James McAvoy CYRANO DE BERGERAC to play BAM

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/James-McAvoy-Led-CYRANO-DE-BERGERAC-Comes-To-BAM-This-Spring-20200303

Good new for New Yorkers! Slightly irritating for me only because I'm currently in London, and I used one of my show slots to see the final performance of this on Saturday. But oh well! That's part of the game. At least now I don't have to be concerned about how to get tickets at BAM.

The production's concept is really brilliant and fresh. I found it to be far more well-written and well-conceived than the recent musical version, though there are certain things I thought the musical did better.

I know I'm going to be in the minority on this one, but I really did not like this production at all. Full disclosure, I am not a big fan of the play (though loved the Klein revival years back). I had hoped the rap element would assist the script...it didn't.

Yes, McAvoy is quite broody (and yes...quite sexy), but the production did nothing for me.

Does anyone know if BAM will do a couple of weeks of audience previews for this show? I'd like to see it but our trip to the city is already scheduled for the end of April.

This production is total garbage.

What is a beautiful yet tragic story about love. Is transformed into something so ugly & crude. Populated with tick box minorities (gender, race, sexuality etc all covered) The performance I attended, had some empty seats after the interval and polite applause at the end.

The last time I saw this play (RSC/ Derek Jacobie), it had me in floods of tears for the final forty five minutes, so powerful and moving. This Lloyd version, left me cold & looking at my watch!

lotiloti:

I completely agree with your comments. To your credit: at least you stayed. I couldn't stand another minute of that drivel and left at intermission. I would have left earlier had I not been in the center of my aisle.

The actor who played Chrisatain is Hot AF.

Brilliant play, excellent acting, totally entertaining and quite possibly one of the best things I've seen on stage

I was very daunted by seeing such a classic like this but it's modern, its innovative, funny and often quite moving.