Previews:
November 10, 2005
Opened:
December 9, 2005
Ended:
June 2005
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
James L. Nederlander, Clear Channel Entertainment, Kenneth Greenblatt, Terry Allen Kramer, Martin Richards. Assoc Prod: TGA Entertainment, Leni Sender, Bob Cuillo, Kathi Glist
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Marquis Theater
Theater Address:
1535 Broadway
Running Time:
2 hrs, 30 min
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Jerry Zaks
Review:
I caught the current edition of La Cage aux Folles, and it's easy to see why the revival won awards for the sparkling costumes (William Ivey Long) and choreography (Jerry Mitchell) - - it's spectacular: marvelous gymnastic flipping, flying, twirling, legs flying, bodies twirling, with a magnificent set by Scott Pask and brilliant direction by Jerry Zaks.
Gary Beach carries the show, and Robert Goulet's baritone still resonates in this moving production about long-term love. Jerry Herman's songs are still powerful, Harvey Fierstein's adaptation of the book from Jean Poiret's play is clever and poignant, making for a very entertaining, big, splashy, Broadway musical with fun and feeling.
Parental:
adult themes
Cast:
Ruth Williamson (Jacqueline), Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Angela Gaylor (Anne), Gavin Creel (Jean-Michel), Michael Mulheren, Linda Balgord, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington, Adrian Bailey, Bryan Batt, Paul Canaan, Joey Dudding, Merwin Foard, Christopher Freeman, Patty Goble, Dale Hensley, John Hillner, Leah Horowitz, Clark Johnsen, Brad Musgrove, Eric Otte, Nathan Peck, Andy Pellick, T. Oliver Reid, Jermaine Rembert, Dorothy Stanley, Charlie Sutton, Will Taylor, Josh Walden, Emma Zaks.
Technical:
Set: Scott Pask; Costumes: William Ivey Long; Light: Donald Holder; Sound: Peter Fitzgerald; Hair: Paul Huntley; Music Dir: Patrick Vaccariello. Casting: Jim Carnahan
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz +
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2005
