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Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac - Kevin Kline embodies Edmond Rostand’s proboscisly challenged 17th-century warrior-poet Cyrano de Bergerac in Broadway’s sold-out, limited-engagement, which also starred Jennifer Garner and Daniel Sunjata.

Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac

Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner and Daniel Sunjata star in Edmond Rostand's classic tale of Cyrano de Bergerac.

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First-time director Gary Hustwit explores urban spaces and the typefaces, including the ubiquitous Helvetica, that inhabit them, and speaks with historians and designers about the choices and aesthetics behind the use of fonts. Pictured: A scene shot at Manfred Schulz’ letterpress in Frankfurt.

Helvetica, A WETA Independent Cut

Helvetica explores urban spaces and the typefaces that inhabit them, and features historians and designers talking about font aesthetics.

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