Aw, Shucks! La Cage Aux Folles finished at Fabulous Fox Theatre on January 15, 2012
La Cage Aux Folles is now showing at The Muny
La Cage Aux Folles
Aw, Shucks! La Cage Aux Folles finished at Fabulous Fox Theatre on January 15, 2012
La Cage Aux Folles is now showing at The Muny
Why see La Cage Aux Folles?
La Cage Aux Folles is on tour and hits the in , ,
The acclaimed new Tony Award-winning production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES that enchanted Broadway audiences is now taking the rest of America by glittery storm! Don't miss this celebrated musical smash when it comes to your city, starring the one and only Goerge Hamilton!
Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (who goes by the stage name Zaza), the pair live a charmed life until Georges' son, Jean-Michel, turns up engaged to the daughter of a conservative right-wing politician who's coming to dinner.
With a glorious score of hummable melodies and a dynamite cast featuring the "notorious and dangerous Cagelles," LA CAGE is an indisputable musical comedy classic... and this extraordinary new version shows you why!
Key Information
Audience
La Cage Aux Folles is suitable for audiences aged 14 and older.
Run Time
2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission
Dates
Finished Jan 15, 2012
Cast
Christopher Sieber as Albin
George Hamilton as Georges
Billy Harrington Tighe as Jean-Michel
Bernard Burak Sheredy as M.Renaud/M. Dindon
Cathy Newman as Mme. Dindon/ Mmme. Renaud
Jeigh Madjus as Jacob
Gay Marshall as Jacqueline
Allison Blair McDowell as Anne
Dale Hensley as Francis
Ashley Kate Adams as Colette
Danny Vaccaro as Tabarro
Matt Shorter, Jr. as Chantal
Tervor Downey as Phaedra
Logan Keslar as Bitelle
Terry Lavell as Mercedes
George Hamilton as Georges
Billy Harrington Tighe as Jean-Michel
Bernard Burak Sheredy as M.Renaud/M. Dindon
Cathy Newman as Mme. Dindon/ Mmme. Renaud
Jeigh Madjus as Jacob
Gay Marshall as Jacqueline
Allison Blair McDowell as Anne
Dale Hensley as Francis
Ashley Kate Adams as Colette
Danny Vaccaro as Tabarro
Matt Shorter, Jr. as Chantal
Tervor Downey as Phaedra
Logan Keslar as Bitelle
Terry Lavell as Mercedes
Creative
Music and Lyrics: Jerry Herman
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Director: Terry Johnson
Choreographer: Lynne Page
Designer: Tim Shortall
Costume Design: Matthew Wright
Lighting Design: Nick Richings
Wig and Make-Up Design: Richard Mawbey
Musical Supervision/Orchestration: Jason Carr
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Director: Terry Johnson
Choreographer: Lynne Page
Designer: Tim Shortall
Costume Design: Matthew Wright
Lighting Design: Nick Richings
Wig and Make-Up Design: Richard Mawbey
Musical Supervision/Orchestration: Jason Carr
Reviews
Customer reviews
4 reviews, average rating: (3.8 Stars)
GreatMartin
"La Cage Aux Folles"
There was a revival presented by the British company at The Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre in 2008 of “La Cage Aux Folles†which was brought to Broadway in 2010. The touring company of that production opened on Tuesday evening at the Broward Performing Arts Center of a much loved musical and Christopher Sieber makes this a MUST SEE production..
The story is about love in its many forms, starting with Georges and Albin who have been together for many years and have raised a child, Jean-Michel, who is now engaged to Anne, the daughter of very conservative parents with her father being head of the Tradition, Family and Morality Party. Jean-Michel invites Anne and her parents to dinner and asks his father Georges that Albin, who is very effeminate, not to appear. Albin, who has raised the boy as his own, the boy’s real mother, Sybil, having very little to do with the child, is hurt and even more so when the mother is invited instead. Albin decides to come to the party as Jean-Michel’s mother when a telegram arrives saying that Sybil can’t make it. Act 2 starts as a wild farce that eventually turns everything and everyone upside down showing what love really is and means.
Georges and Albin live in an apartment in St. Tropez above the nightclub that specializes in drag shows with Albin as ZaZa the star of the show and a chorus of drag queens called La Cagelles. The musical opens with the La Cagelles putting on a show, singing and dancing to “We Are Who We Are†introducing themselves to the audience and then we see the transformation of Albin to ZaZa as he sings, “(A Little More) Mascaraâ€).
Jerry Herman writes what he likes to call “Broadway Show Tunes†and like he did in “Mame†and “Hello Dolly†the score for “La Cage Aux Folles†are full of those tunes. There are love tunes such as Jean-Michel to Anne, “With Anne On My Arm†which is then reprised as “With You On My Arm†sung to Albin by Georges, not to forget the love song that Georges sings to Albin, “Song On The Sand†that moves many people in the audience. In the second act Georges sings to Jean-Michel , “Look Over There†explaining to the latter that no mother could have loved him more than Albin did and does. Mr. Herman has his ‘get the audience moving’ with the title tune and “The Best of Times†and finally gives them the chance to clap, sing and whistle the song along with the cast.
And then there is, “I Am Who I Am†and Christopher Sieber playing Albin/ZaZa. One of the most memorable numbers I have ever experienced in the theatre was when I saw George Hearn sing “I Am Who I Am†in October 1983 in the original production but Mr. Sieber takes the song, and all the songs, and makes them his own, erasing the memory of anyone else who has played the role and proclaimed, “I Am Who I Amâ€!
The cast including George Hamilton playing Georges, Michael Lowney as Jean-Michel, Allison Blair McDowell as Anne, with Bernard Burak Sheredy and Cathy Newman as her parents plus Gay Marshall as Jacqueline plus the rest cast all do excellent jobs.
“La Cage Aux Folles†wouldn’t be what it is without Les Cagelles: Matt Anctil, Logan Keslar, Donald Shorter, Jr., Mark Roland, Terry Lavell and Trevor Downey and these guys fill the bill though I must confess I miss the larger casts of La Cagelles and guessing which were the females. There is no need to guess here.
Thank you Jerry Herman, Harvey Fierstein, choreographer Lynne Page, director Terry Johnson, the rest of the production artists and, once again, Christopher Sieber for giving South Florida the best show of the 2011-2012 season ... Read more
I am from LA
Great experience
We had center orchestra eye level seats, one of the best nights yet at the Pantages. George Hamilton was good, but Albin was great, voice, comedy etc. Would bring kids, mother (and in law) to see it. Have watched the movie and the Birdcage, this was the best. ... Read more
Anonymous
LA Cage Aux Follies
Who was the person that did the dialog before the play? That person was good! ... Read more
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