Frasier Starring In La Cage aux Folles

YAY! Frasier TV star Kelsey Grammer is set to star on Broadway next spring in a revivial of La Cage aux Folles.

The musical was first brought to Broadway in 1983 by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein.

The revivial will be directed by Terry Johnson and will be based off the current London production and will feature the current star Douglas Hodge who won a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in the London production.

La Cage aux Folles follows the relationship between a drag star and a club owner, played by Hodge and Kelsey respectively.

The revival will open April 18th at the Longacre Theatre.

Did you know: The 1996 movie The Birdcage starring Nathan Lane and Robin Williams was based off of La Cage aux Folles and the literal translation(according to Babelfish is ‘The Cage with the Insane ones.’

Photo: JStrauss / Dave M. Benett

Tags: Douglas Hodge, Kelsey Grammer, La Cage Aux Folles, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams, The Birdcage

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