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STAGE TUBE: Douglas Hodge Sings 'LA CAGE AUX FOLLES' At Royal Variety's 80th

By: Aug. 07, 2009
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
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Producers Sonia Friedman, David Babani for the Menier Chocolate Factory, Fran and Barry Weissler and Robert Bartner / Norman Tulchin will bring London's critically acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES to Broadway, opening on April 18, 2010 at a Shubert theatre to be announced.

The Royal Variety Performance, celebrated its 80th anniversary this year. The show returned to the iconic London Palladium on Thursday 11th December 2008 to perform in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and aired on BBC ONE on 17th December 2008. Hodge and the London 'LA CAGE' cast, introduced by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, made a thrilling guest appearance which you can watch right here on STAGE TUBE!

This freshly reconceived production opened to unanimous rave reviews and won the 2009 Olivier Awards for Best Musical Revival and Best Actor in a Musical for star Douglas Hodge, who will make his Broadway debut as Albin. LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play, La Cage aux Folles, by Jean Poiret. The 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.

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 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 is still selling out and delighting audiences.

 

 




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