La Cage aux Folles

Aug. 8-14 Absolutely fabulous.

Performances at 8:15 p.m. nightly

The Muny presents La Cage aux Folles, Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s hilarious romp about complicated family dynamics, for the first time in nearly four decades. After 20 years together, things turn rocky for Georges and Albin when their son becomes engaged to the daughter of a politician. Adding to the tension is the couple’s drag nightclub in Saint-Tropez, where Albin stars as “Zaza.” This musical theatre triumph, which inspired the 1996 film The Birdcage, features memorable tunes such as “I Am What I Am,” “The Best of Times” and “A Little More Mascara.”

Book by Harvey Fierstein • Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman • Based on the play by Jean Poiret

La Cage aux Folles is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. concordtheatricals.com

  • Marcia Milgrom Dodge

    Director

  • Richard J. Hinds

    Choreographer

  • James Moore

    Music Director/Conductor

  • Matthew Buttrey

    Scenic Design

  • Bobby Pearce

    Costume Design

  • Adam Honoré

    Lighting Design

  • John Shivers

    Sound Design

  • David Patridge

    Sound Design

  • Kylee Loera

    Video Design

  • Greg Emetaz

    Video Design

  • Tommy Kurzman

    Wig Design

Creative team

MARCIA MILGROM DODGE

Director

Broadway: Ragtime (Tony and Drama Desk nominee, winner of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Director at The Kennedy Center). The Muny: Anything Goes, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Smokey Joe’s Café, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Meet Me in St. Louis, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Young Frankenstein, Buddy!, The Addams Family. Career highlights: Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall (director), Tokyo Disneyland’s Daytime Parade Harmony in Color (American show director). TV: Encore! (Disney+). Directed the USA premiere of Deceived (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Olney Theatre), Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror (co-written with Anthony Dodge, Bay Street Theatre, Edgar Award nominee). NYC: Closer Than Ever (Cherry Lane), Romance in Hard Times (Public Theater).

RICHARD J. HINDS

Choreographer

Broadway/West End credits include Titanique (associate director/choreographer), Elf (associate choreographer), Company (associate choreographer), Come From Away (associate choreographer), Disney’s Newsies (associate director), Jekyll & Hyde (associate director/choreographer), Il Divo: A Musical Affair (assistant director). National/international tour credits include Come From Away (associate choreographer), 9 to 5 (associate director) and Disney’s High School Musical (associate choreographer). Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, The REV Theatre Company, Flat Rock Playhouse, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, La Mirada Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, New Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea and New London Barn Playhouse. TV: Encore! (Disney+), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, America’s Got Talent, The Bethenny Show, Bring It, Good Afternoon America (featuring Liza Minnelli). Other credits: Azamara Club Cruises (director/choreographer), Viking River Cruises (director/choreographer), Broadway Bares (choreographer), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (director/choreographer). Training: Interlochen Arts Academy.

JAMES MOORE

Music Director/Conductor

is honored to be the Charles W. and Janet T. Mueller Conductor. Muny: Les Misérables; Sweeney Todd; 1776; Gypsy; The Music Man; Holiday Inn; Hello, Dolly!; West Side Story; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Producers. Broadway: Miss Saigon, On the Town, Gigi, Follies, South Pacific, Ragtime (original, revival companies), Steel Pier, Company. National tours: The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Crazy for You; And the World Goes ’Round. New York City Center: Ragtime, Road Show. Kennedy Center: The Music Man starring Norm Lewis, Camelot starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Fair Lady starring Jonathan Pryce, Mame starring Christine Baranski. Recordings: On the Town, Follies. Moore is music supervisor for the North American touring production of Les Misérables. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.