Based on the play La Cage Aux Folles by Jean Poiret
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret.
Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin, 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).
| 1983 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1986 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1987 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 2004 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2006 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 2008 | West End |
West End Transfer West End |
| 2010 | Broadway |
Broadway Transfer Broadway |
| 2011 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | George Hearn |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Gene Barry |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Jules Fisher |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Jerry Herman |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Jerry Herman |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
| 1984 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Jim Tyler |
| 1984 | The Hewes Awards | Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Scott Salmon |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Arthur Laurents |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Marvin A. Krauss |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Martin Richards |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Kenneth D. Greenblatt |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Fritz Holt |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Allan Carr |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jerry Herman |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | George Hearn |
| 1984 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gene Barry |
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