The best of times is now! The Olivier Award-winning Menier Chocolate Factory production of the Tony Award-winning musical LA CAGE AUX FOLLES goes on sale to the general public on Monday, February 1. Tickets will be available by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or by visiting www.telecharge.com/lacage.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES begins previews on April 6, 2010 and opens on April 18, 2010 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). The Longacre Theatre box office will open on March 16.
The production marks the Broadway musical debut for five-time Emmy Award-winning star
Kelsey Grammer and the Broadway debut for his co-star,
Douglas Hodge, recreating the critically heralded performance for which he won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by
Jerry Herman and book by
Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by
Jean Poiret. This freshly reconceived production is choreographed by
Lynne Page and directed by
Terry Johnson.
Douglas Hodge is appearing with the permission of
Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge
Actors' Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
Georges (
Kelsey Grammer) is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. 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.
The original production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES was one of the biggest Broadway 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
Menier Chocolate Factory production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES played from November 23, 2007 to March 8, 2008, 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 also the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical.
The production features set design by
Tim Shortall, costume design by
Matthew Wright, wig and makeup design by
Richard Mawbey, lighting design by
Nick Richings and sound design by
Gareth Owen. Orchestrations and Musical Supervision are by
Jason Carr.
Tickets ($132.50 - $36.50; Premium $251.50) go on sale on February 1 through Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or online at www.telecharge.com/lacage. Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 7:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30 PM.
For more information, visit: www.lacage.com
Photo by Uli Weber
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