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A Review of La Cage Aux Folles (Broadway)

By Greg S., April 07, 2010

  • Acting
    4 stars
  • Choreography
    4 stars
  • Dancing
    4 stars
  • Direction
    4 stars
  • Lyrics
    5 stars
  • Music
    5 stars
  • Overall
    4 stars
  • Production
    4 stars
  • Singing
    4 stars
  • Story
    4 stars
  • Writing
    4 stars

I saw La Cage Aux Folles (Broadway) on 04/07/10. Overall, I'd say it was a 4-star rating. I'd summarize it by saying “Loved it!”

I had a surprisingly emotional time and left the show feeling impressed and tapping my feet. I'd describe the show as emotional, fun-loving, and filled with great music. I am what i am was a highlight of the show because it really was a show-stopping number in the truest sense & provided the emotional heart of the show. If this were a movie, I'd rate it PG-13. I would recommend this show to any and all fans of musical theater but not to Sarah Palin.

I saw this show because I was generously offered a free ticket. I would see it again. I sat in the left mezzanine area of the theater. The view was good except when cast played to front of crowd and the seats were cushy but not a tone of legroom.

The music is great and there are a lot of good songs, but after years of theater I have realized that you really only need two "great" songs to make a hit. Put one at the end of each act, and your show is golden.

Kelsey Grammer was much better than I thought he would be, but my bar was set very low for him. His voice was mostly good....much better in his lower-register and/or his sentimental songs, but he's not a high-note-belter. Douglas Hodge worried me as Albin in the opening number or two but certainly won me over with "I Am What I Am" and throughout the second act. Robin De Jesus as the butler/maid Jacob was a real standout, and some of you may know him from the movie Camp....I know I have watched it at least 50 times anyway. So proud of you, man.

The La Cage ladies were also very entertaining, and there was a lot of fun brought to their numbers even with something as silly as hitting beach balls to the audience. It's just nice to see when a theater production doesnt take itself so seriously. Yet the emotional moments really got to me, and I cried at the end of both acts.....I seemed to be the only one, but that's OK. That's OK, right?

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