Cyrano (The New Group) NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%

(113 Reviews)

Positive

73%

Mixed

22%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Romantic, Disappointing, Slow, Entertaining

About the Show

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") stars in this new musical version of the classic tale of unrequited love and ghostwritten letters.

From the show:

A raw and transporting new version of the classic tale of unrequited love and ghostwritten letters, Cyrano tells the story of a proud man who, believing himself unlovable, agrees to woo the woman he loves for another. With a charged contemporary immediacy to the language, this adaptation by Erica Schmidt (All the Fine Boys) mines this enduring, human story for its deep vein of heartbroken yearning, with haunting and compelling music by members of the Grammy Award-winning band The National and the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Peter Dinklage in the title role.

Member Reviews (113)

Great acting, Great music, Entertaining

See it if You want to see some great performances and hear some beautiful music. Cast is great!

Don't see it if You are looking for a peppy splashy show with big musical numbers. Read more

Profound, Overrated, Great singing, Entertaining

See it if Peter dinklage is superb as is Jones. Not as good as past Cyranos that I have seen. Not a big spectacle show with great casting.

Don't see it if If you have seen it on Bway, a much better dh oil w with a better cast. This one gets slow at times.

Critic Reviews (22)

"Peter Dinklage Tackles ‘Cyrano’ Without the Nose: The Emmy-winning 'Game of Thrones' star shows off his abundant charisma in a lachrymose musical adaptation of Rostand’s classic."
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3/5 Stars "It’s hard to fall in love with this confounding production...Schmidt has excised all the poetry...Most of the full-fledged numbers stop the show dead in its tracks...Yet Dinklage makes you care...Schmidt has elicited a captivating performance from this wonderfully expressive actor."
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"A Cyrano Without the Nose? Even If He Sings?"
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"Peter Dinklage stars as the heartsick poet convinced his appearance rules out love in this musical adaptation of the 1897 classic, with an original score by members of rock band The National."
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"Pride prevails in this thin, stripped-down musical version of the well-known tale."
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"Sorry, Wrong Numbers: Everything about this musical version of Edmond de Rostand’s tale is successful, except for the songs"
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"'GoT’ star Peter Dinklage is a gruff, edgy ‘Cyrano’ off-Broadway"
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"‘Cyrano’ review: Peter Dinklage musical is a moody mess"
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"Peter Dinklage Gives 'Cyrano' a New Facade: The New Group produces Erica Schmidt's new musical adaptation of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at the Daryl Roth Theatre."
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"Peter Dinklage Deserves Better Than Dreary, Passionless 'CYRANO' Musical"
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"A musical 'Cyrano de Bergerac?' Many have tried, none have succeeded…one wonders what drew everyone to this property, which has been built around a star who is temperamentally unsuited to playing the title role as Rostand conceived it."
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2/5 Stars "As flat as last night's champagne. From start to finish, the production is completely devoid panache."
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3/5 Stars "Modest in scale and mostly melancholy in mood, this musical Cyrano is a faithful, if rather flat, retelling of the story in an indeterminate though obviously bygone period."
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"However, for those of us who know the original, the compromises and excisions from the text make it a shadow of its former itself. Don't blame film and television star Peter Dinklage who gives a vigorous performance in the title role.:
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"For a play that celebrates the beauty of wooing through meticulously crafted words, both book and lyrics never leave the realm of cue lines…The New Group's 'Cyrano' has the same imposter syndrome as Christian-and seems like it could have been written by him too."
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"Schmidt's Cyrano isn't meant to be a simple interpretation of de Bergerac's play. Rather, it takes the bones of the story and focuses on its core elements: desire, shame and the consequences of not taking a chance."
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"Peter Dinklage does Cyrano without that famous appendage...but his Cyrano does sing...If only the grammy-winning musical team had given him some breakout numbers."
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" Ms. Schmidt has certainly made some odd choices for this production that seem to work against the power of the story. The staging is quite severe and stagnant which intrudes on the romanticism of the plot. Nothing seems to be spontaneous and appears calculated."
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"Peter Dinklage's singing voice would not normally qualify him for a role in a musical, unless in a Disney animated movie as a singing rhinoceros. But Rex Harrison couldn't really sing either….the star of 'Game of Thrones' is an inspired hire… But 'Cyrano' is missing...panache."
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"Still, the show's tallest order has been fulfilled as Dinklage brings his now-signature brand of razor-sharp wit, melancholy, intelligence - and a decent baritone singing voice - to the piece. Indeed, our hearts break simultaneously with his as he talks about being 'too ugly to love.'"
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"Dinklage…provides a host of interesting readings and makes his presence indelible... ‘Cyrano’ is a musical, though, and Dinklage’s singing talent is, shall we say, modest…He remains unpersuasive as a character so devastatingly skilled at swordplay he can lay waste to 100 men."
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"This new musicalization of Rostand's heroic comedy-drama strikes a melancholy tone throughout, with downbeat songs by veterans of the indie rock band The National. What's noteworthy about the production is Peter Dinklage's memorable, heartbreaking performance in the title role."
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