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Shows · La Cage aux Folles · Marquis Theatre, 2004

La Cage aux Folles, 2004

Opened December 9, 2004

Closed June 26, 2005

229 performances

Marquis Theatre

Revival

Broadway

La Cage aux Folles
Bernard Gotfryd

Of the productions that opened in the 2000s, this had the 86th longest run.

Other stagings of La Cage aux Folles 2 more

1983
Palace TheatreBroadway Original, directed by Arthur Laurents
1,761 performances
2010
Longacre TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Terry Johnson
433 performances

Who was in it28 named

John Shuman
Adrian Bailey
Paul Canaan
Joey Dudding
Christopher Freeman
Brad Musgrove
Eric Otte
Andy Pellick
T Oliver Reid
Jermaine R Rembert
Charlie Sutton
Will Taylor
Josh Walden
Emma Zaks

Creative team

Director
Jerry Zaks
Choreographer
Jerry Mitchell

Recordings

4 recordings of La Cage aux Folles exist, but none were released while this run was on. See La Cage aux Folles for all of them.

Around this production

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 name, the show tells the story of a gay couple, Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction; farcical adventures ensue when household dynamics intersect with an ultra-conservative politician. Opening on Broadway in 1983, La Cage broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the first hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The show's act one finale "I Am What I Am" received praise as a "gay anthem" and…

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