Oct
31/12 – La Cage aux Folles
– In spite of the totally non talented George Hamilton, this
production is quite fun, mostly due to the overly talented
Christopher Sieber. We were lucky enough to see him in this
production in New York, as Georges, and this time he is Albin. So to
see him having played both roles you realize what a great actor he
is. On Broadway he played opposite Harvey Fierstein, who wrote the
book for this Jerry Herman pastiche. I have seen this musical many
times, from the lavish original production to this watered down
Menier Chocolate Factory production, and never have I heard “I Am
What I Am,” sung so brilliantly. Other than Mr. Hamilton, the rest
of the cast make up for his inadequacies, and you leave the theatre
feeling upscale.
