LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Based on a French film by Jean Poiret (which also inspired the film The Birdcage). In it, the son of two partners who run a drag club gets engaged to a narrow minded politician.
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1984 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical
Best Costume Design
Best Direction of a Musical
1984 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Costume Design
2005 Tony Award
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Choreography
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Choreography
BROADWAY PREMIERE
Aug 9, 1983, played 1761 performances
REVIVAL
December 9, 2004, played 229 performances
Aug 9, 1983, played 1761 performances
REVIVAL
December 9, 2004, played 229 performances
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Jerry Herman
LIBRETTIST
Harvey Fierstein
Jerry Herman
LIBRETTIST
Harvey Fierstein
ORIGINAL CAST
Gene Barry, George Hearn, Walter Charles, Jay Garner, Brian Kelly, Merle Louise, Elizabeth Parrish, Leslie Stevens, William Thomas, Jr., John Weiner
DIRECTOR
Arthur Laurents
CHOREOGRAPHER
Scott Salmon
Gene Barry, George Hearn, Walter Charles, Jay Garner, Brian Kelly, Merle Louise, Elizabeth Parrish, Leslie Stevens, William Thomas, Jr., John Weiner
DIRECTOR
Arthur Laurents
CHOREOGRAPHER
Scott Salmon
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL HOME ALSO RECOMMENDS
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES MERCHANDISE
Original 1983 Broadway Cast
Album
Sheetmusic
La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage Aux Folles II
The Birdcage
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Original 1983 Broadway Cast
Album
Sheetmusic
La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage Aux Folles II
The Birdcage
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