La Cage aux Folles Tickets

La Cage aux Folles is a timeless and deliciously funny tale of family values, unconditional love, and above all, the need to celebrate who we are. The show’s very plot is the triumph of musical-theater logic over reality.

The show was destined to become the biggest new American musical of the decade. Based on a French play by Jean Poiret, La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of Albin and Georges, two middle-aged homosexual lovers who run a transvestite nightclub in St. Tropez. The plot revolves primarily around the complications that develop when their son announces that he is getting married--to a woman! And not only a woman, but the daughter of a local morals crusader! , who wants to close down the local colourful nightlife! With a visit from the prospective in-laws about to happen, they all decide to take drastic action to hide their lifestyle.

La Cage aux Folles features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein. This production is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson, who won a 2010 Tony Award for his direction.

La Cage aux Folles made Tony Awards history this year as the first show to ever win the Tony Award three times for best production. La Cage aux Folles is the only musical which has won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical twice and the only show that has won a Best Musical award ,for every staged production, except, of course, the ones with no revivals.

Story of La Cage Aux Folles

La Cage aux Folles is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. The show is based on the 1973 French play of the same name. A harmonious and touching tale of one family's struggle to stay together... stay fabulous... and above all else, stay true to themselves!

Georges and his lover Albin, who stars as Zaza at their St. Tropez drag nightclub, "La Cage aux Folles," have lived happily together for many years. Albin is the club's star female impersonator while Georges is the club's Master of Ceremonies. Problems arise when Georges' twenty-five year old son, Jean-Michel, a result from a brief encounter years back, announces that he is engaged to Anne Dindon. Anne is the daughter of a well-known homophobic politician, Edouard Dindon. Anne's parents want to come and meet Jean-Michel's mother and father. Little do they know that Albin, a man, has essentially been Jean-Michel's mother figure his whole life. Jean-Michel wants to keep Albin away from the Dindons but Albin is hurt and insists on making an appearance. In the end, due to a little blackmail, the Dindons are forced to accept Jean-Michel into their family.

"La Cage aux Folles" is the only musical which has won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical twice and the only show that has won a Best Musical award (Original and revivals) for every staged production.