Two-time Tony Award-nominee Christopher Sieber (Monty Python's Spamalot, Shrek The Musical) will begin performances as Georges in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES earlier than previously announced. Sieber will begin performances in the Tony Award-winning musical revival this Friday, March 11, instead of Tuesday, March 15. Sieber stars sopposite four-time Tony Award-winnerHarvey Fierstein as Albin. LA CAGE AUX FOLLES is playing at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street).
Castmate and onstage partner Harvey Fierstein unveiled a photo of Sieber on Facebook, writing "My new husband. Ain't I lucky?"
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. This production is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed byTerry Johnson, who won a 2010 Tony Award for his direction.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES stars Harvey Fierstein as Albin, Christopher Sieber as Georges; Mike McShane as M. Dindon/M. Renaud; Alyce Beasley as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud; Chris Hoch as Francis; Elena Shaddow as Anne; A.J. Shively as Jean-Michel; Christine Andreas as Jacqueline;Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Jacob; Heather Lindell as Colette; Michael Lowney as Etienne andBruce Winant as Tabarro.
Also starring as the notorious and dangerous Cagelles are
Matt Anctil as Angelique,
Nicholas Cunningham as Hanna,
Sean Patrick Doyle as Chantal,
Yurel Echezarreta as Phaedra,
Logan Keslaras Bitelle and
Terry Lavell as Mercedes. The production also features
Christophe Caballero,
Todd Lattimore,
Dale Hensley,
Caitlin Mundth and
Cheryl Stern.
Georges (
Christopher Sieber) is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin (
Harvey Fierstein), 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).
The new production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES played from November 23, 2007 to March 8, 2008 at the
Menier Chocolate Factory, earning across the board raves and moving to the West End's Playhouse Theatre on October 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 and won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production opened at the Longacre Theatre on April 18, 2010.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features set design by
Tim Shortall, costume design by
Matthew Wright, lighting design by
Nick Richings, sound design by
Jonathan Deans and wig and makeup design by
Richard Mawbey. Musical supervision, orchestrations and dance arrangements are by
Jason Carr. Musical director is
Todd Ellison.
