Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins Joins Wayne Brady and Billy Porter in Encores! La Cage Aux Folles

Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins joins the cast of New York City Center’s Encores! La Cage Aux Folles as Jacqueline. Peter Francis James as Edouard and Rachel Webb as Anne also join the cast of the show, running June 17–28.

The new cast members join previously announced Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady as Georges, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner Billy Porter as Albin, Alaman Diadhiou as Jean-Michel, James Jackson Jr. as Jacob, Michael McElroy as Francois, Sharon Washington as Marie, and Lance Coadie Williams as Renaud.

The cast also includes Jordan Alexander, Sai Anthony, Jordan Chin, Joshua Dawson, Jamal Christopher Douglas, Michael Samarie George, Aaron Graham, Ari Groover, Jaquez, Karma Jenkins, Christian Kidd, Kendall Lashanti, Andre Malcolm, Kareem Marsh, Morgan McGhee, Ernest Mingo, Wesley Ryan, Julian Amari Smith, Jordan Simone Stephens, Wade Watson, Anthony Wayne, and Travon Williams.

The Tony-winning musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman closes out the 2026 Encores! season. This production, directed by Robert O’Hara, features an all-Black cast. This Encores! production highlights the original 1983 orchestrations, not heard since its original Broadway run, with guest music direction by Joseph Joubert. Choreography is by Edgar Godineaux and tap choreography is by Dormeshia.

The musical tells the story of longtime partners Albin and Georges, proprietors of a vibrant drag nightclub in St. Tropez, whose world turns upside down when their son brings home his fiancée’s conservative parents.

The production also features scenic design by Tony winner David Zinn, costume design by Tony winner Clint Ramos, lighting design by Adam Honoré, sound design by Megumi Katayama, hair and wig design by Rob Pickens, and makeup design by Joe Dulude II.