La Cage aux Folles (Musical)
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| Original title: | La Cage aux Folles |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Jerry Herman |
| Book: | Harvey Fierstein |
| Lyrics: | Jerry Herman |
| Premiere: | 1983 |
| Place of premiere: | Palace Theater, Broadway, New York |
| Playing time: | approx. 2.5 hours |
| Place and time of the action: | St. Tropez, South of France |
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La Cage aux Folles ( A Cage Full of Fools ) is a two-act musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman to the book by Harvey Fierstein .
history
In 1973 Jean Poiret's play La Cage aux Folles premiered in Paris . It became a huge tabloid hit. It was played non-stop at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal for seven years. At the same time, the production came onto the stages worldwide. In 1978 Édouard Molinaro's theatrical version A Cage Full of Fools with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi was made . In the US, the film became one of the greatest hits of a non-American production.
In 1983, people on Broadway became aware of the ideal template. For the musical stage, old master Jerry Herman wrote catchy melodies (including Hello, Dolly! ). Showstopper is certainly the song I am what I am ("I am what I am"), which was sung by various performers, including Gloria Gaynor , as an independent title. The fact that many women sing the title is remarkable in that the lyrics represent the outing of a gay man who seeks respect and recognition. The song has cult status in gay and transsexual circles .
Premieres
La Cage aux Folles was premiered on August 21, 1983 and won many American theater awards in the 1983/84 theater season (including six Tony Awards , including "Best Musical", "Best Score" and "Best Book of a Musical"). The show was performed 1761 times at New York's Palace Theater until November 15, 1987.
The London West End premiere was on May 7, 1986 at the London Palladium ; the musical was performed there 301 times.
There have since been several successful revivals on both New York's Broadway and London's West End.
In 1985 the Berlin Theater des Westens succeeded in obtaining the performance rights for the German-language premiere. It was translated by Erika Gesell and Christian Severin. The premiere of the production of La Cage aux Folles took place on October 23, 1985. It played u. a. Helmut Baumann as Albin / Zaza , Günter König as Georges . The piece was part of the repertoire there for several years.
In Austria the musical was first performed from August 3, 1989 to August 26, 1989 at the Musical Sommer Amstetten , directed by Heinz Ehrenfreund . At a regular theater it was on the program of the Vienna Volksoper from January 7, 1991 to June 10, 2007 . It played Frank Hoffmann Georges and Karlheinz Hackl Albin / Zaza . It was staged by Dennis Callahan, Heinz Ehrenfreund and David Scala; The conductor was Peter Keuschnig .
In the Netherlands, the play was performed for the first time from August to October 1995 in the Royal Theater Carré . Jacco van Renesse played Albin / Zaza , Fred Butter Georges and directed by Shireen Strooker . A new production premiered on November 28, 2010 in the newly opened DeLaMar Theater in the presence of Queen Beatrix .
From June 9, 2012 to May 25, 2013, the musical was shown in dialect for the first time in the Volkstheater Frankfurt . Responsible for the Hessian version was Thomas Bäppler-Wolf who played one of the leading roles as Albin, alongside Wolff von Lindenau as Georges.
From December 10, 2012 to February 3, 2013, the Grenzlandtheater Aachen played the play with Samuel Schürmann as Albin / Zaza , Gido Schimanski as Georges and Guy Van Damme as Jacob .
From February 9, 2013, the musical was shown in the Landestheater Coburg under the direction of Holger Hauer and the musical direction of Roland Fister. From June 2013 also in Cologne under the direction of Bernd Schaarmann and the musical direction of Inga Hilsberg.
From June 2013 to January 2014 the Chamber Opera Cologne played the piece with Guido Kleineidam as Albin / Zaza .
From February 2014, the piece was shown in the bar of everyone in Berlin under the direction of Bernd Mottl .
In September 2014 the play premiered at the Bonn Theater, directed by John Dew.
The Hans Otto Theater Potsdam brought the musical to the stage in November 2014. Directed by Ulrich Wiggers , the musical director is Ferdinand von Seebach.
The Landestheater Niederbayern played the play for the first time on February 1, 2015; Direction Stefan Tilch, musical direction Basil HE Coleman, choreography Jonathan Lunn, stage and costume design Charles Cusick Smith and Philip Ronald Daniels, musical rehearsal Peter WesenAuer.
Low German premiere with the title Dat Narrenhuus in the Ohnsorg-Theater from May 24th to July 5th, 2015 in a production by Frank Thannhäuser under the musical direction of Stefan Hiller; Low German by Hartmut Cyriacks and Peter Nissen .
The Zeltpalast Merzig took the musical into its program for the first time from July 17 to August 9, 2015. Direction Holger Hauer, musical direction Ferdinand von Seebach, choreography Christopher Tölle, stage Johannes Fischer, costumes Ulli Kremer.
In the Dresden State Operetta , the musical celebrated 2016 premiere on 29 January. The musical director is Christian Garbosnik, it was staged by Andreas Gergen, the stage design by Christian Floeren and the costumes by Conny Lüders.
Martin G. Berger will direct the musical for the Theater Basel for the 2018/2019 season. The premiere was on December 14th, 2018. Thomas Wiese was the musical director and Marguerite Donlon was responsible for the choreography.
action
Georges has been running Club La Cage aux Folles in St-Tropez for many years . The celebrated star of the frivolous and glittering travesty shows is Georges' partner Albin, who inspires the audience as Zaza . One day a visitor is announced: son Jean-Michel, a “youthful sin” of the homosexual Georges. The offspring has found the love of his life: a girl named Anne. The upcoming family reunion has a catch: The fiancé's father, a politician and arch-conservative moral guardian, wants to get to know the parents of the future son-in-law. Georges must therefore quickly create a middle-class, conservative environment for the visit. In addition to Georges' unsuitable living and working environment, a more fundamental problem has to be solved: Where to get a “mother” from? Albin, respectively the stage character Zaza, offers his / her services helpful. After a lot of confusion and a lot of comedy, a happy ending is announced.
Song title
1st act
- Overture - orchestra
- "We Are What We Are" - Georges and Les Cagelles
- "A Little More Mascara" - Albin and Les Cagelles
- “With Anne on My Arm” - Jean-Michel and Georges
- "With You on My Arm" - Georges and Albin
- "Song on the Sand" - Georges
- “La Cage aux Folles” - Albin, Jacqueline and Les Cagelles
- "I Am What I Am" - Albin
2nd act
- "Song on the Sand" (recapitulation) - Georges and Albin
- “Masculinity” - Georges, Albin, Monsieur Renaud, Madame Renaud, passers-by
- "Look Over There" - Georges
- "Dishes (Cocktail Counterpoint)" - Georges, Edouard Dindon, Marie Dindon and Jacob
- "The Best of Times" - Albin, Jacqueline and Ensemble
- "Look Over There" (reprise) - Jean-Michel
- “La Cage aux Folles” (recapitulation) - Georges
- Finale - ensemble
Sound carrier (selection)
- La Cage aux Folles - The Broadway Musical (original cast with George Hearn as Albin and Gene Barry as Georges ) - Label: BMG / RCA, first published in 1987
- La Cage aux Folles - New Broadway Cast Recording (Broadway Revival 2010 as "chamber version" with a reduced orchestra, with Douglas Hodge as Albin and Kelsey Grammer as Georges ) - Label: Ps Classics, Released: 2010
- La Cage aux Folles - A cage full of fools (German original recording from the Theater des Westens Berlin, with Helmut Baumann as Albin and Günter König as Georges ) - Label: Polydor / Universal Music
Awards (selection)
Original Broadway production
Tony Award 1984
- Award as best musical
- Award for Harvey Fierstein in the category Best Libretto
- Award for Jerry Herman in the category Best Music
- Award for George Hearn for Best Actor in a Musical
- Award for Arthur Laurents in the category Best Director of a Musical
- Award for Theoni V. Aldredge in the category Best Costume Design
- Nomination for Gene Barry for Best Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Scott Salmon in the category Best Choreography
- Nomination for Jules Fisher in the category Best Light Design
Drama Desk Award 1984
- Award for George Hearn in the category Outstanding Actor in a Musical
- Award for Jerry Herman in the Outstanding Music category
- Award for Theoni V. Aldredge in the Outstanding Costume Design category
- Nomination for Harvey Fierstein in the category Outstanding Book of a Musical
- Nomination for Gene Barry in the category Outstanding Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Jerry Herman in the Outstanding Lyrics category
- Nomination for Jim Tyler in the Outstanding Orchestrations category
- Nomination for Jules Fisher in the Outstanding Lighting Design category
Broadway Revival 2004
Tony Award 2005
- Award as best musical revival
- Award for Jerry Mitchell in the category Best Choreography
- Gary Beach was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for William Ivey Long in the category Best Costume Design
Drama Desk Award 2005
- Awarded Outstanding Revival of a Musical
- Award for Jerry Mitchell in the Outstanding Choreography category
- Nomination for William Ivey Long in the Outstanding Costume Design category
London Revival 2008
- Award as best musical revival
- Award for Douglas Hodge in the category Best Actor in a Musical
- Denis Lawson was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical
- Jason Pennycooke was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Terry Johnson for Best Musical Director
- Nomination for Lynne Page in the category Best Theater Choreography
- Nomination for Matthew Wright for Best Costume Design
Broadway Revival 2010
Tony Award 2010
- Award as best musical revival
- Award for Douglas Hodge in the category Best Actor in a Musical
- Award for Terry Johnson in the category Best Musical Director
- Nomination for Kelsey Grammer for Best Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Robin de Jesus in the category Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Lynne Page in the category Best Choreography
- Jason Carr was nominated for Best Orchestration
- Nomination for Tim Shortall in the category Best Set Design
- Nomination for Matthew Wright for Best Costume Design
- Nick Richings is nominated in the Best Light Design category
- Nomination for Jonathan Deans in the category Best Sound Design
Drama Desk Award 2010
- Awarded Outstanding Revival of a Musical
- Award for Douglas Hodge in the category Outstanding Actor in a Musical
- Award for Matthew Wright in the Outstanding Costume Design category
- Nomination for Robin de Jesus in the category Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
- Nomination for Terry Johnson for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Nomination for Lynne Page in the category Outstanding Choreography
- Nomination for Jonathan Deans in the Outstanding Sound Design category
Web links
- La Cage aux Folles in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDb)
- La Cage aux Folles in the Guide to Musical Theater (English)
- La Cage aux Folles on Musical Heaven (english)
- La Cage aux folles
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Cage aux Folles at The Guide to Musical Theater (English); Retrieved June 19, 2012
- ↑ Musicals - The Musical Magazine, Issue 19, Oct.-Nov. 1989
- ↑ Bundespressedienst (Ed.): Österreichisches Jahrbuch. Volume 63, Austria. Staatsdruckerei, 1992, p. 151.
- ^ Profil, Volume 22, 1991, p. 77.
- ^ The Stage, Issues 1–6, 2006, pp. 10–12.
- ↑ Patrick van den Hanenberg: Fred Butter in La Cage aux Folles ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Dutch), de Volkskrant , August 26, 1995; Retrieved June 19, 2012
- ↑ Show report: La Cage aux Folles ( Memento from March 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), January 18, 2011
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dresden State Operetta: La Cage aux Folles (A cage full of fools) ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 24, 2016
- ^ Theater Basel: A cage full of fools , January 23, 2019
