la cage aux folles

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la cage aux folles

Posted: 5/13/04 at 11:13am

does anybody know who the full creative team is for the revival yet? i know about the jerry's but what about the rest?

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#2

re: la cage aux folles

Posted: 5/13/04 at 4:38pm

no.

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#3

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 4:52pm

Kelsey Grammer is starring in it. Thats all I know.

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#4

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:21pm

Keley Grammar would be quite a good Georges. he...IS...playing Georges, right?

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:26pm

I am hoping that Kelsey is Georges, opposite the Albin/Zaza of Gary Beach. Keeping my fingers crossed...

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#6

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:34pm

I thought no "official" casting had been made. The last thing I remember being said was that HF was updating the book and they were "reconceiving" the production.

Was there an official statement made? Because I don't think Mr. Grammer is seriously considering this.

#7

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:37pm

According to a recent article in the NY TIMES, Grammer had been offered the part of "Albert". Go figure.

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#8

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:46pm

I don't know about him doing this musical. I saw him do Sweeny Todd a couple of years ago and it left a little to be desired, if you catch my drift. He's a good actor and the singing isn't so bad, maybe I'm still bruised from his Sweeny.

#9

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 5:56pm

How about Gary Beach and Roger Bart for the show?

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#10

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 7:00pm

It will be directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell

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#11

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 8:10pm

Kelsey will be doing it. He has said it moe than once in the many interviews he has done these days.

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#12

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 8:21pm

doug sills is also rumored to star........

#13

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Posted: 5/13/04 at 9:34pm

but which role is kelsey playing then?

#14

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 2:06pm

please dear god KEEP KELSEY GRAMMAR OUT of LA CAGE blech!!

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#15

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 3:57pm

If you think Kelsey was bad in SWEENEY, you should have seen his MACBETH. It closed the week it opened.

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 4:36pm

I missed his Macbeth - it came and went so quickly. I did see him in Othello as Cassio in the early 80's. His performance the night I saw it was remarkable in that he fell off the stage and into the lap of a stunned lady in the front row.
This is of course was way before Cheers or Frazier.

I think he would make a great George, I would prefer Gary Beach as Albin. I hope HF really works the book better. I wasn't impressed with it the first time around.

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#17

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 10:14pm

I think he will pull it off.

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#18

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 10:21pm

I heard Gary Beach & Denis O'Hare.

THAT combo I would see in a heartbeat, but I hope Harvey re-writes Albin a bit. I gotta say I'm not wild about this show to begin with.

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#19

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Posted: 5/15/04 at 10:43pm

Whoa Whoa Whoa!

Kelsey Grammar as SWEENEY!?!?!?! I never heard that, and now I'm glad I didn't!