Show Origins
La Cage aux Folles is based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French stage play of the same name. The play was a massive success in France, running for nearly 1,800 performances. It was later adapted into a 1978 French-Italian film, also titled La Cage aux Folles, which became a global hit and led to two sequels.
By the early 1980s, producer Allan Carr (famous for Grease) saw the potential for a Broadway musical adaptation. The project was eventually developed by Jerry Herman, Harvey Fierstein, and Arthur Laurents.
At the time, the AIDS crisis was devastating the LGBTQ+ community, and
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