Who Played Babette in La Cage aux Folles

Babette is a role in La Cage aux Folles, a musical that opened West End in 1986.

Based on the play <i>La Cage Aux Folles</i> by Jean Poiret<p>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).

5 actors have played Babette in La Cage aux Folles.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Jan Leigh Herndon	Broadway La Cage aux Folles	1983
Marie Santell	Broadway La Cage aux Folles	1983
June Shand	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Cheryl Stern	Broadway La Cage aux Folles	2010
SuEllen Estey	US Tour La Cage aux Folles	2011

Other Roles in La Cage aux Folles

Role	Production	Opened
Albin	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Angelique (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Anne	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Babette	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Bitelle (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Chantal (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Colette	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Dermah (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Edouard Dindon	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Etienne	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Francis	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Georges	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Hanna (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Hercule	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Jacob	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Jacqueline	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Jean Michel	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Lo Singh (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
M. Renaud	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Mme. Dindon	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Mme. Renaud	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Monique (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Nicole (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Odette (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Paulette	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Pepe	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Phaedra (Les Cagelles)	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986
Tabarro	West End La Cage aux Folles	1986

“Babette” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Beauty and the Beast	West End	1997
Sweethearts	Off-Broadway	1986

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