Harvey Says "La Cage..." Coming Back...- Page 2

[Taryn]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 3:20am

Looks official! With Douglas Hodge (YAY)!

West End La Cage Revival Will Play Broadway

[MariusPontmercy]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 5:14am

^^ Hopefully Philip Quast (the original Georges in this production, who's currently reprising his performance in London) will also transfer - he and Hodge and spectacular in these roles.

There are two things I don't like about this version:

- The "Zaza is here" moment in "Mascara" doesn't have the impact it should, they need to re-do the costume and possibly the staging for that bit.
- The flat set needs to be re-designed slightly: there's no clean exit upstage, which results in a few slightly odd moments where you see the actors walk on just before they make their entrance.

But in every other respect this is an outstanding production. I definitely have doubts about whether it will be successful on Broadway at the moment - for the reasons already mentioned in this thread - but I hope it is. Though they really need to find the right theatre for this - I'm not familiar with the smaller Broadway theatres - but a big house would completely kill it.



Here's a slightly bigger picture of "mother":
link Updated On: 6/8/09 at 05:14 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 5:21am

I did NOT love the last re-incarnation. I have to admit: I'm stunned to see how much of the audience didn't already know they were men in drag.

(But then again, when I choreographed WSS for my HS about 6 or 8 years ago, I couldn't believe how few people knew about the killings.)

[singtopher]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 8:01am

Let the theatre predictions commence. Nederlander?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 8:03am

Far too large. This is the world's smallest production of LA CAGE ever.

I'm hoping for the Circle in the Square.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 8:04am

I was just about to suggest The Circle.

Very excited for this production...hopefully it will get the bad taste out of my mouth from Zak's awful revival.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 8:06am

At the Circle, they can create table seating like in London. There is audience participation. Well, kinda...

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 8:23am

Not Circle, which is apparently receiving Our Town in early 2010. But they are aiming for a small Broadway playhouse.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 9:10am

That's an interesting (wonderful) development.

[MariusPontmercy]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 10:14am

For those who haven't seen it, this is how they've got the theatre in London set up with tables at the front of the stalls:
link

[LotteTBS138]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 10:21am

OK, I would seriously camp out and actually pay to see the show (opposed to waiting for a freebie through school) if they bring Philip over!
The latest is that John Barrowman is going to take over Allam's role in like Nov or something.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 10:25am

I would love to see this. I missed it when it was on Broadway a few years ago. I was supposed to go see it with school, but we ended up seeing another show instead (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). Although I enjoyed DRS, I would have liked to see this, especially with Gary Beach.

[alterego]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 10:35am

The Helen Hayes or the Booth might work. If LA CAGE is there and PRISCILLA too, won't it be a very pink 2010.