Roundabout doing Cyrano. Again.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:08pm

As per casting notices on Playbill and Equity. This fall at the American Airlines. Someone shoot me in the face.

Why?!? There are so many other things.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:13pm

It's weird that A) they're doing this and B) they don't have Cyrano cast.

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:15pm

another snoozer in the American Airlines.

[bdn223]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:20pm

Roundabout was not the last to revive Cyrano, it was a commercial production that played the Richard Rogers

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:23pm

The Kevin Kline production closed a little over four years ago and is readily available on DVD... so what's the point of this?!?!

I was hoping Roundabout would try to bring in THE ICEMAN COMETH from the Goodman for a September-December run.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:24pm

Who the heck runs this theater? It's awful. Awful choices.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:37pm

Roundabout did CYRANO already at one point, bdn. I believe it was Langella's.

[Bwaydide92]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:38pm

Normally I would be happy for a Cyrano revival. It's a great play and definitely deserves a revival but they're asking for STRONG BRITISH ACCENTS for a French play. Sounds like they're starting off on the wrong foot.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:38pm

"Who the heck runs this theater? It's awful. Awful choices."

All you ever need to say is Roundabout. We immediately associate bland performances, miscasting and bad direction with the name Roundabout.

When I was in the UK recently, someone gave me driving directions and said "Go to the next roundabout..." I started crying and said "Please don't make me" before I realized they were talking about a road and not a theater company.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:39pm

They MUST already have a name attached. I can't imagine them doing this without star power. What would be the point? Unless of course this is a "new" play like AFTER MISS JULIE... which wasn't a new play at all, if you ask me.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:40pm

You're so camp! And yes, I mean that as a compliment.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:41pm

So true, Gotham. I did enjoy ROAD TO MECCA (which was grounded by Harris' extraordinary and egregiously overlooked performance by the Tony Committee) and SONS OF THE PROPHET. But over 85% of Roundabout's work comes across like stock.

And yet we all keep going. Oy!

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:42pm

Moi? I would totally take that as a compliment, possum.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:45pm

This isn't even an AFTER MISS JULIE situation...they're doing the Rostand play that was just done five years ago. Maybe the rights are cheap.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:46pm

...or free?

I was trying to be optimistic. Sort of... Granted, that's impossible with Roundabout.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:49pm

Let's see: whose TV shows just got cancelled and are now free for fall run?

Ashley Judd as Roxanne? Leslie Bibb? Amanda Peet?

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:49pm

I'm sure they already have a "star" in mind. Isn't their motto: big names, small casts?

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:50pm

I think I just threw up in my mouth with those suggestions... Though they can cast one of the hotties from GCB as Christian and I'll be all over that like ham on rye.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:51pm

They like to reuse people, so we'll probably get Santino Fontana or Adam Driver as Christian.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:51pm

Sitting here trying to think of a Cyrano from the Roundabout talent pool. And at a loss. Very curious who it would go to. Jim Dale would be interesting, though he's a bit long in the tooth at this point. And he wouldn't sell tickets.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:52pm

Adam Driver ain't hot enough for Christian. Give me Santino. Or even better, Pablo Schreiber. In his costume from DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS.... Or, y'know, just plain naked.

OR AN ALL-AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST. DONE.

Updated On: 5/21/12 at 03:52 PM

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:01pm

I don't know why, but Kelsey Grammar popped into my mind.

Probably not a great choice.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:03pm

Oh! Maybe it'll be as funny as his Macbeth!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:04pm

It's gonna be Whoopi Goldberg as Cyrano. My friend Kyle's friend Heather told him.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:16pm

Not gonna lie. I'd pay good money to see that.