Douglas Hodge Packs Up Cyrano's Nose on Nov. 25

By Kenneth Jones
25 Nov 2012

Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge
Photo by Joan Marcus

Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-engagement Broadway revival of Edmond Rostand's verse romance Cyrano de Bergerac — starring Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge as the nobleman with a big heart, and a bigger nose — ends as scheduled 2 PM Nov. 25.

Ranjit Bolt's translation, directed by Jamie Lloyd, plays the American Airlines Theatre. Critics embraced the production, which also features French actress Clémence Poésy as Roxane, Patrick Page as De Guiche and Kyle Soller as Christian. Hodge won the Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for playing Albin in 2010's La Cage aux Folles.

At close, Cyrano de Bergerac will have played 31 previews and 52 regular performances.

The cast also features Max Baker (Le Bret), Bill Buell (Ragueneau), Geraldine Hughes (Duenna & Marthe), Peter Bradbury (Carbon de Castel-Jaloux), Jack Cutmore-Scott (Cuigy), Mikaela Feely-Lehmann (Claire), Andy Grotelueschen (Montefleury & Friar), Tim McGeever (Lignière), Drew McVety (Man #2), Frances Mercanti-Anthony (Amélie, Lise, Mother Marguérite), Okieriete Onaodowan (Man #1), Samuel Roukin (Valvert), Ben Steinfeld (Musketeer).

Cyrano de Bergerac opened officially on Oct. 11, following previews.

The design team included Soutra Gilmour (sets & costumes), Japhy Weideman (lights), Dan Moses Schreier (sound), Charlie Rosen (music), Amanda Miller (wig, hair & make-up), Christopher Bailey (movement), Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum (fight direction), Kate Wilson (dialect coach).

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