La Cage Aux Folles

So the reviews are giddy for the revival of La Cage Aux Folles (starring Kelsey Grammer) which opened on Broadway last night. Suppose this isn’t surprising as the production (which moved mostly intact from London) got raves in the West End. Having seen the overly pretty and overly produced version which played on Broadway a few years ago, I opted out of this take. Looks like it was a mistake. Suppose there’s still time to correct it.
 
Variety loved it.  http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942582.html?categoryId=33&cs=1&ref=ssp

So did the New York Times.  http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/theater/reviews/19cage.html

And I love this interactive story that basically let’s you sit-in with the ad company as they discuss their various drafts of the show’s ad campaign, explaining how they got to the final poster… Fascinating. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/21/theater/20100321-lacage-interactive.html