Cyrano - PBS Great Performances

Starring Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner, and Daniel Sunjata, Broadway 2008
David Leveaux’s stylish production, with sumptuous costumes and sets by Gregory Gale and Tom Pye respectively, remains true to Rostand’s 1897 heartbreaker of a play, bursting with swashbuckling gascons and duplicitous noblemen, fops and ruffians. Its tale of the eponymous philosopher-swordsman (Kline), who pines for his beautiful cousin Roxane (Garner), yet is too ashamed of his large nose to tell her, is an actor’s dream role. He pens poetry and love letters to her in the name of the man she loves, the tongue-tied Christian de Neuvillette (Sunjata). Many years later the truth is revealed - in a sure-fire, four-hankie finale.
The late Anthony Burgess translated and adapted the 2007 production, which was recorded on stage in performance at the Richard Rodgers Theater, January 3 and 4, 2008.

[@mostlynull]

There used to be a high quality upload on here. A shame it's gone, but at least I can still rewatch the play. Kevin Kline was brilliant.

[@gogop119]

Oh Cyrano (Kevin Kline), how I love you...💘

[@carriee.9712]

The ending always makes me cry. 😭💕

[@sodiumfluoridel]

Oh my god I watched this in theatre class and its so good Also the play starts at 3:20

[@nathaly6619]

I remember looking for this years ago after seeing half of the play on TV and being disappointed. today I thought I should look again just in case and found this gem, thank you for uploading this!!

[@Bunny-8889]

Love this performance 🎭

[@barryfeatherstone1616]

I love this play & have done since a child...😊❤

[@uri65]

sublime

[@theblindsniper]

Thank you so much for posting this…I had been looking for so long for this to be posted!

[@Mistyeyez2024]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!

[@scarletgiry3958]

This is fantastic!

[@justjoan82]

Thank you for posting this!!!! I remember seeing it on PBS a long time ago :)

[@TaushaTW]

Thank you!

[@LD-ib1hg]

15:24 Still my favourite! I did that for bit for an audition and had so much fun with it.. maybe too much fun 😀

[@stellarshakes]

"But be sure, you imbecilic nit, Even if you possessed the words and wit, I'd never let you get away with it 😈" I LOVE HIM

[@misled1982]

oh so sad the quality is so poor, but I love seeing Jennifer in her role!

[@stellarshakes]

Waterworks T_T every time Roxane's last little forehead kiss GOD......... why are we on earth... just to suffer... But I still have to point out my favourite pun in this adaptation, which I only just understood with the visual context of Cyrano hugging Christian! 59:43 "Ah! A devil changed into a Christian brother! Attack one nostril and he turns the other."

[@Pwnagotchi-0]

College brought me here

[@crunkario5180]

1:00:00

[@jackwiththefish2973]

1:28:06 best part

[@stellarshakes]

So true!! Kevin Kline's delivery of "I fell into a tree :)" gets me every time 😂 Cyrano is such a hard character to cast bc his actor needs to be convincing both as a soldier & a tragic lover, but also in comic scenes! This play is so clever, I sometimes forget how funny it is too. Anyway, I think Kline was a brilliant choice for the role :) He never fell flat in a single scene, even when falling from the Moon

[@rbd168]

Like watching through a heavy FOG

[@rosskardon7195]

If Cyrano de Bergerac was alive today in the 21st Century, he would be able to arrange for a licensed plastic surgeon to correct the deformity of his overextended nose.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

But then his nose would be artificial. Better he be intact with integrity as God made him.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Kevin Kline’s better than Jose Ferrier! However, Jennifer Garner-Affleck as Roxanne is bad and overacted. :(

[@jjj1951]

Not bad but not to the level of Jose Ferrer