Director Bert Bernardi (lower left corner) looks on in a rehearsal of the opening number �"We Are What We Are” performed by The Chagelles in Cortland Repertory Theatre’s production of the flamboyant musical �"La Cage Aux Folles” running from June Photo

From: Photo Flash: Cortland Rep presents a Musical Classic LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

For the second production in their 46th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the fabulous and flamboyant musical La Cage Aux Folles, which boasts a book by Harvey Fierstein based on the play by Jean Poiret, and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. As a playwright, Fierstein is well-known for the musical Newsies and the current Broadway production of Kinky Boots; Herman is best known as the composer of Hello Dolly and Mame. While La Cage Aux Folles is a multiple Tony-Award winning musical and one of Broadway's all time greatest hits, the story is perhaps best known as the movie The Birdcage, which starred Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.