It’s interesting and informative (and fun) to revisit some of the classical musicals. A new director, new stars, even a new scenic design can alter our memory of it, or allow us to share it with a friend who wasn’t around when it was last in the vicinity.

I’ve seen La Cage aux Folles, the Jerry Herman-Harvey Fierstein adaptation of the French film, in all its incarnations; in 1983 with George Hearn and Gene Barry, in 2004 with Robert Goulet and Gary Beach and again in 2010 with Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge. [Read more...]