Los Angeles Times
“CRITIC’S CHOICE… inspired and inspiring… Sachs’ moving adaptation transposes Rostand’s archetypal heroic outsider into a gifted coffeehouse poet whose inferiority complex is rooted in his deafness rather than his perfectly normal nose.” — Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times
Variety
“IRRESISTABLE… explor[es] the nature of being deaf — and in a larger sense, being just plain different — in a majority culture.” — Bob Verini, Variety
Back Stage
“CLEVER AND DEEPLY MOVING… bring[s] Rostand’s poetry-spewing protagonist to life using ASL, spoken word, and e-language.” — Travis Michael Holder, Backstage West
LA Weekly
“ROMANTIC… What happens when you try to tell a truth that lies deep in your heart, and it can’t be heard? … Cyrano brings that idea home… [a] glorious swirl of words floating around the stage, sometimes connected, sometimes disembodied from the speakers uttering them, sometimes signed, sometimes broadcast via video screens.” — Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly
LAist
“TRULY REMARKABLE… terrific performances and dazzling video design.” — Terry Morgan, LAist
EyeSpyLA
“Troy Kotsur is PERFECTION… full of passion, integrity, and enough kinetic energy to power a city.” — Samuel Bernstein, Eye Spy LA
Talkin’ Broadway
“A DAZZLING ACCOMPLISHMENT… Sachs’s adaptation makes deafness a natural fit.” — Sharon Perlmutter, Talkin’ Broadway
Latin Heat
“AN EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTION OF A TERRIFIC PLAY… brilliant writing… filled with laughs, and romantics will glory in its ending.: — Dale Reynolds, Latin Heat