Before summer becomes a faded rose, enjoy the musical revival La Cage aux Folles beneath the stars at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The Olivier- and Tony Award-winning musical features music and lyrics by Hello, Dolly! creator Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Book La Cage aux Folles tickets on TodayTix.
La Cage aux Folles follows a gay couple in the French Riviera who pretend to be straight for an evening to appease their son’s future in-laws — to hilarious effect. With banner anthems like “I Am What I Am,” the musical celebrates acceptance, love, and family, messages that have moved audiences time and time again. The musical’s Broadway premiere earned six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score, and a 2008 London production won Best Musical Revival.
As Variety described a 2010 Broadway revival, “one should raise a glass of champagne — not the watered-down stuff — to Herman and Fierstein. Their big, glitzy musical comedy hit of 1983 turns out to have a tender heart.”
Head to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this summer to join the fun.
Access performances Captioned: Friday 1 September, 7.45pm BSL Performances: Tuesday 29 August, 7.45pm Audio Described & Touch Tour: Saturday 2 September, 2.15pm
Please Note: The production contains loud whip crack sounds and addresses themes of transphobia, homophobia and misogyny.
The La Cage aux Folles musical is based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play of the same name. Georges is the owner of a drag nightclub in Saint-Tropez, and his romantic partner Albin, known as the fabulous Zaza, is the site’s main attraction. Georges’s son Jean-Michael — spawned from a one-night stand with a chorus girl — has reservations about introducing Georges and Albin to his fiancé’s conservative parents.
When a dinner brings the families together, Jean-Michael pleads for normalcy and wants Albin to appear as macho “Uncle Al.” But Georges and Albin (in drag) attempt to swindle the ultra-conservative family.
The musical first bowed on Broadway in 1983, then appeared on the West End in 1985. A 2008 revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory then transferred to Broadway in 2010. Timothy Sheader, the artistic director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, stages this summer’s London production.
2 hours 30 minutes (incl. interval)
July 29th, 2023
September 23rd, 2023
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
This musical is most suitable for ages 12+. Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to the venue.
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