La Cage Aux Folles Original Cast Recording Album Art
| La Cage aux Folles | |
|---|---|
 Original Broadway windowcard | |
| Music | Jerry Herman |
| Lyrics | Jerry Herman |
| Book | Harvey Fierstein |
| Footing | La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret |
| Productions | 1983 Boston (tryout) 1983 Broadway 1984 United states Bout 1984 US Bout 1986 West End 1987 U.s. Tour 1993 U.s.a. Tour 2004 Broadway 2008 W End 2010 Broadway 2011 US Bout 2017 UK Tour |
| Awards | 1984 Tony Laurels for Best Musical 1984 Tony Laurels for Best Volume of a Musical 1984 Tony Award for Best Original Score 2004 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 2010 Tony Laurels for Best Revival of a Musical |
La Cage aux Folles (French pronunciation: [la kaʒ o fɔl]) is a musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
Based on the 1973 French play of the same proper noun past Jean Poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring elevate entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star allure, and the farcical adventures that ensue when Georges's son, Jean-Michel, brings domicile his fiancée's ultra-bourgeois parents to meet them. La cage aux folles literally ways "the muzzle of crazy women". However, folles is too a slang term for effeminate homosexuals (queens).
Opening on Broadway in 1983 La Cage broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the start hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The testify'due south Human activity Ane finale, "I Am What I Am", received praise equally a "gay canticle" and has been widely recorded.
The original production ran for more than 4 years (1,761 performances), and won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.
The success of the musical spawned a W End production and several international runs. The 2004 Broadway revival won the Tony Award for All-time Revival, and the 2008 London revival garnered the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. The 2010 Broadway revival was nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning the Tony Laurels for Best Revival of a Musical. La Muzzle aux Folles is the first musical which has won the Tony Laurels for All-time Revival of a Musical twice and it has won a Best Musical Tony Award (Best Musical or Best Revival of a Musical) for each of its Broadway productions. The evidence has garnered v nominations for Tony Award for All-time Actor in a Musical from its three Broadway productions, twice for portrayers of Georges and iii times for portrayers of Albin, winning the award twice (both for actors playing Albin).
Background [edit]
Allan Carr, who had produced the successful picture adaptation of Grease (1978), was eager to work in theatre and thought a musical version of the hit 1978 film La Muzzle aux Folles would be an ideal vehicle for his Broadway debut.[i] However, he was unable to secure the rights to the motion picture and was forced to settle for the rights to the original play but.[2] Carr hired Jay Presson Allen to write the volume and Maury Yeston to compose the score for The Queen of Basin Street, an Americanized version gear up in New Orleans. With Mike Nichols set to directly and Tommy Melody on board as choreographer, Carr searched for executive producers and establish them in Fritz Holt and Barry Brown, who immediately fired the entire artistic team that Carr had assembled. All of them somewhen filed lawsuits, but Yeston alone won and subsequently collected a small royalty from La Cage.[3]
Holt and Chocolate-brown had produced the 1974 revival of Gypsy directed by Arthur Laurents, and they approached him with an offer to straight their new venture. Laurents was not a fan of drag or camp entertainment and thought Holt and Brown never would find plenty investors to finance a gay-themed projection at a fourth dimension when, during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, homophobia was more intense than ever.[4] He agreed only considering Holt and Brown were close friends and he wanted them to remain on Carr'southward payroll as long as possible, but his interest grew when he learned Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman had committed to the project.[5]
Co-ordinate to Laurents, when he met with Fierstein and Herman for the first time, they had restored both the title and locale of the original play but had neither a script nor even an outline for the plot. All they had was the Herman song "I Am What I Am", and Laurents immediately envisioned information technology as an emotional outburst sung at the close of the showtime act. Laurents further claims that when he explained his concept to Fierstein and Herman, he inspired the direction they took in writing the musical.[5] Herman tells a very different story in an interview included in the original cast CD. He claims that they were well into the collaboration when Fierstein arrived i solar day with an emotional peppery scene he had written for the terminate of Human activity I that included the words "I am what I am". Delighted, Herman asked to utilize the 5 words, boasting he would have a vocal past morning, which he did. With gay-activist Fierstein and the political Laurents on lath, the show could have "become a polemic diatribe on gay rights."[four] Nevertheless, Herman was a moderating influence. Having suffered a series of disappointments with darker-themed shows since 1969, he was eager to score a hitting with a mainstream, emotional, optimistic vocal-and-dance amusement that middle-grade audiences would savour.[4] The squad opted to create "a charming, colorful, great-looking musical comedy - an old-fashioned piece of entertainment," as Herman recalled in his memoir Showtune.[6] Past "delivering their sentiments in a sweetly entertaining manner", the team was able to convey their gay-themed message with more impact than they could accept with a more than ambitious approach.[7]
Fierstein, Herman and Laurents met daily in Herman's Manhattan townhouse to piece of work on the musical. Considering they were express to using only the Poiret play every bit a source, they were unable to include the character of Jean-Michel's birth mother, who had been created for the film. They focused the plot on the fact that the relationship of Georges and Albin seems so natural that the boy is able to accept a human being as his "mother".[viii] The three men agreed that Albin needed to exist every bit glamorous an entertainer as possible, and Theoni V. Aldredge was hired every bit costume designer to achieve their goal.[9]
The producers agreed to a Boston tryout, and merely before the second preview (the first was cancelled due to bug with the mechanized prepare),[10] Herman had a panic assail prompted past his fright that the metropolis probably was too bourgeois to embrace a gay-themed musical, albeit one designed for a mainstream audition. The Boston crowds gave the show an enthusiastic reception.[11] Fierstein, Herman and Laurents were also concerned that this was essentially a dear story in which the lovers barely touched each other. Fierstein suggested they osculation on the cheeks at the finish, and Laurents, citing the common custom of French men kissing each other on both cheeks, agreed.[12]
George Hearn every bit Albin had the showier role and many of the big musical numbers. His character was fully drawn, and behind the drag performer, the audition could see "a person driven to take a correspond himself – a notion that all people could relate to."[7] In contrast, during rehearsals, everyone had supported firing Gene Barry, who was considered adequate merely never outstanding as Georges, but finding a replacement proved to be hard. Finally, just before opening night, Laurents directed him always to look into Hearn's eyes, whenever the 2 men were on phase, and so the audience would sense the depth of the couple's feelings for each other. The director also had Georges introduce the various club acts with more than of a flourish, "like an aria that will land like a musical number." Both of these concluding-minute stage directions enabled Barry to get a better grasp of his character.[thirteen] Barry went on to get a Tony nomination for Best Role player in a musical for his efforts, while co-star Hearn took home the trophy.
According to theatre historian John Kenrick, La Cage aux Folles helped make the 1983 Broadway season an specially strong i. He noted that post-obit La Muzzle and Big River in 1985, for "the first fourth dimension since Oklahoma, a full decade would go by before a new American musical would laissez passer the 1,000-performance marker."[14]
Synopsis [edit]
Act I [edit]
Georges, the primary of ceremonies, welcomes the audience to his St. Tropez drag nightclub, "La Cage aux Folles". The chorus line known every bit Les Cagelles appear and innovate themselves to the audience ("We Are What Nosotros Are"). Georges and his spouse, Albin, take lived happily together for many years in an apartment higher up La Muzzle with their "maid" Jacob. Albin is a elevate queen and the star performer of La Cage aux Folles under the alias of "Zaza".
Equally Albin prepares to perform ("[A Lilliputian More than] Mascara"), Georges'south 24-twelvemonth-old son Jean-Michel (the offspring of a confused, youthful liaison with a woman named Sybil) arrives home with the news that he is engaged to Anne Dindon. Georges is reluctant to approve of Jean-Michel's appointment, but Jean-Michel assures his father that he is in beloved with Anne ("With Anne on My Arm"). Unfortunately, her father is head of the "Tradition, Family and Morality Party", whose stated goal is to close the local drag clubs. Anne'south parents want to meet their girl's future in-laws. Jean-Michel has lied to his fiancée, describing Georges as a retired diplomat. Jean-Michel pleads with Georges to tell Albin to absent-minded himself (and his flamboyant behaviors) for the visit - and for Georges to redecorate the apartment in a more than subdued fashion. Jean-Michel also asks Georges to invite Sybil, who has barely seen him since his birth, to dinner in Albin'due south stead. Albin returns from the prove to greet his son when Georges suggests that they take a walk ("With You on My Arm").
Georges takes Albin to the Promenade Café, owned by Monsieur and Madame Renaud, where he attempts to soften Albin'southward emotions before telling him of Jean-Michel'south request ("Song on the Sand"). Before Georges can break the news to him, Albin suggests that they hurry back to La Cage to make it in time for the next bear witness. They make it in time and Albin takes the stage once more equally Zaza ("La Muzzle aux Folles"). While Albin is performing, Georges and Jean-Michel apace redecorate the business firm. While Albin is changing for his adjacent number, he notices the two carrying his gowns and demands to know what is going on. Georges finally tells Albin of Jean-Michel'southward plan and expects Albin to explode with fury, but he remains silent. Albin so re-joins Les Cagelles onstage, tells them to leave, and begins to sing alone in disobedience of Jean-Michel, stating that he is proud of who he is and refuses to change for anyone ("I Am What I Am"). He throws his wig at Georges and departs in a huff.
Act Ii [edit]
The next morning, Georges finds Albin at the Promenade Café after his precipitous divergence and apologizes ("Vocal on the Sand [Reprise]"). He so suggests to Albin that he dress up for dinner as macho "Uncle Al". Albin is nevertheless upset, just reluctantly agrees to deed similar a heterosexual for Jean-Michel. With the aid of Monsieur and Madame Renaud, Georges successfully teaches Albin to abandon his flamboyancy ("Masculinity"). Back at the chastely redesigned apartment, Georges shows "Uncle Al" to Jean-Michel. Jean-Michel doesn't similar the idea and expresses his dislike for Albin's lifestyle. Georges angrily reminds Jean-Michel of how good of a "mother" Albin has been to him ("Look Over There"). They and so receive a telegram that Jean-Michel's mother Sybil is non coming and Anne'southward parents arrive ("Dishes [Cocktail Counterpoint]"). Hoping to save the day, Albin appears as Jean-Michel'south buxom, forty-year-old female parent, in pearls and sensible shoes. The nervous Jacob burns the dinner, so a trip to a local restaurant, "Chez Jacqueline", belonging to an onetime friend of Albin and Georges, is quickly arranged. No one has told Jacqueline of the situation, and she asks Albin (every bit Zaza) for a song, to which he hesitantly agrees ("The Best of Times"). Everyone in the restaurant begins to take part in the song, causing Albin to yield to the frenzy of performance and tear off his wig at the song's climax, revealing his true identity.
Back at the apartment, the Dindons plead with their girl to abandon her fiancé, for they are appalled past his homosexual parents, but she is in love with Jean-Michel and refuses to leave him. Jean-Michel, deeply aback of the way he has treated Albin, asks his forgiveness ("Look Over At that place [Reprise]"), which is lovingly granted. The Dindons prepare to depart, but their way is blocked by Jacqueline, who has arrived with the press, ready to photograph the notorious anti-homosexual activists with Zaza. Georges and Albin have a proposal: If Anne and Jean-Michel may marry, Georges volition aid the Dindons escape through La Muzzle downstairs. Georges bids the audience farewell while Les Cagelles prepare the Dindons for the g finale ("La Muzzle aux Folles [Reprise]"). Georges then introduces the Dindons, dressed in drag equally members of the nightclub's revue, and they escape the paparazzi with Jean-Michel and Anne behind them. With everyone gone, Albin enters and he and Georges briefly sing of their love for each other before sharing a kiss ("Finale [With You On My Arm/La Cage aux Folles/Vocal on the Sand/The All-time Of Times]").
Characters [edit]
- Albin: Baritone – the aging star of La Cage aux Folles who performs as the drag queen Zaza and Georges' hubby.
- Georges: Bass – The owner and master of ceremonies of La Cage and Albin's husband of over 20 years.
- Jean-Michel: Baritone – Georges's 24-year-old son from a cursory heterosexual fling in Paris, raised past Albin and Georges as "mother" and father.
- Jacob: Tenor – Albin and Georges'southward butler, although he prefers to be called the maid, who dreams of performing in their evidence. He is close to Albin and often at odds with Georges.
- Jacqueline: Alto – Albin and Georges'south stylish, imposing friend and the owner of Chez Jacqueline, a well-known elegant restaurant.
- Anne Dindon: Soprano – Jean-Michel's fiancée.
- Edouard Dindon: Bass – Anne'south ultra-conservative father and the deputy general of the Tradition, Family, and Morality Party.
- Marie Dindon: Mezzo-Soprano – Anne'south mother and Edouard'south wife.
- Francis – the stage director of La Cage.
- M. Renaud – Albin and Georges' friend and the owner of the Promenade Café.
- Saint-Tropez Townspeople – Babette, Colette, Etienne, Hercule, Paulette, Mme. Renaud, and Tabarro.
- Les Cagelles, 12 ensemble elevate performers who work at La Cage (six in the 2010 Broadway Revival) – Angelique, Bitelle, Chantal, Clo-Clo, Dermah, Hanna, Lo Singh, Mercedes, Monique, Nicole, Odette, and Phaedra.
Casts [edit]
Original casts [edit]
| Grapheme | Original Broadway Bandage 1983 | Original London Cast 1986 | Start Broadway Revival 2004 | London Revival 2008 | Second Broadway Revival 2010 | N American Tour 2011 | U.K. Tour 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albin | George Hearn | Gary Beach | Douglas Hodge | Christopher Sieber | John Partridge | ||
| Georges | Gene Barry | Denis Quilley | Daniel Davis | Denis Lawson | Kelsey Grammer | George Hamilton | Adrian Zmed |
| Jean-Michel | John Weiner | Jonathon Morris | Gavin Creel | Neil McDermott | A.J. Shively | Billy Harrigan Tighe | Dougie Carter |
| Jacob | William Thomas, Jr. | Donald Waugh | Benjamin Washington | Stuart Neal | Robin de Jesús | Jeigh Madjus | Samson Ajewole |
| Jacqueline | Elizabeth Parrish | Phyllida Law | Ruth Williamson | Tracie Bennett | Christine Andreas | Gay Marshall | Marti Webb |
| Anne Dindon | Leslie Stevens | Wendy Roe | Angela Gaylor | Alicia Davies | Elena Shaddow | Allison Blair McDowell | Alexandra Robinson |
| 1000. Edouard Dindon | Jay Garner | Brian Glover | Michael Mulheren | Iain Mitchell | Fred Applegate | Bernard Burak Sheredy | Paul F. Monaghan |
| Mme. Marie Dindon | Merle Louise | Julia Sutton | Linda Balgord | Paula Wilcox | Veanne Cox | Cathy Newman | Su Douglas |
Notable replacements [edit]
- Broadway (1983–87)
- Albin: Walter Charles, Lee Roy Reams
- Georges: Van Johnson, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Jamie Ross
- Broadway Revival (2004–05)
- Georges: Robert Goulet
- London Revival (2008–10)
- Albin: Graham Norton, Roger Allam, John Barrowman
- Georges: Steven Pacey, Philip Quast, Simon Shush
- Broadway Revival (2010–11)
- Albin: Harvey Fierstein
- Georges: Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Sieber
- Jacob: Wilson Jermaine Heredia
- Mme. Dindon: Allyce Beasley
- 1000. Dindon: Michael McShane
Productions [edit]
Original Broadway production [edit]
La Cage aux Folles opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on August 21, 1983. It was directed by Arthur Laurents and choreographed by Scott Salmon, with set design by David Mitchell, costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge, and lighting blueprint by Jules Fisher. The original Broadway cast included Cistron Barry every bit Georges and George Hearn as Albin, with John Weiner every bit Jean-Michel, Jay Garner every bit Edouard Dindon, Merle Louise as Mme. Dindon, Elizabeth Parrish as Jacqueline, Leslie Stevens equally Anne, and William Thomas Jr. as Jacob.[fifteen] Among the replacement performers who appeared in La Cage aux Folles during its original Broadway run were Walter Charles, Keene Curtis, Van Johnson, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Jamie Ross and Lee Roy Reams.[15] The original production received nine Tony Award nominations, winning a full of 6 including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. The testify beat several strong competitors in many categories, including Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. It too won three Drama Desk-bound Awards. The production ran for iv years and ane,761 performances, endmost on Nov 15, 1987.[15]
Original London production [edit]
The show had its West Cease premiere at the London Palladium on May seven, 1986, with the same creative team equally the Broadway product. Hearn transferred with the production, which was made possible through an understanding with the American and British actors' unions, allowing him to come up over in substitution for Robert Lindsay appearing in Me and My Girl on Broadway.[xvi] The production also starred Denis Quilley as Georges,[17] Jonathon Morris as Jean-Michel, Brian Glover as Edouard Dindon, Julia Sutton equally Mme. Dindon, Phyllida Police as Jacqueline, Wendy Roe as Anne and Donald Waugh as Jacob. The show closed in London after 301 performances. Its brusk run and financial failure were partly blamed on the AIDS crisis, and producers were uncomfortable about portraying gay lives onstage quite and then openly in mainstream musicals for some fourth dimension after.[eighteen]
2004 Broadway revival [edit]
The outset Broadway revival opened at the Marquis Theatre, outset previews on Nov 11, 2004, with an official opening on December 9, 2004. The production team included Jerry Zaks as director, Jerry Mitchell every bit choreographer, Scott Pask, Donald Holder and William Ivey Long every bit designers. The cast included Gary Beach equally Albin, Daniel Davis every bit Georges, Gavin Creel as Jean-Michel, Michael Mulheren every bit Edouard Dindon, Linda Balgord as Mme. Dindon, Ruth Williamson as Jacqueline, Angela Gaylor as Anne, and Michael Benjamin Washington every bit Jacob.[19]
John Hillner took over for Davis as Georges in March on 2005[20] until Robert Goulet replaced Davis equally Georges on April 15, 2005, and played the role until the production closed. Reviews for the production were mixed, with The New York Times stating that it "often gives the impression of simply going through the motions, amiably but robotically, of its gag-laden, sentimental plot", however praised Les Cagelles, who "bring acrobatic oomph and angularity to centerpieces that include an aviary of exotic, dorsum-flipping birds and a vigorous Montmartre-style can-tin. As long equally the Cagelles are doing their thing, your attending stays thoroughly engaged".[21] The revival won a number of Tony and Drama Desk awards. The production closed on June 26, 2005. Ticket sales for the show had non increased later winning the Tony Honour, and the show had been consistently selling at less than 60% capacity in the months before closing.[22] [23]
2008 London revival [edit]
A scaled-down London revival, starring Philip Quast and Douglas Hodge opened at the Menier Chocolate Manufacturing plant on Jan 8, 2008, and played there until March 8, 2008.[24] The cast also included Neil McDermott, Iain Mitchell and Una Stubbs, with management by Terry Johnson and choreography by Lynne Page. The production had originally been scheduled to open up in Dec 2007, just it was delayed twice due to illness within the cast. The bear witness opened to by and large positive press with particular praise for Hodge'due south performance as Albin.[25]
The Menier Chocolate Manufacturing plant product transferred to the West Finish on October twenty, 2008, at the Playhouse Theatre co-produced with Sonia Friedman Productions, Robert G. Bartner, David Ian Productions, The Ambassador Theatre Group, Matthew Mitchell and Jamie Hendry Productions. It was initially advertised as a "Strictly Limited 12 Week Season",[26] although this became open-ended due to its success.[27] Hodge reprised his role every bit Albin, joined by Denis Lawson as Georges.[28] The bandage likewise included Iain Mitchell as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Paula Wilcox as Mme. Ranaud/Mme. Dindon and Tracie Bennett equally Jacqueline. The production gathered rave reviews, with loftier praise once more for Hodge and Les Cagelles. Whatsonstage.com commented: "A great Broadway bear witness has been reborn as a classic musical one-act with real dial and pizzazz." Michael Billington of The Guardian reported that the show had improved with its transfer to the Westward End from the Menier Chocolate Factory.[29] The production won the Laurence Olivier Honour for Best Musical Revival, and Hodge won for Best Role player, out of a total of 7 nominations. The roles of Albin and Georges have been re-bandage in London every three months with well-known actors to proceed the production fresh and public interest high. Television receiver personality Graham Norton took over the part of Albin on Jan 19, 2009, aslope Steven Pacey equally Georges.[30] They were succeeded on May 4, 2009, by theatre veterans Roger Allam equally Albin and Philip Quast reprising his role of Georges from the Menier Chocolate Mill.[31] From September 12, 2009, until November 28, 2009, John Barrowman and Simon Burke played the roles of Albin and Georges respectively.[32] Douglas Hodge as Albin and Denis Lawson as Georges returned to the production from thirty November 2009, until the production closed on January 2, 2010.[33]
2010 Broadway revival [edit]
A transfer of the 2008 London revival to Broadway began previews at the Longacre Theatre on Apr 6, 2010, and officially opened on April 18, 2010. Johnson and Page directed and choreographed. Douglas Hodge reprised the role of Albin and Kelsey Grammer starred equally Georges. The set blueprint was by Tim Shortall, costumes by Matthew Wright, lighting past Nick Richings, and scaled downwards eight-player orchestrations past Jason Carr.[34] The production received positive reviews, many praising the scaled-downward nature of the product and the performances of newcomers Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer every bit Albin and Georges.[35] The bandage also featured A.J Shively in his Broadway debut as Jean-Michel, Robin de Jesús as Jacob, Fred Applegate as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Veanne Cox every bit Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud, Christine Andreas equally Jacqueline and Elena Shaddow every bit Anne. The Cagelles included Nick Adams, Logan Keslar, Sean Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Cunningham, Terry Lavell and Yurel Echezarreta. The production received 11 Tony Award nominations and won All-time Musical Revival, All-time Thespian in a Musical (Douglas Hodge) and Best Direction of a Musical. A cast recording of the revival was made by PS Classics and was released on September 28, 2010. The production closed on May 1, 2011, afterwards 433 performances and fifteen previews.
- Notable replacements
- Allyce Beasley replaced Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud on September 14, 2010.
- Jeffrey Tambor replaced Kelsey Grammer as Georges on Feb xv, 2011, but withdrew from the production following the February 24, 2011, performance. Chris Hoch, who normally played Francis, and too served as an understudy for the leads assumed the role of Georges until a permanent replacement was found.[36]
- Harvey Fierstein replaced Douglas Hodge as Albin/Zaza on February 15, 2011.
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia replaced Robin de Jesús every bit Jacob on Feb xv, 2011.
- Michael McShane replaced Fred Applegate every bit Edouard Dindon/Yard. Renaud on February 15, 2011.
- Christopher Sieber replaced Jeffrey Tambor as Georges on March 11, 2011.
- Veanne Cox returned to the role of Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud on April v, 2011.
- Heather Lindell replaced Elena Shaddow in the part of Anne on April 5, 2011.
National Tour (2011–2012) [edit]
A national bout modeled subsequently the 2010 Broadway revival began in September 2011 starting in Des Moines, Iowa. At first, Fierstein was asked to play the role of Georges and Sieber was asked to play the role of Albin, each taking the role the other had played on Broadway. Due to a full schedule, existence set to write the book of the Disney musical Newsies and the musical Kinky Boots, Fierstein had to refuse this offer. This tour starred George Hamilton in the role of Georges and Sieber as Albin. This was Sieber'due south national bout debut.[37] [38]
2017 UK Tour [edit]
A Great britain tour produced by Nib Kenwright began on 5 January 2017 at the New Theatre, Oxford. The bandage included John Partridge as Albin, Adrian Zmed equally Georges and Marti Webb as Jacqueline.[39] Martin Connor directed the production, with choreography by Bill Deamer, blueprint by Gary McCann and musical management by Mark Crossland.[40] This production was the start to tour the UK.
International productions [edit]
- 1985 Swedish production: The 1985 Swedish product opened at Malmö Stadsteater in Malmö on September 13, 1985, starring Jan Malmsjö (as Albin) and Carl-Åke Eriksson (as Georges). It played for 152 performances.
- 1985 Australian product: The 1985 Australian production starred Keith Michell (as Georges) and Jon Ewing (every bit Albin).[41]
- 1985 German product: The German language production opened at the Theater des Westens in Berlin on October 23, 1985, starring Helmut Baumann as Albin/Zaza, Günther König as Georges and Steve Barton every bit Jean-Michel. It played for 301 performances. In 1986, Steve Barton, who opened the prove as Jean-Michel, took over the role of Albin/Zaza.
- 1991 Colombian product: The Colombian product debout was in June 1991 at the Teatro Nacional La Castellana, Bogotá. Salsa singer César Mora (Albin/Zazá) and the Castilian-Colombian actor and showman Fernando González Pacheco as George (actually called Renato, in this Spanish version by César Scola and María Cecilia Botero.) There is a recording of this stage production. Soap operas' famous villain Catherine Siachoque was a Cagelle on this Colombian production.
- 1993 Mexican production: The Mexico Metropolis production ran for two and a one-half years at the Teatro Silvia Pinal and starred Javier Díaz Dueñas as Albin/Zaza and Gustavo Rojo as Georges.
- 1999 Estonian production: The Estonian product was staged in Tallinn City Concert Hall (Tallinna Linnahall) past Smithbridge Productions and starred Tõnu Oja equally Albin and Tõnu Kilgas as Georges. This was the start product in the quondam Soviet Matrimony area.
- 2001 Spanish production: The Spanish production premiered at the Teatro Nuevo Apolo in Madrid and starred Andrés Pajares as Albin, Joaquín Kremel as Georges and Jacobo Dicenta every bit Jean-Michel.
- 2009 Portuguese product: The show opened in Portugal at the Rivoli Theatre in Porto in April 2009. It was translated, directed by Filipe La Féria with Carlos Quintas as Georges and José Raposo every bit Albin. This production is notable for changing its location from St. Tropez to Cascais and including other Jerry Herman songs similar "Tap Your Troubles Away" (from Mack & Mabel) and "It's Today" (from Mame).[42]
- 2010 Dutch production: A Dutch production premiered in November 2010 and ran through to June 2011 in the DeLaMar theater, Amsterdam.[43]
- 2010 Thai production: A Thai adaptation of La Cage aux Folles (กินรีสีรุ้ง in Thai) opened in Bangkok on sixteen June 2010 and closed on 3 July 2010 at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre. The product was directed by Takonkiet (Tak) Viravan. This version was adapted to improve suit target audience with the story set in Thailand and some characters names changed.[44]
- 2012 Korean production: The Korean production ran in Seoul in 2012 for two months.[45] Korean production won four awards in Korean Musical Awards.
- 2013 Danish production: A new Danish production opened in the spring 2013 at the Aarhus Theatre starring Niels Ellegaard (Georges) and Anders Baggesen (Albin).
- 2013 Panama production: The show opened in Panama City in June 2013 at the Teatro en Círculo. Information technology stars Edwin Cedeño (Albin/Zaza) and Aaron Zebede (Georges).[46]
- 2013 Puerto Rican production: The Puerto Rican production premiered on August sixteen, 2013, at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Eye in San Juan, Puerto Rico, starring Rafael José as Albin and Braulio Castillo Jr. as Georges, with Ulises Santiago de Orduna every bit Jean-Michel. Junior Álvarez as Edouard Dindon/Chiliad. Renaud, Sara Jarque as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud, Deddie Romero equally Jacqueline, Andrea Méndez as Anne, and Bryan Villarini equally Jacob[47] [48]
- 2013 Swedish product: The Swedish production premiered on September 7, 2013, at The Göteborg Opera in Gothenburg, Sweden, starring Mikael Samuelson as Albin/Zaza and Hans Josefsson every bit Georges.[49]
- 2014 Hungarian production: The Hungarian production ("Az Őrült Nők Ketrece" in Hungarian language) premiered on July 12, 2014, at Átrium theatre in Budapest, produced past Kultúrbrigád, is nonetheless running. This production directed by Róbert Alföldi, choreographed by Krisztián Gergye, starring András Stohl as Albin/Zaza, Gábor Hevér as Georges, Balázs Fehér every bit Jean-Michel, with László Józan and Tibor Fehér as Jacob.[50]
- 2014 Korean Revival: The Korean Revival ran in LG Arts Center, Seoul in 2014 for iii months
- 2014 Australian Revival: The Production Company produced the first major Australian revival of the musical, under the direction of Dean Bryant.[51] The evidence was staged at the Playhouse Theatre in Melbourne, where it ran from Nov 21 to December 7.[52] The cast featured Simon Burke equally Georges, Todd McKenney equally Albin, Robert Tripolino every bit Jean-Michel, Emily Milledge as Anne, Gary Sweet every bit Edouard Dindon, Marg Downey as Mme. Dindon, Rhonda Burchmore every bit Jacqueline, and Aljin Abella as Jacob.[53] [52]
- 2015 Philippine production: The Philippines production premiered on Feb 28, 2015, at the Carlos P Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, starring Audie Gemora as Albin and Michael De Mesa as Georges, with Steven Silva as Jean-Michel, produced past 9 Works Theatrical, with management by Robbie Guevara and scenography by Mio Infante.
- 2015 Swedish production: The Swedish production premiered Nov 14, 2015, at the Uppsala stadsteater, and is yet running (last show March three, 2016).[54]
- 2015 Mexican revival: The Mexican Revival premiered on November 23, 2015, at the Teatro Hidalgo, starring Roberto Blandón as George, Mario Iván Martínez as Albin, Rogelio Suarez as Silviah (who also covered Zazá for some shows), and Israel Estrada equally Jean-Michel, directed past Matias Gorlero and produced by Juan Torres.[55]
- 2017 German production: La Muzzle aux Folles ran in the Staatstheater Mainz in Mainz, Germany, from October 2017 to June 2018. Opera singers Alin Deleanu and Stephan Bootz played Zaza/Albin and Georges respectively.[56]
- 2018 Castilian production: A Castilian production ran at the Teatre Tívoli in Barcelona from September 27, 2018, to February 24, 2019, with Àngel Llàcer as Albin and Ivan Labanda as Georges. Afterward the testify was transferred to Madrid earlier returning to Barcelona, where it airtight on January 31, 2021.[57] [58]
- 2019 Hong Kong production: La Cage aux Folles (假鳳虛鸞 in Cantonese) premiered January nineteen, 2019, at Hong Kong Cultural Heart Yard Theatre by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre[59]
- 2019 Tel Aviv product: The Israeli premiere opened in Baronial 2019 for a limited clemency run, with all the proceeds beingness donated to "Yesh Im Mi Ledaber" for preventing suicide amongst LGBT youth. The original Israeli cast included Roi Dolev every bit Albin and Oren Habot equally George.[60] [61]
Musical numbers [edit]
Note: Original Broadway product[62]
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Recordings [edit]
There are currently three cast recordings available for the show: the Original Broadway cast, the Original Australian cast and the 2010 Broadway revival cast. No recording was fabricated for the 2004 revival.
Albin'south Human activity I finale number, "I Am What I Am", was recorded by Gloria Gaynor and proved to be one of her biggest hits. Information technology was also recorded by other artists, including Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Pia Zadora,[7] and John Barrowman. It also became a rallying weep of the Gay Pride motion.
Awards and nominations [edit]
Original Broadway product [edit]
| Yr | Award | Category | Nominee | Upshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won | |
| Best Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein | Won | ||
| All-time Original Score | Jerry Herman | Won | ||
| Best Performance past a Leading Actor in a Musical | George Hearn | Won | ||
| Factor Barry | Nominated | |||
| All-time Direction of a Musical | Arthur Laurents | Won | ||
| Best Choreography | Scott Salmon | Nominated | ||
| All-time Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Won | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | George Hearn | Won | ||
| Gene Barry | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Music | Jerry Herman | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lyrics | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Jim Tyler | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Nominated | ||
2004 Broadway revival [edit]
| Yr | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Won | |
| Best Performance past a Leading Actor in a Musical | Gary Beach | Nominated | ||
| Best Choreography | Jerry Mitchell | Won | ||
| Best Costume Blueprint | William Ivey Long | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Choreography | Jerry Mitchell | Won | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Nominated | ||
2008 London revival [edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Musical Revival | Won | |
| All-time Player in a Musical | Douglas Hodge | Won | ||
| Denis Lawson | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Jason Pennycooke | Nominated | ||
| All-time Manager of a Musical | Terry Johnson | Nominated | ||
| All-time Theatre Choreographer | Lynne Page | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Matthew Wright | Nominated | ||
2010 Broadway revival [edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tony Accolade | Best Revival of a Musical | Won | |
| All-time Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Kelsey Grammer | Nominated | ||
| Douglas Hodge | Won | |||
| All-time Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Robin de Jesús | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Terry Johnson | Won | ||
| All-time Choreography | Lynne Folio | Nominated | ||
| All-time Orchestrations | Jason Carr | Nominated | ||
| All-time Scenic Blueprint | Tim Shortall | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Matthew Wright | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Blueprint | Nick Richings | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound Blueprint | Jonathan Deans | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk-bound Award[63] | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Douglas Hodge | Won | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Robin de Jesús | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Managing director of a Musical | Terry Johnson | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Choreography | Lynne Folio | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Matthew Wright | Won | ||
| Outstanding Sound Blueprint | Jonathan Deans | Nominated | ||
Encounter likewise [edit]
- The Birdcage
- La Cage aux Folles (film)
Notes [edit]
- ^ Laurents, p. 115
- ^ Laurents, p. 119
- ^ Laurents, p. 118
- ^ a b c Bloom and Vlastnik, p. 176
- ^ a b Laurents, pp. 119-20
- ^ Herman, p. 227
- ^ a b c Flower and Vlastnik, p. 177
- ^ Laurents, p. 122
- ^ Herman, p. 233
- ^ Laurents, p. 128
- ^ Herman, pp. 239-40
- ^ Laurents, p. 121
- ^ Laurents, pp. 126-27
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References [edit]
- Bloom, Ken and Vlastnik, Frank. Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Fourth dimension, Black Domestic dog & Leventhal Publishers (2004; revised paperback ed. 2008). ISBN 978-1-57912-313-0
- Flower, Ken and Jerry Herman. Jerry Herman: the lyrics: a commemoration, Routledge (2003). ISBN 0-415-96768-6
- Herman, Jerry and Marilyn Stasio. Showtune: A Memoir by Jerry Herman, New York: Donald I. Fine Books (1996). ISBN 1-55611-502-4
- Laurents, Arthur. Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, W Side Story, and Other Musicals, New York: Knopf (2009). ISBN 0-307-27088-2
External links [edit]
- Official website
- La Cage aux Folles (musical) at the Internet Broadway Database
- Rich, Frank (August 22, 1983). "Stage: The Musical 'Cage Aux Folles'". The New York Times.
- Broadway World review of the 2004 revival
- Profile of the prove
- Photos from the original Broadway production
- Profile of the musical with many links to the songs, albums and other information
- Review of the musical at the Playhouse Theatre in London | November 3, 2008
- Product, bandage, and plot information from guidetomusicaltheatre.com
- Groundwork and other information virtually the musical
- Playbill feature
- Analysis of La Cage and its Broadway season
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_%28musical%29
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