A huge 37 years since last playing to Sydney audiences, ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ is returning, with none other than Paul Capsis announced to play Albin.
‘La Cage Aux Folles’ is a traditional Broadway musical with classic big, brassy dance numbers – and yet, it was revolutionary for many reasons – like giving birth to the emotional anthem ‘I Am What I Am’. It’s written by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman, and based on the French play by Jean Poiret.
It’s a story of love, commitment, family, and acceptance – a timeless and enduring story many Australians know from the Hollywood film ‘The Birdcage’, starring Robin Williams.
Showtune Productions presents this all-new Australian production, starring Paul Capsis in the lead role of Albin. This is the first time Paul has performed in a production of ‘La Cage’. He’ll be joined by an all-star cast of TV and theatre actors, and the production will be led by Director Cameron Menzies who is returning from his current role as Artistic Director of the Northern Ireland Opera Company to take on the show.
Craig Renshaw is in the Musical Director’s chair, while choreography will be done by Veronica Beattie George, Production Design from James Browne, Lighting Design by Karen Norris, Sound Design by Anthony Lorenz, and Wig and Makeup Design by Drew-Elizabeth Johnstone.
“I am absolutely thrilled to play Albin in ‘La Cage’. I see the role as one of the classic iconic roles of the theatre. I was lucky enough to see the legendary Australian performer Jon Ewing play the role,” Paul Capsis says.
“I first saw the original French film and fell in love with the piece and the story. I think it’s relevant for now as the idea of people slipping in and out of gender seems to be in the fashion. Not that it’s in any way a new concept, it has been thus since time began. I adore the songs and the show and I can’t wait to start putting on those high heels to inhabit the role of roles … Albin … the jolly of jollies.”
‘La Cage Aux Folles’ plays The Concert Hall - The Concourse (Chatswood) 30 November-1 December.
