The Oakland Press, 1/26

"Hilberry Theatre noses around with Frank Langella's 'Cyrano'"

by Samantha White

Entertainment reviewer Samantha White writes that Wayne State University's production of Frank Langella's "Cyrano" wins by a nose at the Hilberry Theatre this season with an amazing lead actor. She writes: "Dave Toomey, who plays Cyrano, is a force in the local theater. He is just a few performances shy of Broadway stardom." "Cyrano" runs through March 10 at the Hilberry Theatre.

http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/01/26/entertainment/doc4f207610dba94145021419.txt

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CBS Detroit, 1/20

'Frank Langella's Cyrano': The play with panache at WSU

by John Quinn

A review of Frank Langella's "Cyrano" notes that the script is given a stark yet lyrical treatment by an energetic cast at Wayne State's Hilberry Theatre, with a show that continues through March 10. "Under Blair Anderson's taut direction, this 'Cyrano' avoids extravagance. Even pared down, this script delivers a wealth of beautiful imagery," the reviewer wrote.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/01/20/frank-langellas-cyrano-the-play-with-panache-at-wsu/

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The Detroit News, 1/12

"Langella's 'Cyrano' is shorn of pomp"

by Lawrence B. Johnson

If you boil Edmond Rostand's epic play "Cyrano de Bergerac" down to its Freudian essence, the story of a great swordsman and poet who suffered from a sense of inadequacy, you have Frank Langella's "Cyrano." It is Langella's distillation, in which half the huge cast of characters and most of the subplots are removed from Rostand's original, that Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre brings to the stage Friday night for a run through March 10. Director Blair Anderson calls it a "Cyrano" for modern sensibilities. "This man is larger than life but has the same human foibles and insecurities that all of us possess," says Anderson. A photo of two WSU cast members is included.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120112/ENT01/201120321/1033/rss27