Photo Exclusive: Meet the Cast of LA CAGE!
By: Walter McBride Mar. 02, 2010
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES began rehearsals on Monday and BroadwayWorld.com is very excited to bring you the first photos of the show's cast!
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES stars five-time Emmy Award-winner Kelsey Grammer as Georges and Olivier Award-winner Douglas Hodge as Albin, with A.J. Shively, a recent University of Michigan graduate, making his Broadway debut as Jean-Michel; Fred Applegate (The Producers, Young Frankenstein) as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud; Tony nominee Veanne Cox (Company, Caroline, or Change) as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud; Tony-nominee Robin de Jesús (In the Heights) as Jacob; two-time Tony nominee Christine Andreas (My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, On Your Toes) as Jacqueline; Elena Shaddow (Fiddler on the Roof, Fanny at Encores!) as Anne; Chris Hoch (Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, Shrek the Musical) as Francis; Heather Lindell (Hairspray) as Colette; Bill Nolte (The Producers, 1776) as Tabarro; Fred Applegate as Edouard Dindon and M. Renaud and David Nathan Perlow (White Noise) as Etienne.
Also starring as the notorious and dangerous Cagelles will be Nick Adams (A Chorus Line, Guys and Dolls, Chicago), Nicholas Cunningham (La Cage aux Folles/West End), Sean Patrick Doyle (Fiddler on the Roof national tour, Wig Out!), Yurel Echezarreta (West Side Story), Terry Lavell (Hairspray/Las Vegas, Smokey Joe's Café/national tour) and Logan Keslar (West Side Story/West End, On the Town/Paper Mill Playhouse). The production also features Christophe Caballero, Todd Lattimore, Dale Hensley and Cheryl Stern.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES begins previews on Tuesday, April 6 and opens on Sunday, April 18 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). The production is now on sale through Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or at www.telecharge.com/lacage. Also visit www.lacage.com for a special video introduction from Kelsey Grammer and the Cagelles.
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.
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 new production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES played from November 23, 2007 to March 8, 2008 at the Menier Chocolate Factory, 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 won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge
Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge
The Set Model for La Cage!
Producer Sonia Friedman
Producer Sonia Friedman
David Babani (Menier Chocolate Factory)
David Babani (Menier Chocolate Factory)
David Babani (Menier Chocolate Factory)
Director Terry Johnson
Director Terry Johnson
The La Cage aux Folles Set!
Bookwriter Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein Addresses the Cast
Harvey Fierstein Addresses the Cast
Harvey Fierstein and Nick Adams
Veanne Cox and Bill Nolte
Veanne Cox and Chris Hoch
Robin de Jesus & Yurel Echezarreta
Veanne Cox and Harvey Fierstein
Veanne Cox and Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein, Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer
Harvey Fierstein, Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer
Harvey Fierstein, Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer
Harvey Fierstein and Douglas Hodge
Harvey Fierstein, Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer
Harvey Fierstein, Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer
Choreographer Lynne Page
Terry Johnson, Lynne Page and Kelsey Grammer
Terry Johnson and Kelsey Grammer
Robin de Jesus and Nick Adams
Robin de Jesus and Douglas Hodge
Terry Lavell, Producer Fran Weissler, Yurel Echezarreta, Robin de Jesus
Harvey Fierstein with Cagelles: Yurel Echezarreta, Logan Keslar, Sean Patrick Doyle, Nick Adams & Terry Lavell
Harvey Fierstein with Cagelles: Yurel Echezarreta, Logan Keslar, Sean Patrick Doyle, Nick Adams & Terry Lavell
Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Logan Keslar, Nick Adams & Terry Lavell
Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Logan Keslar, Nick Adams & Terry Lavell
Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Logan Keslar, Nick Adams & Terry Lavell
Fred Applegate, Elena Shaddow, David Nathan Perlow, Terry Lavell, A.J. Shively
Fred Applegate, Elena Shaddow, David Nathan Perlow, Terry Lavell, A.J. Shively
Todd Lattimore & Christopher Caballero
Cheryl Stern & Heather Lindell
Bill Nolte, with swings: Cheryl Stern & Dale Hensley
Dale Hensley (Swing) , Cheryl Stern (Swing) & Douglas Hodge
Elena Shaddow & Robin de Jesus
Fred Applegate & Elena Shaddow
Fred Applegate & Elena Shaddow
The Cast of La Cage aux Folles!
The Cast of La Cage aux Folles!
The Cast of La Cage aux Folles!
Now, off to rehearse!
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