CYRANO DE BERGERAC coming to Off-Broadway this month starring David Serero

CYRANO DE BERGERAC starring DAVID SERERO opens this month in New York.

This will be the first time in theater history that a native French actor, David Serero, will play Cyrano de Bergerac’s title role in America in English. David Serero, born in Paris, has won large success and critical acclaim on New York stages for the last few seasons, portraying iconic roles such as Shylock (Merchant of Venice), Othello’s title role, Barabas (Jew of Malta), King Lear (Yiddish King Lear by Jacob Gordin), Nabucco, Don Giovanni, and more.

“This is a dream come true for me. I remember when I was a child, reciting Cyrano's verses (in French at the time) at school. Many years later, I’m honored to bring this amazing play, which is for me the most beautiful love story ever, to the greatest city in the world for Theater and Entertainment: New York,” said Serero.

David Serero will be the first French actor to play Cyrano de Bergerac in English in the United States. Originally written in French by Edmond Rostand, the play will be adapted in English by David Serero himself. “After reading most of the translations available, I realized that they were all lacking the French original style of Rostand, deviating more and more from the original one. It became evident to me to write a new adaptation closer to the original. As I always do in my shows, I will bring this Classic to modern audiences without losing the eternal modernity of this character and adding my touch of champagne!” added Serero. Besides this fresh take, David Serero will also feature Jazz standards within the play “Cyrano is Jazz! It’s my way of bringing French and American cultures together. It’s a marriage that I dearly love, the perfect combination.”

2018 is a perfect year to play Cyrano, as it marks the 150th anniversary of the playwright Edmond Rostand and the 100th anniversary of his death. Serero will perform in Paris on June 30th for the official Edmond Rostand 2018 celebration and his anniversary. Thomas Sertillanges, founder of cyranodebergerac.fr and president of Festival Edmond Rostand 2018, welcomes the idea of a French actor performing and adapting this French classic for an American audience, using Jazz standards.

Plot summary: Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and musician. However, he has an extremely large nose, which causes him to doubt himself. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin, the beautiful and intellectual Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness would prevent him from the "dream of being loved by even an ugly woman."

For the closing performance of Cyrano on April 22nd, David Serero will celebrate his 37th birthday, but also his 20th year on stage as an actor and singer.

The production is directed and adapted by David Serero.

Cyrano de Bergerac will play April 12th (3 pm), 15th (7 pm - Premiere), 17th (8 pm), 19th (8 pm), and 22nd (7 pm - Closing night) at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011. Presented by the American Sephardi Federation. Tickets: cyranodebergerac.bpt.me or 1.800.838.3006.

DAVID SERERO (Cyrano de Bergerac)

Actor and baritone David Serero has received international recognition and critical acclaim worldwide. At only 36 years old, he has already performed more than 1,200 concerts and performances worldwide, appeared in over 100 films, and recorded 20 albums. He has given concerts in Paris at the PARIS OPERA GARNIER, OLYMPIA, EIFFEL TOWER; in New York at the LINCOLN CENTER, CARNEGIE HALL, TIMES SQUARE; in London at the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, WEMBLEY STADIUM; and in Moscow at the TCHAIKOVSKY HALL; in Amsterdam at the CONCERTGEBOUW, the BUDAPEST OPERA conducted by PLACIDO DOMINGO, and more. He made his sold-out West End debut at the Dominion Theatre. He has sung more than 30 lead roles in Opera, Operetta, and Musical Theater. In 2012, David Serero performed Don Quixote from MAN OF LA MANCHA in Paris and the title role from the revival of Duke Ellington's only musical: Beggar's Holiday, and also starred in the cast album recording. In 2013, David performed with JERMAINE JACKSON in YOU ARE NOT ALONE, a musical written, directed, and produced by David Serero. He has also produced and arranged I WISH YOU LOVE an album of Jazz standards for Jermaine Jackson. In December 2013, David shared the cover of Theatre & Performances with Barbra Streisand in London, made his BROADWAY solo debut at the Snapple Theatre in New York, and released his first studio album ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. In 2014, he released The Broadway Baritone, featuring Broadway classics, and toured in the UK, including a performance on the West End. During the summer of 2014, he recorded the entire correspondence of love letters of NAPOLEON to Josephine and released his new studio album THE CROONER BARITONE, The FRANK SINATRA Classics for the 100th anniversary of Sinatra. In 2015 and 2016, he played Off Broadway the lead roles of SHYLOCK (MERCHANT OF VENICE) and OTHELLO's title role with both critical acclaim. In 2015, he performed two open-air concerts in Times Square (New York) for the Best of France with the presence of the French President, Mr. Francois Hollande. He released SEPHARDI, an album of Sephardic music in the Ladino language, and recorded the title role of RICHARD III in French. He also played NABUCCO (Nabucco) in New York, and the title roles of DON GIOVANNI and RIGOLETTO at Carnegie Hall. In 2017, David was inducted into the prestigious WHO'S WHO AMERICA for demonstrating outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry and for the betterment of contemporary society. Among his performances in New York for the season 2017/2018 are title roles of CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Rostand), DON GIOVANNI (Mozart), BARABAS (Marlowe's Jew of Malta), Hermann (World Premiere adaptation of the Queen of Spades), and KING LEAR (Jacob Gordin's The YIDDISH KING LEAR).

In American Television, he has appeared in: The Hunt with John Walsh (CNN), Mysteries at the Museum (Travel Channel), Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (NBC), Six Degrees of Murder (Discovery Channel), Checked Out, On The Case with Paula Zhan (Discovery ID), Rabid Beast (Animal Planet TV), Suddenly Rich (TLC TV), Whistleblowers (Spike TV), Blood Feuds - Gangs of New York (Discovery Channel), Pandora’s Box (Discovery ID), We Are New York WANY (New York TV), Quantico (ABC).

In American Films he starred in Alice in America, Tango Shalom, Winter Has No Sun, Most Beautiful Island, Paisanos in Paris, Following Phil, Terminal 5, Sheepshead, Again, Overload Rock or Die, The Redemption, Kingdom of the Alley, Ring Ring, Laundry Day, Capicola, Make it Work, There Will Come Soft Rains, Amarena, When I Sing, Hatikvah.

He starred in several commercials for Sotheby's & eBay, Bank of America, Don Julio Tequila, Khiel's, Volkswagen, BJ's, Pepsi, Mitsubishi Cars, and more. Full biography on www.davidserero.com

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