Cyrano de Bergerac as a musical was a poor decision, and casting actors with poor singing voices was an even poorer decision. Peter Dinklage was charismatic and convincing but the lyrics let him down. The lyrics were laughably bad (rhyming 'Cyrano' with 'no'- horribly unpoetic). For an ordinary musical this wouldn't be so jarring, but Cyrano is about wit and wordplay. The feeble lyrics were a distraction. A few minor and presumably unnamed characters also had frustratingly bad vocal skills which seems so easily avoidable by casting better singers. Perhaps the goal was to mask the lack of musical talent of the lead actors. I feel something was lost when Cyrano's speeches were overshadowed by so much over the top choreography. I fear new audiences will miss the point.
Review of Cyrano
