La Cage aux Folles 1983 - Articles Page 19

Opened: August 21, 1983
Closing: November 15, 1987

La Cage aux Folles - 1983 - Broadway History , Info & More

Palace Theatre (Broadway)
1564 Broadway New York, NY

Based on the play La Cage Aux Folles by Jean Poiret

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret.



Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin, 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.



The original production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES was one of Broadway's biggest hits of the 1980s. It opened August 21, 1983 at the Palace Theatre, where it played for over four years and 1,761 performances. The show won six Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical, Best Score (Jerry Herman) and Best Book (Harvey Fierstein).

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Photo Coverage: Jerry Herman Words & Music Preview Screening
by Linda Lenzi - May 25, 2007


The 92nd St Y hosted a private preview screening on Wednesday, May 23 of the soon-to-seen NJN/PBS documentary - Words and Music by Jerry Herman, a film by Amber Edwards.

Actors' Fund tp Salute Herman at L.A. Tonys Party, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2007


The Actors' Fund will pay tribute to Jerry Herman at its 11th Annual Tony Awards Party featuring a live feed of the Tony Awards as they happen in New York.

Excerpt from PBS Jerry Herman Documentary Now Online
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2007


A three-and-a-half minute excerpt from the soon-to-be-seen PBS documentary 'Words and Music by Jerry Herman' is now online

Jerry Herman Documentary to Screen at Sarasota Film Fest
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2007


The new NJN documentary to air on PBS next season, 'Words and Music by Jerry Herman,' by award-winning filmmaker Amber Edwards, has been selected to screen at the 9th Annual Sarasota Film Festival on Saturday, April 14 at 2:45pm and Sunday, April 15 at 1pm

Photo Flash: Herman & Channing at Words & Music Screening
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2007


Carol Channing, Jerry Herman, Amber Edwards and the Actors' Fund's Joe Benincasa recently attended a screening of Amber Edwards' film Words and Music at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs.

William Ivey Long's Designs Featured at Cameron Art Museum
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2007


'Between Taste and Travesty: Costume Designs by William Ivey Long' at the Cameron Art Museum April 29-Oct 14th.

Photo Flash: Words and Music Screening
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2007


The Lambs Club hosted a private preview screening last night of the new NJN/PBS documentary - Words and Music by Jerry Herman, a film by Amber Edwards.

Sandy Duncan's Mame at Barrington Stage Co Oct 4-15
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2006


Stage and screen actress Sandy Duncan will 'coax the blues right out of the horn,' as she makes her Barrington Stage debut as the glamorous Mame Dennis in a semi-staged concert version of Jerry Herman's legendary musical 'Mame,' directed by Julianne Boyd. BSC's first fall production in its new home in Pittsfield, at 30 Union Street, will run for two weeks from October 4 through 15.

Leads Announced for 'Pirate Queen'; Plays Chicago in Oct.
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2006


Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN, the spectacular new musical from the authors of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, will play a pre-Broadway, World Premiere engagement in Chicago from October 3rd through November 26th, 2006.

Jackson, Mason and More Star in Bway Backwards Benefit, 6/5
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2006


Cheyenne Jackson, Karen Mason, Charles Busch, Harvey Evans and more will be featured in the Broadway Backwards benefit for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community

Lansbury and Hearn Join Kennedy Center Celebration, 5/7
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2006


Angela Lansbury and George Hearn, both of whom were seen on Broadway during the original run of Sweeney Todd, will reunite for a performance of 'A Little Priest' as part of the Kennedy Center's 35th Anniversary Celebration on May 7; three Les Miserables stars and others will also take part

Harvey Fierstein Develops New Sitcom for Fox
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2005


Harvey Fierstein is working with writer David Richardson on a sitcom development deal for Fox

'I Love You Because' with Stephanie D'Abruzzo to Premiere Off-Broadway January 2006
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2005


I LOVE YOU BECAUSE stars Farah Alvin, David A. Austin, Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) and Colin Hanlon.

Maria Friedman Makes Broadway Debut In Woman In White
by BWW News Desk - Aug 26, 2005


Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

'The Last Starfighter' To Go On Record
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2005


According to Bruce Kimmel on HainesHisWay.com, The Last Starfighter will get a recording on the Kritzerland Label

Callaway Replaces York for Bway Musicals of 1962, June 13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2005


Liz Callaway has replaced Rachel York in the cast of The Broadway Musicals of 1962 at Town Hall, June 13th

Broadway Season Statistics On the Rise for 2004-2005
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2005


The 2004-2005 Broadway theatre season boasted thriving grosses and a terrific number of Tony-eligible plays and musicals

Photo Coverage: Music of Broadway at the Gay Community Center
by Linda Lenzi - Apr 27, 2005


On April 25th stars came out to celebrate the music of Broadway at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

Donald Trump Eyeing Role in La Cage aux Folles?
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2005


The Donald is considering donning a dress as Michael Mulheren's replacement in La Cage aux Folles

Fierstein and Martin's Fiddler Official Opening Set for January 20th
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2005


In the tradition of the theatre's most celebrated musical comedy performers, four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein stars as Tevye, and three-time Emmy Award winner, and Tony Award winner Andrea Martin stars as his wife, Golde in the Broadway production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, with an official press opening of Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street).

La Cage Aux Folles: Pat Buchanan's Favorite Musical?
by Michael Dale - Jan 4, 2005


Believe or not, a Jerry Herman tune was once a rallying cry for an anti-gay rights politician

'Baby' Matures at The Paper Mill
by Michael Dale - Apr 14, 2004


Carolee Carmello, Chad Kimball, LaChanze, Norm Lewis, Moeisha McGill and Michael Rupert star in a well-revised version of the 1983-84 parenthood musical

Other Productions of La Cage aux Folles

1983   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1986   West End London Production
West End
1987   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2004   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2006   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2008   West End West End Transfer
West End
2010   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
2011   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2023   West End
West End

La Cage aux Folles - 1983 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical George Hearn
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Gene Barry
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Harvey Fierstein
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Theoni V. Aldredge
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Jerry Herman
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Jerry Herman
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical 0
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations Jim Tyler
1984 The Hewes Awards Costume Design Theoni V. Aldredge
1984 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Harvey Fierstein
1984 Tony Awards Best Choreography Scott Salmon
1984 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Theoni V. Aldredge
1984 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Arthur Laurents
1984 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1984 Tony Awards Best Musical Marvin A. Krauss
1984 Tony Awards Best Musical Martin Richards
1984 Tony Awards Best Musical Kenneth D. Greenblatt
1984 Tony Awards Best Musical Fritz Holt
1984 Tony Awards Best Musical Allan Carr
1984 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Jerry Herman
1984 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical George Hearn
1984 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Gene Barry

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