Director's Notes
E02: Thom Allison talks La Cage aux Folles with Krista Jackson |Director's Notes
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TEARS AND GLITTER.
That's exactly what you should expect from the 2024 production of La Cage aux Folles.
Join director Thom Allison with host Krista Jackson (Co-Director and Dramaturge, The Diviners) as they dive into this extravagant production’s “magic tinkle trunk of wonder,” to discuss everything from love and connection to family disputes and acceptance. Listen in as they talk about how family dynamics can be messy and dysfunctional and why the writers didn't shy away from this fact in pursuit of a real, relatable story.
As Allison says, "Audiences are in for an extraordinary ride [and will] leave the show tapping their toes, feeling a bit lighter, understanding their family a little better and wanting to come back to see La Cage aux Folles 18 more times!"
La Cage aux Folles
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play by Jean Poiret
Directed by Thom Allison
Choreographed by Cameron Carver
Music Director - Franklin Brasz
Set Designer - Brandon Kleiman
Costume Designer - David Boechler
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Makeup Designer - Dino Dilio
Sound Designer - Brian Kenny
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
Drag Consultant - Justin Miller
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