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Posted: 4/18/10 at 12:59am
Today is Sunday, April 18, marking the official opening of La Cage aux Folles, led by the tandem of stage and screen star Kelsey Grammer as 'Georges' and Olivier Award winner Douglas Hodge as 'Albin'. Brought to us by the Menier Chocolate Factory, playing the Longacre following previews that began April 6.
La Cage features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. This incarnation, five years after the first B'way revival (starring Gary Beach adn Daniel Davis) is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson.
The cast also boasts Fred Applegate as Dindon, A.J. Shively as Jean-Michel, Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon, Robin de Jesús as Jacob, Christine Andreas as Jacqueline, Elena Shaddow as Anne, and Chris Hoch as Francis.
Also starring as "the notorious and dangerous Cagelles" are Nick Adams, Nicholas Cunningham, Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Terry Lavell, nd Logan Keslar.
"Georges (Kelsey Grammer) is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera," begins production notes. "Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (Douglas Hodge), the pair live a charmed life — until Georges' son announces his engagement to the daughter of a conservative right-wing politician who's coming to dinner."
This new production played from Nov. 23, 2007 to March 8, 2008, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, earning raves and moving to the West End's Playhouse Theatre on Oct. 30, 2008, where it was nominated for seven 2009 Olivier Awards, winning for Best Musical Revival and Best Actor in a Musical for Douglas Hodge. It won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical.
I personally caught the matinee this past Wednesday, and haven't stopped raving since making my way down 48th Street.
My best to all involved.
La Cage features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. This incarnation, five years after the first B'way revival (starring Gary Beach adn Daniel Davis) is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson.
The cast also boasts Fred Applegate as Dindon, A.J. Shively as Jean-Michel, Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon, Robin de Jesús as Jacob, Christine Andreas as Jacqueline, Elena Shaddow as Anne, and Chris Hoch as Francis.
Also starring as "the notorious and dangerous Cagelles" are Nick Adams, Nicholas Cunningham, Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Terry Lavell, nd Logan Keslar.
"Georges (Kelsey Grammer) is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera," begins production notes. "Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (Douglas Hodge), the pair live a charmed life — until Georges' son announces his engagement to the daughter of a conservative right-wing politician who's coming to dinner."
This new production played from Nov. 23, 2007 to March 8, 2008, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, earning raves and moving to the West End's Playhouse Theatre on Oct. 30, 2008, where it was nominated for seven 2009 Olivier Awards, winning for Best Musical Revival and Best Actor in a Musical for Douglas Hodge. It won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical.
I personally caught the matinee this past Wednesday, and haven't stopped raving since making my way down 48th Street.
My best to all involved.
