Following its success at the Châtelet, the musical “La Cage aux folles” is back, directed by Olivier Py and starring Laurent Lafitte !

American composer and lyricist Jerry Herman had his first hit in 1964 with Hello, Dolly! in 1983, he triumphed once again on Broadway with “La Cage aux folles”. Together with Harvey Fierstein, who wrote the musical’s libretto, the two advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights freely adapted Jean Poiret’s play and created an original work that, upon crossing the Atlantic, became an ode to diversity. Far from being confined to the clichés perpetuated by theater or film, the new French-language production of “La Cage aux folles”, translated and directed by Olivier Py, situates the work back in its original context: the cabaret.

On stage, Zaza sings and dances, but offstage, the artist raises the issue of same-sex parenting and proclaims a parent’s unconditional love for their child, transcending gender roles. Because we have the right to be ourselves ! And when Laurent Lafitte lends his voice to the famous song “I Am What I Am”, he embodies the struggle of the “folles”: fighting both against indifference and for difference !