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La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage Aux Folles | Harvey Fierstein
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Winner! Best Revival of a Musical - 2010 Tony(r) Awards! WINNER! Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award WINNER! Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Drama Desk Award WINNER! Best Musical - 1984 Tony(r) Awards! Much revived, most recently in a 2010 production transferred to Broadway from London's Menier Chocolate Factory, "La Cage Aux Folles" remains one of the all time biggest hits, adding new dimension to the boulevard comedy. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-worse get a bit of both when Georges' son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the 'family business': Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the "star" performer 'Zaza'. Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as "normal" when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, with hilarious resu
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Adventures-of-a-French-Reader
La cage aux folles: the Broadway musical | Jerry Herman, Jean Poiret
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You certainly know the American movie, Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, but did you know it's an adaptation of a French-Italian movie based on a French play written by Jean Poiret?
I grew up watching the French movie, I'll probably never watch the American adaptation, but reading the play, I want to find a video of the original play...
I found it interesting to read the play to see how the movie was adapted ;) It's a very light read!

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La Cage Aux Folles | Harvey Fierstein
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