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
 
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
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
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
Samuel French

LYRICS
libretto.musicals.ru
 

 
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