La Cage Revival

[Victoria Grant]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 12:09am

Was this a rumor? or is this true about a revival of La Cage?
It would be great if there was. This musical has really great music to it. I never got to see the origanal.

[Albin]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 8:30am

It's not a rumor. The Nederlanders are planning on producing the Jerry Herman hat trick over the next 3 years.

Mame-2004
La Cage-2005
Hello Dolly!-2006. But only if they can get Carol Channing off life support long enough...

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 1:29pm

Albin never wastes an opportunity to say something evil about TGC. (Incidentally, her "Parade Passes By" was the highlight of last night's PBS special.

[BatBoi]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 2:25pm

I agree dollypop. Her "Parade Passes By" was amazing! She is a fantastic performer!

[Albin]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 3:57pm

"Her "Parade Passes By" was amazing! She is a fantastic performer!"

The same can be said about Babs on the "Dolly" soundtrack.
Now there's an amazing performance!

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 5:08pm

So, since HELLO, DOLLY!" is also know as "The World's Happiest Musical (TWHM)" (courtesy of Dollypop), and "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" is also know as "The World's Gayest Musical (TWGM)" (courtesy of Albin), what do we call MAME?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 7:08pm

I would love to hear what Maury Yeston's take on it would have been. The working title was, I believe , Queen of Basin Street ( or something like that) . All I know is he was working on a version of La Cage when Hermans came out & he dropped his version. I wonder how many, if any , songs were written for it & it the songs would up elsewhere

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 7:21pm

Albin, how can there be a DOLLY soundtrack if the musical was never turned into a movie? (They tried but failed!)

As for MAME, hmmm....TWJM (The World's Jolliest Musical?)

[Albin]

Posted: 8/11/03 at 9:20pm

I give credit where credit is due and I can't take credit for TWGM. That honor belongs to Dollypop.

[Albin]

Posted: 8/12/03 at 6:30pm

Poor delusional Dollypop...let me enlighten you on the film version of TWHM.

Many consider the movie "Hello Dolly!" to be the last great MGM musical. It was released by 20th Century Fox but there were many former MGM talents involved with the production. It was directed by none other than Gene Kelly. It went on to be nomintated for multiple Oscars, including Best Picture.

Many critics commented on Barbra Streisand being too young for the title role but many, including the composer himself, Jerry Herman, had postive things to say about her performance including her magnificent vocals. Updated On: 8/13/03 at 06:30 PM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/12/03 at 9:22pm

I repeat: There has never been a movie made of HELLO, DOLLY!

(OT: My birthday is coming up and a very dear friend has sent me a lithograph of Oliver Smith's original set design for the Harmonia Gardens. It's a true work of art. I plan to hang it over my living room sofa.)