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La Cage aux Folles

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Ein Käfig voller Narren

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Based on the play »La Cage aux Folles« by Jean Poiret
German by Erika Gesell and Christian Severin


Premiered February 28, 2025


In German

Age recommendation: 13 years and over

165 Minuten, eine Pause nach ca. 70 Minuten

Georges and Albin run a nightclub in St. Tropez – one as the manager, the other as its diva. And together they lead the life of a happy couple. This, however, is entirely derailed when suddenly Georges’s son decides to marry – and none other than the daughter of an ultra-conservative politician! Georges and Albin are convinced to play the role of an “entirely normal” family for a dinner with the future in-laws. But of course, it can only go pear-shaped ...

Jean Poiret wrote his comedy hit at the height of the 70s, when same-sex marriage was far from being a reality and being gay was also far from being, “okay”. This turbulent and rousing appeal for tolerance, equality and individual freedom in musical form has been conquering the stages of the world since 1983, celebrating 2,423 performances on Broadway alone, and became an anthem of the LGBTQIA+ community fully in line with the motto: “I am what I am!”

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Orchestra of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Performances

Sat
13/02/27
07.30 pm
Season premiere
Sat
20/02/27
07.30 pm
Sun
21/02/27
04.00 pm
Fri
26/02/27
07.30 pm
Fri
02/07/27
07.30 pm
Sat
03/07/27
07.30 pm
Thu
22/07/27
07.30 pm
Fri
23/07/27
07.30 pm
Sat 13/02/27 07.30 pm Season premiere
Sat 20/02/27 07.30 pm
Sun 21/02/27 04.00 pm
Fri 26/02/27 07.30 pm
Fri 02/07/27 07.30 pm
Sat 03/07/27 07.30 pm
Thu 22/07/27 07.30 pm
Fri 23/07/27 07.30 pm

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LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Trailer
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – Erzähl mal
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – Josef E. Köpplinger über die Inszenierung
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – Alfred Mayerhofer über die Kostüme
Georges stands smiling with his arms spread wide in welcome in front of a curtain.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Dancers wearing feather headdresses and round, green costumes perform on the ground and on swings.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Several dancers dressed in burlesque style pose in front of a purple curtain above which is the lettering La Cage aux Folles.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Dancers in colorful corsets and feather headdresses perform in front of a golden curtain. One person stands elevated in the center, posing dramatically with their tongue sticking out.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
A person dressed in black leather dances alone in front of a dark curtain.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Dancers in black costumes with feather headdresses dance in front of a curtain, with one dancer in the center.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Three people are in a living room setting. Albin is lying on the sofa, Georges is holding his feet, and Jacob, wearing an extravagant martini glass-shaped costume, is standing next to him.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin sits at his dressing table and looks trhough the mirror while singing and seemingly putting on makeup.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin is lifted up by dancers while performing in a long blue glittery dress.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Three people are sitting on a sofa. Jean-Michel and Anne are sitting entwined, while Georges sits anxiously at the other end of the sofa watching them.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Jean-Michel stands on the sofa with his arms outstretched, while Anne holds him from behind by the hips. Georges watches them smiling, standing apart.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin and Georges are sitting cuddling on a bench. Next to them, a mime artist is holding a red heart-shaped balloon.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Jacob dances together with other dancers dressed in fishnet tights and corsets.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin performs and sings in a floor-length tulle dress and feather headdress.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin sings in front of a silver backdrop with the words La Cage aux Folles written above it. He wears a wig and a long evening gown.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Jacob, Albin, Georges, and a passerby are sitting in a café. Jacob and Albin are both dressed very femininely, and Jacob is singing while holding an umbrella.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin, Georges, and Jean-Michel are in a conservatively decorated room with a large cross hanging on the wall. Georges points to Albin, who is standing in the background, while talking to Jean-Michel. All three are dressed very formally and conservatively.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Georges, Jean-Michel, and the Dindon family are sitting at a table and being served by a butler. Georges is the only one smiling, while the others have serious expressions on their faces.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Seven people are in a conservatively furnished room. Georges and Anne's mom and dad are seated. To their left, the butler gestures frantically. Jean-Michel and Anne cling to each other. All eyes are on Albin, dressed in women's clothing, who has just entered the room.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin holds Jacqueline's hand. Georges stands to his right and sings a duet with Albin.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin is singing on a table at the restaurant Chez Jacqueline. A group of people around him are toasting him.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik
Albin and Georges stand cuddled up together under the Arc de Triomphe, which is decorated with lights.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES © Markus Tordik

I AM WHAT I AM