tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post4225884139890910105..comments2024-03-14T02:43:01.811-05:00Comments on Broadway & Me: A "Cyrano" With Too Little Panachejan@broadwayandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-13283126286953131152015-08-24T03:20:33.156-05:002015-08-24T03:20:33.156-05:00Cyrano De bergerac is a great play..Among the grea...Cyrano De bergerac is a great play..Among the greatest ever... Little wonder then that it is so influential.. It was even among Ayn Rand's favorites ! <br /><br />Btw, the bollywood version of cyrano de bergerac is not Padosan but Saajan (1991).MADmusic&movieloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315428645417816798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-60536843510059713192007-11-07T11:13:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing, Steve. I think one of the grea...Thanks for writing, Steve. I think one of the great things about art is that it is a conversation between the artists and the audience, complete with all the baggage that both sides bring to it. And I confess I came to this one with a satchel full of longing for old-fashioned, larger-than-life swashbuckling. But I don't think that you and I are so far apart on Garner's performance. To my surprise, though, John Lahr in the New Yorker seems quite taken with her.jan@broadwayandmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-26450249110043414292007-11-06T13:20:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:20:00.000-05:00Dear Jan - Great reading your take, especially sin...Dear Jan - Great reading your take, especially since you grew up with this tale. It was all new to me when I finally saw it (sure, I knew the basic plot points, but I have no real history with it), and I rather enjoyed it. <BR/><BR/>Looks like we may differ on Ms. Garner's performance, but that's why I love reading your blog!Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.com