From: KCRW's Theatre Talk
Date: Apr 17, 2008
Description:
The stage has a long tradition of disfigured protagonists. Shakespeare’s Richard III is the embodiment of a character whose hunchback is a metaphor for internal wickedness, whereas Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac is the model for characters whose unnatural face betrays a heroic soul. This tradition also extends to musical drama (from Rigoletto to Phantom of the Opera)
which would seem to suggest that there is historical precedent and even
potential for a Broadway-style adaptation of the 1985 film Mask...
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