La Cage aux Folles at The Ziegfeld Theater

It’s beautiful St. Tropez in the glamorous 1970s, and the nights are lit by the flashing of sequence and brushing of feathers at the popular drag club, La Cage aux Folles. Run by Georges and headlined by his partner of twenty years, Albin (known onstage as Zaza), the two men receive an unwelcome shock when Georges’ son announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted politician. As the fathers attempt to portray a ‘normal’ family to their son’s prospective in-laws, hilarity ensues with touching and love-affirming results.

Precursor to the well-known film The Birdcage, La Cage aux Folles remains one of the most revived, all time biggest hits of Broadway, with powerful ballads, rollicking show tunes, and romantic duets.