A Critique of the Movie, The Birdcage (La Cage aux Folles) A gay couple, living in a gay apartment, with a gay houseboy, above a gay nightclub, in a gay city . . . and they have to straighten it all out for one evening. In 1996 La Cage aux Folles (a 1978 French play) was remade by MGM into The Birdcage, a daringly flamboyant comedy that is in-tune with the times and redefines the idea of family values. It combines the talents of Robin Williams (Armand), Nathan Lane (Albert), and Hank Azaria
After performing the popular and diverse musical, Hairspray this fall it is imperative that the choice of musical for the next fall semester prove that the productions performed at this college only get better every year. Performing a musical that is new and risky may be the key to making next year's production even better. I wholeheartedly endorse the musical Hamilton. Hamilton is a musical about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton told non-traditionally through hip hop stylings. Hamilton is
The Future of Our Nation: A few weeks ago I went to the Morrison Center to see the broadway play Kinky Boots. The critically acclaimed musical tells the tale of Charlie Price who takes over his dad’s shoe making business after his unexpected death. Charlie has no passion for shoe making, but reluctantly steps into his father’s shoes. The company, Price and Son, begins to fall under when their number one buyer decides to buy from a shoe factory with more on trend styles. Just when Charlie wants to
The period between early 1940s to mid-1960s or so, alternatively, the period between when the musical Oklahoma! (1943) was produced till the time when Hair (1968) was produced, is usually referred to as the Golden Age of the American musical (Kantor, 2010). It is during this period, that most of the noted titles such as “Carousel”, “South Pacific” etc. were produced. 1940s and early 1950s were dominated thoroughly by MGM musicals, while the late 1950s and 1960s belonged to Broadway. Initially, the
known. One point stands out in my mind the most, and that is the very informative quality of these critiques. One fact that I did learn from these reviews that I was not aware of beforehand is the movie’s basis, which is the older French film, La cage aux Folles. Although the reviews were good in nature, I feel the film deserved more appreciation and acknowledgement than what the critics gave them. If I had to choose to read any of the critics’ reviews for a second time, I would most definitely choose
The Birdcage (1996) is an American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols. The film is based off the Franco-Italian film, La Cage aux Folles (1978), by Edouard Molinaro which stars Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi. The Birdcage is about Armand Goldman who is an openly gay owner of the night club, The Birdcage, which is located in South Beach Florida during the 90s. Armand’s partner, Albert, is the star attraction of the night club. Albert stage name is “Starina,” who is the center of attention but
Blitz. Rock musicals were also popular in the 1960’s. Controversially, the musical Hair contained elements of nudity, and highly debated views on the Vietnam War. Homosexuality was also introduced in Hair and later, more overtly promoted in La Cage Aux Folles. Rock musicals flourished in the 1970’s, and prevalent musicals of the time were Jesus
From the late 1800’s up through the present date, musical theater has changed. Though customs and love for the theater will always be carried on, origins, trends, and styles will change throughout time. “The American musical was born long before European operetta crossed the Atlantic. In The American Musical Stage Before 1800. Julian Mates tells us that “America’s early theatres were essentially lyric theatres…In America, no earlier dramatic forms existed, and the musical stage became our only tradition