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Cyrano
Broadway
Original
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Cyrano Playbill - May 1973
Cyrano
Broadway
Original
Palace Theatre
160 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Anthony Burgess
book:
Anthony Burgess
music:
Michael J. Lewis
People (50)
Christopher Plummer
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Original)
Leigh Beery
Roxana
(Original)
Mark Lamos
Christian de Neuvillette
(Original)
James Blendick
Le Bret
(Original)
Patrick Hines
Montfleury
(Original)
Louis Turenne
Count de Guiche
(Original)
Arnold Soboloff
Ragueneau
(Original)
Paul Berget
Boy
(Original)
Candle Lighter
(Original)
Cyranno's Page
(Original)
J. Kenneth Campbell
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Viscount de Valvert
(Original)
Joel Craig
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Marquis in Beige
(Original)
Anita Dangler
Sister Marthe
(Original)
Tovah Feldshuh
Foodseller
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Vicki Frederick
Actress
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Geoff Garland
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Capuchine Monk
(Original)
Pickpocket
(Original)
Michael Goodwin
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Jodelet
(Original)
Bob Heath
Doorman
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Anthony Inneo
Actor
(Original)
Candle Lighter
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Betty Leighton
Mme. Aubry
(Original)
Sister Marguerite
(Original)
Janet McCall
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Mme. de Guemene
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Gale McNeeley
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Tom Nissen
Boy
(Original)
Citizen's Brother
(Original)
Cyranno's Page
(Original)
Michael Nolan
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Musketeet
(Original)
Alexander Orfaly
Marquis in Red
(Original)
James Richardson
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Citizen
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Patricia Roos
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Barthenoide
(Original)
Sister Claire
(Original)
Jill P. Rose
Actress
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Richard Schneider
Actor
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
George Spelvin
Théophraste Renaudot
(Original)
Mary Straten
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Urimedonte
(Original)
Donovan Sylvest
Cavalryman
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Danny Villa
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Marquis in Yellow
(Original)
Mimi B. Wallace
Felixerie
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
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Christopher Plummer
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Original)
Leigh Beery
Roxana
(Original)
Mark Lamos
Christian de Neuvillette
(Original)
James Blendick
Le Bret
(Original)
Patrick Hines
Montfleury
(Original)
Louis Turenne
Count de Guiche
(Original)
Arnold Soboloff
Ragueneau
(Original)
Paul Berget
Boy
(Original)
Candle Lighter
(Original)
Cyranno's Page
(Original)
J. Kenneth Campbell
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Viscount de Valvert
(Original)
Joel Craig
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Marquis in Beige
(Original)
Anita Dangler
Sister Marthe
(Original)
Tovah Feldshuh
Foodseller
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Vicki Frederick
Actress
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Geoff Garland
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Capuchine Monk
(Original)
Pickpocket
(Original)
Michael Goodwin
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Jodelet
(Original)
Bob Heath
Doorman
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Anthony Inneo
Actor
(Original)
Candle Lighter
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Betty Leighton
Mme. Aubry
(Original)
Sister Marguerite
(Original)
Janet McCall
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Mme. de Guemene
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Gale McNeeley
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Tom Nissen
Boy
(Original)
Citizen's Brother
(Original)
Cyranno's Page
(Original)
Michael Nolan
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Musketeet
(Original)
Alexander Orfaly
Marquis in Red
(Original)
James Richardson
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Citizen
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Patricia Roos
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Barthenoide
(Original)
Sister Claire
(Original)
Jill P. Rose
Actress
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Richard Schneider
Actor
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
George Spelvin
Théophraste Renaudot
(Original)
Mary Straten
Bakery Staff Member
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
Urimedonte
(Original)
Donovan Sylvest
Cavalryman
(Original)
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Danny Villa
Gascon Cadets and Soliders
(Original)
Marquis in Yellow
(Original)
Mimi B. Wallace
Felixerie
(Original)
Nuns
(Original)
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Anthony Burgess
Book
Lyrics
Michael J. Lewis
Composer
Edmond Rostand
From the novel
Michael Kidd
Director
Choreographer
Patrick Crean
Dueling Scenes Staging
Erik Frederickson
Dueling Scenes Staging
John T. Jensen, Jr.
Scenic Design
Desmond Heeley
Costume Design
Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
Lighting Design
Philip J. Lang
Music Orchestrations
Clay Fullum
Incidental Music
Robert D. Currie
Production Stage Manager
Thomas A. Kelly
Stage Manager
Lani Ball
Stage Manager
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
Press Representative
Tom Trenkle
Press Representative
Richard Gregson
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
May
9
1973
Opening Date
May
13
1973
Closing Date
Jun
23
1973
Previews
5
Performances
49
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1973
Outstanding Performance
Christopher Plummer
Winner
Tony Award
1974
Best Actor in a Musical
Christopher Plummer
Winner
1974
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Leigh Beery
Nominee
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