Peter Dinklage, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Blake Jenner in Cyrano

Peter Dinklage’s singing voice would not normally qualify him for a role in a musical, unless in a Disney animated movie as a singing rhinoceros. But Rex Harrison couldn’t really sing either, and he was just right for “My Fair Lady.”

In several ways, the star of “Game of Thrones” is an inspired hire for a musical adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac….Dinklage proves once again to be a terrific actor, with a deep commanding voice (when speaking), and the character’s bravado, his hurt and his yearning memorably etched on his expressive face.

But “Cyrano” is no “My Fair Lady”…The production is well acted and effectively designed. The score… has a haunting appeal. But “Cyrano” is missing an ingredient that’s essential to the story – in a word, panache.

Full review on DC Theatre Scene

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Ritchie Coster and Peter Dinklage in “Cyrano”

Scott Stangland, Peter Dinklage and Christopher Gurr in “Cyrano,”

Christopher Gurr, Hillary Fisher, Nehal Joshi, Josh A. Dawson and Scott Stangland in “Cyrano,”

Peter Dinklage and Josh A. Dawson in “Cyrano”

Blake Jenner and Peter Dinklage

Blake Jenner, Peter Dinklage and Jasmine Cephas Jones

Peter Dinklage and Jasmine Cephas Jones

Peter Dinklage and Blake Jenner

Josh A. Dawson, Ritchie Coster, Grace McLean, Peter Dinklage, Blake Jenner and Jasmine Cephas Jones in “Cyrano”