La Cage Aux Folles
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 18, 2010
Closed May 1, 2011
Opened Apr 18, 2010
Closed May 1, 2011
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Running Time:
2hr. 40min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 40min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical!
Direct from London's West End!
La Cage aux Folles gets a sprinkling of stardust as 4-time Tony® winner Harvey Fierstein (Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof) and two-time Tony® Award-nominee Christopher Sieber (Monty Python's Spamalot, Shrek The Musical) join the new, Tony-winning Broadway production of the musical comedy Harvey Fierstein co-wrote with Jerry Herman almost 30 years ago! La Cage aux Folles is a tuneful and touching tale of one family's struggle to stay together... stay fabulous... and above all else, stay true to themselves! Don't miss it, darlings!
Christopher Sieber stars as Georges, the owner of a glitzy nightclub in lovely Saint-Tropez. Harvey Fierstein stars as his partner Albin, who moonlights as the glamorous chanteuse Zaza. When Georges' son brings his fiancée's conservative parent's home to meet the flashy pair, the bonds of family are put to the test as the feather boas fly!
On the most 'TOP 10' LISTS OF ANY MUSICAL THIS SEASON - TIME Magazine, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Daily News, NY 1, TIME OUT New York
"INSPIRED! A TRIUMPH!" - The New York Times
"HILARIOUS AND DEEPLY MOVING!" - Entertainment Weekly
"AN ABSOLUTE THRILL!" - New York Post
La Cage features Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning score, with such fabulous songs as "I Am What I Am," "The Best of Times" and "Song on the Sand," and a Tony Award-winning book by Harvey Fierstein. With this glorious score of hummable melodies and a dynamite cast featuring the "notorious and dangerous Cagelles," La Cage is an indisputable musical comedy classic!
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Longacre Theatre
220 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
This charming Broadway theater has a wonderful quality of being huge, but without a barnlike atmosphere. Built in 1913, the theater was used as a radio and television playhouse. Regular theatrical performances started in 1953. The sightlines are e [...] Read More
220 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
This charming Broadway theater has a wonderful quality of being huge, but without a barnlike atmosphere. Built in 1913, the theater was used as a radio and television playhouse. Regular theatrical performances started in 1953. The sightlines are e [...] Read More
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
Wanna know what's more fun than the proverbial barrel of monkeys? It's the jewel-box of drag queens on stage at the Longacre Theatre in Terry Johnson's highly enjoyable revival of the sweetly acerbic Jerry Herman-Harvey Fierstein musical, La Cage Aux Folles. Indeed, thanks to the production's enhanced chamber-musical-like intimacy, there will be some theatergoers who will find the current treatment of the Tony Award-winning property even more appealing than both the original 1983 Broadway incarnation and its 2005 revival.
For that, much credit is due to set designer Tim Shortall, part of the team that first worked on this production at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. He has ingenious[...]
Reviewed by
David Finkle on Apr 19, 2010
What are other members saying?
what happened?
I saw the show in August of last year, and I thought it was wonderful. Then I saw it again in November, and Douglas and Kelsey were both great again. But I noticed they were lucky enough to have that secretary from Moonlighting in the cast. I really didnt notice Mme. Dindon when I saw it in August, in fact I dont remember anything about her, but I thought Ms Beasley really made her something special. The Cagelles were fantastic. And Fred Applegate was great as Deputy Dindon again. I just saw it two nights ago, again. I dont know what they are doing. Its nothing like it was. Harvey is Harvey, A.J. Shively and Elena Shaddow are fantastic. Perfect. and Chris Hoch is as always, great at every role he plays, but who is the goon playing Dindon? One note. He should be the silent one sitting on the fishermans table. Luckily Ms Beasley rises above his energy. And once again, the Cagelles are great.
Reviewed by sylvia8
on Tuesday, Mar 29th, 2011
Good show. TERRIBLE SEATS. HORRIBLE MANAGER
Show is worth seeing... as reviews prior also indicate. However... we had row B right orchestra aisle... tickets were not cheap... but I figured... hey, its the first row after what they call "cabaret seating".... so maybe its worth it. well! the chairs of the table infront of us... were literally on top of our laps! we were so squeezed in we could barely even move! my poor husband had to sit sideways. forget the fact that the people infront of us had blocked the view and we had to constantly move side to side to see the stage. I looked around to see if there were other seats to perhaps move to but on the orchestra level it was all full. I certainly wouldnt want to pay full price and seat on the mez.level. so i didnt say anything. at the end of the play I politely asked to be pointed to the manager. I figured if nothing else, they should try to correct this for the next people who buy these seats. when i went up to the manager and explained the situation, he rudely looks at me and with an angry tone and look of "i cant be bothered" he says/yells: why are you telling me NOW! you should have told me before. all reviews on the web are positive about these seats and you are complaining. then he walks away! my response was "im only saying it so that you can correct the problem and as a manager you should not be reacting in this manner... even if there is nothing you can do the least you can say is Im sorry you had a bad experience but I wish you had told me earlier to see if I can help!... His response? He pulls his pined tag that says MANAGER and throws it at me saying: YOU TRY BEING THE MANAGER THEN! I was so so so annoyed! HORRIBLE, RUDE & UNPROFESSIONAL manager! This is what theater going has come down to? Please! These are not $20 txs! if they expect us to pay high prices... then they should provide a quality experience! Im spreading this review .... and calling AMEX to complain! Bottom line, avoid ROW B!
Reviewed by Meltemi
on Sunday, Dec 12th, 2010
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Is it possible to resist Harvey Fierstein? Well, the answer is resoundingly no at the Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles, at the Longacre Theatre, where the always adorable star has taken over the role of drag star Albin/Zaza and is thereby helping to maintain the revival's entertaining integrity.
Part of Fierstein's charm is traceable to his crusade for how "family values" inexorably extend to same-sex relationships, which is evident not just in his performance, but in the show's libretto -- which he wrote over 25 years ago -- which focuses on the long-term relationship of Albin and his partner, nightclub impresario, Georges (Christopher Sieber).
Unquestionably, Fierstein's basso pro[...]