jennifer's curtain call entrance was re-shot, but the rest of it is from the actual curtain call.







Mattbrain
#16re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 9:58am

This is amazing!!! I hope to God that this is a revival for Gret Performances.


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#17re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:08am

beingjeremiah- thanks for the update ! re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08

This is indeed GREAT NEWS! More power to PBS station, that's why we should probbably consider donating money to our local PBS station bec. they do these great shows like Jerry Herman documentary, Company Revival.. and so many great performances..

Any donations will work, sometimes If i am short with cash.. I give $25.00.. any contribution will work... if you dont have any money... you can always volunteer your time for PBS to call people at home... Such a great station !

New Year -great time to contribute to our local PBS ! or you can always donate $$ to our local PBS station in Boston (WGBH)
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Thanks PBS !

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nancyess
#18re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:12am

I was there last night too - sat next to one of the cameramen. He told me they were filming 3 performances. Might be changing camera positions, etc. for the different shows. I asked him if they were going to be editing the 3 shows together, and he said probably not due to differing energy levels, etc - he also thought they wouldn't be using last night's show. I thought Kevin Kline was amazing, but it did seem as if Jennifer Garner had a bit of an off night, especially in the second act.

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#19re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:14am

Not trying to beat an old horse but PBS does NOT film any of these. They are not responsible for the filming of John Doyle's COMPANY or even this WORDS & MUSIC BY JERRY HERMAN documentary.

These are filmed and produced by private companies and PBS only distributes them. They air them as part of their Great Performances series, but that's it.

If anyone needs to be contacted is all the private producers who film these -- THEY are the ones who fund these filmings -- PBS doesn't. PBS doesn't have the funds to do this and have stated this countless of times when contacted about them filming GREY GARDENS before it closed.



Updated On: 1/3/08 at 10:14 AM

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#20re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:25am

so exciting!!!



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Yankeefan007
#21re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:39am

Glorious.

Wonderful.

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#22re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 10:45am

Add me to the list. re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08

MargoChanning
#23re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:28pm

And doesn't the contract for Great Performances only allow for a very limited of broadcasts (2-3?) and no DVD sale? I know that's been the case in the past, so everyone just make sure that their DVR/Tivo/VHS/DVD recorder is properly set.


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#24re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:36pm

Some "Great Performances" have wound up on DVD, so I think it's more about the individual contracts with the producers and the production (and the home entertainment distributor). I don't think it has anything to do with PBS, and as Margo pointed out, they have limited broadcasting rights.

So, unless you know FOR SURE it will be made available on DVD at a later date... best to record it!


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#25re: CYRANO taped for PBS Great Performances, 1/02/08
Posted: 1/3/08 at 12:36pm

so there's no confusion? no air date yet as of now....

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