La Cage aux Folles (original Broadway production)
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La Cage aux Folles (original Broadway production) is the 1983 Tony Award–winning musical comedy about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub in Saint-Tropez, celebrated for its groundbreaking LGBTQ+ representation and the anthem "I Am What I Am."
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| La Cage aux Folles (Broadway production) | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Broadway musical production ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| basedOn | La Cage aux Folles (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jean Poiret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Harvey Fierstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Scott Salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedOnBroadway | 1987-11-15 ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Theoni V. Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Arthur Laurents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
I Am What I Am
NERFINISHED
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The Best of Times NERFINISHED ⓘ We Are What We Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBTQ+ musical
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musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family acceptance
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gay rights ⓘ identity and self-acceptance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Beverly Emmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jerry Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalDirector | Donald Pippin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Choreography
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anthem I Am What I Am
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groundbreaking LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1983-08-21 ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Don Pippin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCastMember |
Jay Garner
NERFINISHED
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John Femia NERFINISHED ⓘ John Weiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynette Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Louise NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ William Thomas Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadActor |
Gene Barry
NERFINISHED
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George Hearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadActorRole |
Albin / Zaza
NERFINISHED
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Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewsBegan | 1983-08-05 ⓘ |
| producer |
Allan Carr
NERFINISHED
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Barry K. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Cy Feuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest H. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifi Oscard NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth D. Greenblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Morton Swinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runLengthPerformances | 1761 ⓘ |
| setDesigner | David Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Saint-Tropez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | gay couple ⓘ |
| theatre | Palace Theatre (Broadway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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La Cage aux Folles (Broadway production)