CYRANO

A Musical in Two Acts, 5 Scenes. Book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess. Based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, as translated by Anthony Burgess;
Music by Michael J. Lewis. Directed by Michael Kidd. Costumes by Desmond Heeley. Settings by John Jensen. Lighting by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. Musical direction by Thomas Pierson. Orchestrations by Philip J. Lang. Sound by Abe Jacob. Incidental music Arranged by Clay Fullum. Dueling scenes staged by Patrick Crean, Erik Fredricksen. Produced by Richard Gregson and APJAC International.

Opened 13 May 1973 at the Palace Theatre, New York and closed 23 June 1973 after 49 performances.

CAST (in order of appearance)

Candle Lighters Doorman Foodselle Marquis in Yellow Musketeer Cavalryman Pickpocket Citizen Citizen's Brother The Marquis in Red The Marquis in Beige Ragueneau, a baker and poet Christian de Neuvillette Madame Aubry Ladies of the French Academy (4) Urimedonte Le Bret, Captain of the Gascons Roxana Roxana's Duenna

Count de Guiche, Guardian of Roxana Viscount de Valvert Actors Actresses Jodelet, a farceur Montfleury, a romantic tragedian Cyrano de Bergerac Lise, Ragueneau's wife Boys after Pies Bakery Staff Gascon Cadets and Soldiers Theophraste Renaudot Cyrano's Pages Capucine Monk Sister Marguerite Sister Marthe Sister Claire Nuns

Scenes and Settings:

The action takes place in Paris and environs in 1640, and in 1654.

Act 1

Scene 1: A theatre, Paris, 1640.
Scene 2: Ragueneau's bakery, Paris.

Act 2

Scene 1: The balcony of Roxana's house, Paris.
Scene 2: A battle camp near Arras.
Scene 3: A convent, Paris, 14 years later.

Musical Numbers:

ACT 1

Cyrano's Nose (Nose Song) - Cyrano de Bergerac
La France, La France - Company
Tell Her - Le Bret, Cyrano de Bergerac
From Now Till Forever - Cyrano de Bergerac, Company
Bergerac - Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxana
Pocapdedious - Cadets
No, Thank You - Cyrano de Bergerac
From Now Till Forever (reprise) - Cyrano de Bergerac, Christian de Neuvillete

ACT 2

Roxana - Christian de Neuvillete, Company
It's She and It's Me - Christian de Neuvillete
You Have Made Me Love - Roxana
Thither, Thother, Thide of the - Cyrano de Bergerac
Pocapedious (reprise) - Cadets
Paris Cuisine - Cyrano de Bergerac, Le Bret, Cadets
Love Is Not Love - Roxana
Autumn Carol - Roxana, Nuns
I Never Loved You - Cyrano de Bergerac

Instrumentation:

Reed I (piccolo/flute/alto flute), Reed II (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet), Reed III (oboe/cor anglais), Reed IV (clarinet/bass clarinet/bassoon), 2 horns db. flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, 2 keyboards, 3 percussion, harp, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass