La Cage Aux Folles
by Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Herman, Jean Poiret

Name: La Cage Aux Folles
Brand: Harvey Fierstein
SKU: 9780573703317
Rating: 4.03 (173 reviews)

Broadway

La Cage Aux Folles Book Cover — La Cage Aux Folles Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1980s Expandable Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes British

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Outer Critics Circle Tony Award

Winner! Six 1984 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book Winner! Three 1984 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Music Winner! 1984 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Broadway Musical Winner! Two 2005 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical Winner! Two 2005 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical Winner! 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical Winner! Three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical Winner! Three 2005 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical Winner! 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Synopsis

Winner!

Best Revival of a Musical - 2010 Tony® Awards!

WINNER!

Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award

WINNER!

Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Drama Desk Award

WINNER!

Best Musical - 1984 Tony® Awards!

Much revived most recently in a 2010 production transferred to Broadway from London's Menier Chocolate Factory La Cage Aux Folles remains one of the all time biggest hits adding new dimension to the boulevard comedy.

After twenty y

Press Reviews

"Jerry Herman’s best musical yet – happier, more assertive, more buoyant than Hello Dolly! or Mame."
— The New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ALBIN/ZAZA A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor	male	45-55	A performer of star quality; mature; great powerhouse of a Broadway voice; fine comic actor
GEORGES A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring; must move well	male	—	A star; mature and attractive; good singer; energetic, loving and caring; must move well
JEAN-MICHEL Handsome; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancee, Anne; acts, sings, and moves well	male	—	Handsome; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancee, Anne; acts, sings, and moves well
JACOB Black male butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings and moves well	male	Early 20	Black male butler/maid; brilliant comedian who sings and moves well
ANNE (Michel's fiancee) Jean-Michel's fiancee; lovely to look at; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well	female	18-21	Jean-Michel's fiancee; lovely to look at; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well
EDOUARD DINDON (Anne's father) Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian	male	Early 50	Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian
MARIE DINDON (Anne's mother) Anne's mother; 48-52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex-starved; good singer and actress who moves well; must look great in a leotard for the finale	female	Late 40	Anne's mother; 48-52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex-starved; good singer and actress who moves well; must look great in a leotard for the finale
JACQUELINE Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; attractive, charming; very theatrical; not necessarily a singer	female	Middle Age	Mature, female friend of Georges and Albin; owns a chic restaurant; attractive, charming; very theatrical; not necessarily a singer
RENAUD Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe; understudies both of the 2 leads	male	Middle Age	Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small cafe; understudies both of the 2 leads
FRANCIS Male stage manager in Georges' club; strong actor/dancer	male	—	Male stage manager in Georges' club; strong actor/dancer
THE LES CAGELLES Chantal, Monique, Dermah, Nicole, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Lo Singh, Odette, Angelique, Phaedra, Clo-Clo	—	—	Chantal, Monique, Dermah, Nicole, Hanna, Mercedes, Bitelle, Lo Singh, Odette, Angelique, Phaedra, Clo-Clo
TOWNSPEOPLE Madame Renaud, Paulette, Hercule, Etienne, Babette, Colette, Tabarro, Pepe	—	—	Madame Renaud, Paulette, Hercule, Etienne, Babette, Colette, Tabarro, Pepe