Archive Theater Company's Cyrano de Bergerac

Jennifer Rose Davis' new staging immerses audiences in 19th-century France, taking them on an epic journey that's equally humorous and heartfelt

"...Classic scripts today are often modernized in one of two ways. There's the time-tested approach..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Cyrano, My Love

The true (possibly) tale behind the writing of the French classic

"...Tom Leeb, Alexis Michalik, Lucie Boujenah, Jean-Michel Martial, Alice de Lencquesaing and Benjamin Bellecour...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cyrano

Musical rewrite of the tragic love triangle never hits the high notes

"...Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Bashir Salahuddin and Monica Dolan...."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Whatever it Takes

"...classics (this one tackles, none too gently, Edmund Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac), Whatever It Takes is drivel of the..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ratatouille

Pixar scores another triumph of animated wonder with this story of a rat who craves haute cuisine over garbage.

"...our capacity for that old-fashioned "Gosh! Wow!" sense of wonder. Bird knows (as few others do) that a good..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Horseman on the Roof

The film captures the heroic exploits of an Italian resistance soldier who falls in love with a French noblewoman during the French cholera plague of the early 19th century.

"...blend of action and black humor. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau (Cyrano de Bergerac) brings to the screen French author Jean..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Bigger Than the Sky

Despite some bright spots in this woefully earnest modern romance, Bigger Than the Sky is awash in the obvious and sports a cloying adulation of theatre folk.

"...has just left him in the lurch and presumably wandered off seeking a more intellectually invigorating romance with a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bon Voyage

An engaging chamber comedy cum lavish period piece set in France at the beginning of WWII.

"...Directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, Grégori Derangère, Peter Coyote and..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

"...Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, James Mccaffrey, Richard Coca and Stanley Desantis. An intriguing title is about the only thing The..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Journey of Hope

"...nabbed the honors for best foreign film from France's Cyrano de Bergerac. Although Journey of Hope had none of..."

May 31, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...because I am only using AI to help me describe myself in a way that women will find attractive...."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Cyrano de Bergerac

This worthy production of Rostand's play reveals the rock star in its romantic hero

"...Cyrano de Bergerac..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 17th year, an informal affiliation of local..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 1, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cyrano de Bergerac

The Vortex Summer Youth Theatre production of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac plays up the comic elements of the story, mostly to good effect, without ever losing touch with its romantic theatricality and verve.

"...Cyrano de Bergerac: Particular Panache..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...suits, hers crimson velvet Versace as vintage as our destination. Street parking proved plentiful in the eye of the..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cyrano de Bergerac

Rostand's homely hero earns a handsome production from Austin Shakespeare

"...Cyrano de BergeracRollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center, 701..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Cyrano de Bergerac

City Theatre's staging of the Rostand classic makes good use of its space and is helmed by a very engaging star

"...Cyrano de Bergerac..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...it feels like PD operates en plein air: an Eden one day, tornado alley the next. That inspires the..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Le Placard (The Closet)

"...Directed by: Francis Veber. Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Michèle Laroque and Michel Aumont. Trade in..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Hill Country hamlet of Bandera counts Tysmenytsia, Ukraine – famed for its fur factory..."

March 11, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Top 10 Theatre Duos & Trios of 2014

Remembering a year in theatre in which performers distinguished themselves in twos and threes

"...In chronological order:..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...Directed by: Chris Columbus. Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Woman of Setzuan

If Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan drags some, the actors in the Vortex Summer Youth Theatre production don't, and that keeps the evening engaging

"...get in their various schools, working at the Vortex alongside mature actors, designers, and director; plus new artistic teammates..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

A Simple Twist of Fate

"...be said for treating the subject matter with some degree of restraint -- no doubt a Hard Copy version..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Emailing Plácido Domingo

"...AC: I saw you perform Cyrano de Bergerac in San Francisco last year. This was..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM: The Nameless Moon, Etc.

Ventura unpacks his folders full of sentences without homes, and other remnants excised from this and that

"...of scrawled or printed-out scraps in three bulging manila folders: sentences without a home, sketched notions, occasional quotes, and..."

May 16, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Archive Theater's The Man of Destiny

The company builds a uniquely entertaining evening around Shaw's fiery tango of wits between a young Napoleon and a Mysterious Lady

"...2019, theatre artists Jennifer Rose Davis and Garrison Martt founded Archive with the mission of staging classic works for..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Bion Tsang, Cello

The cellist swashed and buckled his way through Dvorák like a great actor playing Cyrano

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra With Bion Tsang, CelloDell Hall at the Long Center March 30..."

April 6, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Public Notice

Your pals at Pub Notes say, "Get your love on in the name of ol' Saint Valentine!" Here are some suggestions to take your lover a step or two beyond the flowers and chocolate routine and benefit a few local causes, to boot.

"...If You Wear That Velvet Dress Should you find,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

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