Cyrano: The Musical
| Cyrano | ||
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| The Musical | ||
Book Koen van Dijk | | |
| Basis | Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand | |
| Productions | 1992 Amsterdam 1993 Broadway | |
Cyrano: The Musical is a musical with music by Ad van Dijk, an original book and lyrics (in Dutch) by Koen van Dijk. For the Broadway production, English lyrics were provided by Peter Reeves, with additional lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Produced by
Cyrano de Bergerac, his beautiful cousin Roxane, and his classically handsome but inarticulate friend Christian de Neuvillette who, unaware of Cyrano's unrequited passion for Roxane, imposes upon him to provide the romantic words he can use to woo her successfully in mid-17th century Paris
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After 38 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Eddy Habbema, opened on November 21, 1993, at the
James Barbour and Jeff Gardner in supporting roles. Timothy Nolen
played Comte de Guiche and later took over the role of Cyrano.
The production garnered
Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design, and Runolfsson won the Drama League Award
for her performance.
In addition to the Netherlands and the United States, the musical has been produced in Belgium, Germany, and Japan. Despite the show's critical success, no Broadway recording was ever produced.
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Awards and nominations
Original Broadway production
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1994 | Tony Award
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Best Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Book of a Musical | Koen Van Dijk | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Koen Van Dijk, Peter Reeves, Sheldon Harnick, Ad Van Dijk | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Yan Tax | Nominated | ||