Waterfront Playhouse will current ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Feb. 26 via March 22. The play, whose title means ‘the birdcage’ in French, impressed the 1996 hit movie ‘The Birdcage’ starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. CONTRIBUTED
HEADLINE: WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ‘LA CAGE AUX FOLLES’
DECK: Basic play celebrates love, household & acceptance
The Waterfront Playhouse manufacturing of “La Cage Aux Folles” opens Feb. 26 and runs via March 22. Starring Key West performers David Black and Phillip Cole White, this musical is a celebration of affection, household, acceptance and the facility of being true to your self.
Set in a glamorous St. Tropez nightclub, “La Cage Aux Folles” tells the story of Georges, a nightclub proprietor, and Albin, his companion and star performer. Their lives are turned the other way up when Georges’ son proclaims his engagement to the daughter of a conservative politician. What follows is a pleasant and heartfelt story of affection conquering all, set towards a backdrop of dazzling costumes and musical numbers.
The manufacturing is directed by the Waterfront Playhouse’s inventive director, Patrick New, and that includes musical path by Roberta Jackshyn and choreography by Lauren Thompson.
“This story of acceptance, household and pleasure is precisely what all of us want proper now,” mentioned New. “We are able to’t wait to convey this timeless story to the Waterfront stage and to Key West audiences.”