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Tag: 05.23.12
This Cyrano Has A Normal-Sized Nose; The Problem Is His Ears
Deaf West Theatre, the company that in 2003 brought its spoken-and-signed production of the musical Big River to Broadway, has created an Internet-age adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac in which the hero, who is deaf, must court his beloved on behalf of his brother, an aging rocker.
Peter Gelb Backs Down After One Day: Opera News Will Continue Reviewing Met Performances
“The Met said an ‘outpouring of reaction’ from opera fans on the Internet caused it to change course a day after The New York Times reported that Met officials and the publishers of Opera News had decided to stop reviewing Met shows. ‘I think I made a mistake,’ said Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager.”