La Cage Dec. 4 Review!!!

Posted: 12/4/04 at 5:27pm

Hey everyone! Just got back from seeing La Cage Aux Folles. Siigh. It was GREAT! Those Cagelles--AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! Not only are they UNBELIEVABLE dancers and acrobats, but they are BEAUTIFUL women! Ha! I'm jealous!

The cast was great--Daniel Davis was wonderful, especially after hurting his voice so recently. Gary Beach was, well, Gary Beach. Awesome. Sometimes I felt that he seemed to mimic Nathan Lane's performance in The Birdcage, but then he would go and make it his own again. Love that guy. Gavin... what can be said about Gavin? I have *swooned* over him since I saw him as Jimmy over 3 years ago and still I swoon. His voice is so good and I plan on watching 'Eloise at Christmastime' right after I finish writing this (yes, I own it...). Gavin, Gavin, Gavin...

I did not like the Anne. Maybe because I'm jealous she gets to kiss Gav 8 times a week, but I think she overacted and was annoying. I did not like her father either, who I also thought overacted and was annoying. Her mother I liked; she was cute! I LOVED Jacob--he was fantastically funny!

Overall, I had a great time. I do not think that the Marquis is the best theater for this show (personally, I don't think it's the best theater for *any* show--whoever thought of building it in the middle of a hotel was incredibly stupid)--it would have been AMAZING at a place like Studio 54 where you could really get the caberet kind of feel, you know?

One thing I was very upset about was some audience feedback I heard while leaving the show. At the very end, Georges and Albin kiss--like really kiss, not the little pecks they give all through the show. Anyway, I'm walking out and I hear the guy behind me being like 'That was such overkill at the end though. I mean, cmon, did they have to do that? I definitely did NOT need to see THAT.' And then his wife or somebody was like 'Well, if it were two girls kissing you wouldn't mind.' and he went 'Nope. I'd still be in my seat if that's what had happened.' and then they all laughed. I'm just like 'CMON, PEOPLE!' Haven't we had enough of this prejudiced crap? The reason they revived it when they did was to reinforce a message of tolerance to the community now that the so-called "gay-issue" is at a head in the media. Don't waste your time and energy seeing a show you KNOW is about a gay couple if you 'don't want to see that'. PLEASE!

Go see La Cage everyone! Gavin, I LOVE YOU!!!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 5:29pm

I'm so glad you liked it! I've seen it a few times already and can't wait to go back again.

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 5:30pm

Sometimes I felt that he seemed to mimic Nathan Lane'sperformance in The Birdcage

I felt the same exact way.

Glad you liked the show though. I loved it too.

[cturtle]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 5:49pm

i liked the mother's character also. it was funny the way she was so titilated by the surroundings. but then she was so adamantly anti-gay at the end ... that didn't make much sense to me.

btw ... i can honestly say one reason my partner and i go all the way from atlanta to nyc for theatre (other than the fact that it's BROADWAY) is because there is so much diversity and we find ourselves very accepted. so, sarah, yes, it's disappointing to hear people make comments like that

Posted: 12/4/04 at 6:16pm

Wow. Atlanta to NYC--that's a long way! And you've already seen La Cage! When I lived in MA (5 hr drive) I was lucky if I got to go to Bway every 2 years! (thank God THAT'S over!!)

It is a shame. I felt very disheartened. And I saw the show with my friend, who happens to be gay, and I was just looking at him while we were listening to this and he just looked so exasperated, but it def didn't surprise him like it did me.

I'll just contrive my memory to end at the curtain call and not recall the escalator ride out of the theater (again, Marquis theater, so not right...). Or I'll just play 'With Anne on My Arm' over and over in my head... Sigh. Ohhh Gavin....

[cturtle]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 7:38pm

this was our 2nd straight (so to speak) thanksgiving in nyc, and we were able to get LA CAGE tix at the TKTS booth. we've also been able to go to nyc the two summers.

regarding the marquis: and those restrooms are so tiny! but i was thinking, it would be easy to sneak in to see the 2nd act