Running since April 2010 The hit London production transfers to Broadway....starring Tony-winner Douglas Hodge as the drag diva Albin and five-time Emmy-winner Kelsey Grammer (from TV's "Fraser" and "Cheers") making his Broadway musical debut. Winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.
Set in a transvestite club on the French Riviera in the early '70s, "La Cage" is a high-kicking musical comedy about a non-traditional family's struggle to stick together and stay fabulous, featuring Jerry Herman's Tony-winning score (which includes "I Am What I Am" and "The Best of Times") and a very funny script by Harvey Fierstein.
This production began as a small-scale version at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a 180-seat studio space located in (you guessed it) a former chocolate factory in the Southwark section of London. After a 2-month run there, it transferred to London's West End, where it received generally strong reviews and won a Olivier Award as Best Musical Revival.
Broadway critics, for the most part, embraced director Terry Johnson’s concept, which is smaller and less glitzy than its predecessors. Time Out calls it "tuneful, touching, tacky and bedazzling." Douglas Hodge's over-the-top performance (for which he won both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award) was also widely praised. Bloomberg News said "Hodge makes Albin vulnerable and a little pathetic, in addition to being endearingly funny." Both Hodge and his co-star Kelsey Grammer received Tony nominations for Best Actor.
Those of you who have never seen a production of "La Cage" on stage may still be familiar with the story. The 1996 American film "The Birdcage" was a remake of the 1978 film "La Cage aux Folles." Both the French film and the Broadway show (which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1984, then had a short-lived Broadway revival in 2004) were based on Jean Poiret's 1973 play "La Cage aux Folles."
Here's a clip of the cast's performance at the 2010 Tony Awards (with brief cameos by Matthew Morrison of TV's "Glee" and Will Smith):
2010 Tony Awards: Best Direction of a Musical, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge). 2010 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge). 2010 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge).
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