C.
WORLD PREMIERE
March 30 - May 1, 2016
CLOSED MAY 1
Ritz Theater
Book & Lyrics by Bradley Greenwald • Music by Robert Elhai • Directed by Peter Rothstein• Musical Direction by Jason Hansen • Adapted from the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand • Featuring David Darrow, Bradley Greenwald, and Kendall Anne Thompson
"Let your song be known. May the melody be beautiful, and the poetry always your own."
We conclude our mainstage season with the world premiere of the new musical C. Cyrano is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. He’s a remarkable poet and a consummate musician who is deeply in love with the beautiful and intellectual Roxane. However, he is plagued with persisting self-doubt because of his extremely prominent proboscis. Bradley Greenwald and Robert Elhai’s new musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s great play, Cyrano de Bergerac, reminds us of the power of language and gives new voice to one of its greatest champions.
C. is the second world premiere in Theater Latté Da’s major new work initiative. NEXT 20/20 is a five-year endeavor aimed at developing 20 new musicals or plays-with-music and shepherding many of them to full production.
Theater Latté Da gratefully acknowledges Dan L. and Carol C. Greenwald and Seth R. and Stephanie S. Greenwald as Producing Sponsors.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
REVIEWS
PRODUCTION & PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS
“Exhibits the kind of canny fearlessness that has characterized artistic director Peter Rothstein’s work from the beginning.”
“Greenwald’s lyrics sit perfectly on the meter of Elhai’s eclectic and always tuneful score.”
“It is a gift to Twin Cities theatergoers, one that deserves an extended life beyond this maiden voyage.”
VIDEO
CREATIVE TEAM
THE CAST
Director: Peter Rothstein
Music Director: Jason Hansen
Scenic Designer: Jim Smart
Costume Designer: Rich Hamson
Lighting Designer: Marcus Dilliard
Sound Designer & Engineer: Sean Healey
Production Manager: Dylan Wright
Stage Manager: Tiffany K. Orr
Assistant Stage Manager: Lisa M. Smith
Technical Director: Stein Rosburg
Properties Master: Bejamin Olsen
Dramaturg: Elissa Adams
Fight Director: Annie Enneking
Assistant Director: Maxwell Collyard
Assistant Scenic Designer: Mika Ichikawa
Master Electrician: Ray Steveson
Wardrobe: Tiffany Clem
Light Board Operator: Micayla Thebault-Spieker
Stage Management Intern: Topaz Cooks
Costume Painter: Nanci Aeilts
Cyrano’s Nose: Robert Dunn
Electricians: Erin Belpedio, Jesse Cogswell, Paul Epton, Mike Grogan, Andy Kedl, Merritt Rodriguez, Paola Rodriguez, Mary Shabatura, Micayla Thebault-Spieker, Megan J. Winter
Carpenters: Eric Gebhard, Jeff Borowiak, Rose King, Ryan Volna, Alex Mongin, Natasha Plouffe
Drapers: Susan Fick, Barb Portinga, Howard Pankonin, Milly Oudhoff
