Cyrano's Theatre Company

Top choice in Anchorage


This small off-center playhouse is the best live theater in town, staging everything from Hamlet to Archy and Mehitabel (comic cockroach and a cat characters), Mel Brooks’ jazz musical based on the poetry of Don Marquis and an ever-changing lineup of original shows. Shows typically run Thursday to Sunday.


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