Broken by the New York Post this morning is the news that actor Daniel Davis was let go from La Cage aux Folles after the show's matinee performance on March 27. The Post reports that the reason for the dismissel was for "obnoxious offstage behavior."
The show plans to replace Davis with 71 year old stage-veteran, and Tony-winner
Robert Goulet, who last appeared on Broadway in
Moon Over Buffalo in 1996. Prior to that, he appeared in
Camelot (both the 1960 original, and the 1993 revival) and
The Happy Time.
His complete theatrical credits including regional and touring work are:
Little Women, Sunshine Town, Thunder Rock, The Optimist, Dreamgirls, Carousel, Finian's Rainbow, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Pajama Game, Beggars Opera, Bells Are Ringing, Meet me in St. Louis, The Happy Time (Tony Award),
I Do, I Do, On A Clear Day, Kiss Me Kate, The Fantasticks, South Pacific, Camelot (as Lancelot 1960, as King Arthur 1992-94 & 98),
Moon Over Buffalo, and
Man Of La Mancha. Goulet's film credits range from the animated feature film
Gay Purr-ee co-starring the voice of Judy Garland to
Honeymoon Hotel, I'd Rather Be Rich, I Deal In Danger, Underground, Atlantic City, Beetlejuice, Scrooged, Naked Gun 2?, Mr. Wrong, Toy Story II, Disney's animated feature
Recess,
The Last Producer with
Burt Reynolds, and
G-Men From Hell.
The revival of
La Cage Aux Folles also stars
Gary Beach and opened at the Marquis Theatre on December 9th. The new production is directed by
Jerry Zaks and choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell and co-stars
Gavin Creel,
Angela Gaylor,
Ruth Williamson,
Michael Mulheren,
Linda Balgord, John Shuman and
Michael Benjamin Washington.
For more information, and for tickets,
click here.
