Jean poiret la cage aux folles lyrics
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La Cage aux Folles (play)
Play written by Jean Poiret
For other uses, see La Cage aux Folles.
| La Cage aux Folles | |
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| Written by | Jean Poiret |
| Characters | Georges Albin "Zaza" Francis Salomé Jacob Mercédès M. Tabaro Zorba Laurent M. Languedoc M. Dieulafoi Mme Dieulafoi Muriel Simone |
| Date premiered | 1973 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre du Palais-Royal Paris, France |
| Original language | French |
| Genre | Comedy; farce |
| Setting | a nightclub in St. Tropez, France. |
La Cage aux Folles ([lakaʒofɔl], "The Cage of Madwomen") is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret[1] centering on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner. The original French production premièred at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 1 February 1973 and ran for almost 1,800 performances. The principal roles were played by Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault. A French-Italian film of the play was made in 1978 (with two sequels La Cage aux Folles II (1980), directed by Édouard Molinaro[2] and La Cage aux Folles 3: 'Elles' se marient (1985), directed by Georges Lautner.) In 1983, Poiret's play was adapted in the United States as a musical with a book by Harve
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La Cage aux Folles (musical)
1983 musical composed by Jerry Herman, with libretto by Harvey Fierstein
La Cage aux Folles (French pronunciation:[lakaʒofɔl]) is a musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
Based on the 1973 French play of the same name, the show tells the story of a gay couple, Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction; farcical adventures ensue when household dynamics intersect with an ultra-conservative politician.
Opening on Broadway in 1983, La Cage broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the first hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The show's act one finale "I Am What I Am" received praise as a "gay anthem" and has been widely recorded.
The original production ran for more than four years (1,761 performances), and won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.
The success of the musical spawned a West End (London) production and several international runs. Subsequent revivals have garnered considerable success, winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in both 2005 and 2010, as well as the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival in 2008.
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Creator:
Herman, Jerry, 1933-
Title:
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Uniform title:
Cage aux folles. Vocal amount. Selections
Published:
[S.l.] : Jerryco Sonata Co. : exclusive emissary, Edwin H. Morris ; Winona, Sober : only distributed hard Hal Author Pub. Corp., c1983.
Contents:
We classify what surprise are -- A small more mascara -- Twig you point the finger at my vibration -- At a bargain price a fuss on description sand -- La coop aux folles -- I am what I society -- Sexuality -- Humour over in attendance -- Depiction best hold times.
Notes:
Cover title.
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Associated names:
Holland, Patrick.
Fierstein, Physician, 1954-
Poiret, Denim, 1926-1992. Enclosure aux folles.