Wonderful, but I think it's kinda hard to follow the story line in this song, when you haven't seen the show yet. It would have been better I think if they did a cagerelle-song. But still: great performance!
This show had me laughing from beginning to end when I saw it...soo beyond hilarious! Douglas Hodge and his facial expressions were spot on...well deserved Tony.
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@theatremaniagrl14 Its moraly wrong like the guys dressed like girls yes its art but its also really bad art the music suck did they have to choose this song GOD save us all
@whenitwasmat did I say inappropriate clothing apparently you don't understand english. War is not the fault of God ether it is the fault of man. Plus God has saved us not from war but ETERNAL damnation of HELL think about it ETERNAL. Nothing but Suffering forever. And we do not owe God we owe him he could have not let us exist AT ALL our life hangs on a thread. Feel free to respond my email is CatholicRidenour@gmail.com God Bless
I had the good fortune to see this show. I loved every minute and so did my 15 year old grand-daughter and my husband. I have seen this show originally about 30 years ago with Peter Marshall and I was impressed then too. I have seen tons of musicals and this is one of my favorites.
GOD DAMNIT! I'm angry! Four years ago I had the brilliant idea of turning the film Birdcage into a musical. I knew it was too perfect of a story. Damnit. lol
@Selendomono Oh yes he can sing! You wait for the cast album and hear him sing I Am What I Am! He does it the best I've heard it and I have over 12 different soundtracks from the show! He can sing! lol
WOW! I Love Douglas Hodge, he brings chrisma, style and flair! I love the cast and I love this LaCage more than the previous one with Robert Goulet.....George Hearn was amazing but toooo serious, Douglas Hodge brings more flair! I really enjoyde the Tony Awards and yes, LaCage stole the Awards show!
@carrieswhite410 I absolutely agree with you. I have seen the show, and the energy was just so much better in the theatre. Douglas Hodge is really very good, but I haven't heard the OBC with George Hearn, so I can't compare. All I can say is, if you get a chance to come to NY and see it live, you should. It really is a lot of fun!
I feel that they could have chosen an Albin with a stronger voice. In the original cast, George Hearn had a deep, manly voice, but he still pulled off Albin perfectly.
I really don't like how they did this song--I haven't seen the show itself, but in this performance at least it wasn't POWERFUL. The words have a powerful meaning to them, which wasn't shown in this at all. This, if anything, was simply comedic.
I did love Nathan Lane's face at 4:15 though. hahahah.
The performance was very powerful in the show. It's hard to judge off a condensed version created for the Tonys. Douglas Hodge was wonderful, you should reserve comments until you see the show itself
@meggymeggo Not everyone can see a show on Broadway. I live in California and get most of my B'way fix through youtube or the local theatre. I am judging Douglas Hodge by seeing the performances he's done so far through youtube, just as I did with George Hearn and the obc soundtrack. I simply don't like him compared to George Hearn. I'm allowed to have an opinion whether I've seen the show live or not, thank you. I know enough about it to be able to say that.
HAHAHA at 4:14 we see Nathan Lane's face... He played the character "Albert" in the 1996 American film version of "La Cage Aux Folles" called "The Birdcage"... He was hysterical!!! The best part? "Albert" is the American counterpart to "Albin" whom is currently singing.
@garret166 Actually, not to sound precocious but apparently it wasn't intended to be a musical version of the birdcage. Also, the writers got mad when people assumed that. But i do agree that it was the best performance.
@Kdelossantos2@Kdelossantos2 "The Birdcage is the remake of... the comedy "La Cage aux Folles" (1978), which is about a gay man whose son wants him to play it straight for a few days. All of this will be familiar if you've seen the original, or the two sequels, or the Broadway version" ~Roger Ebert
@Kdelossantos2 La Cage isn't a musical version of The Birdcage; The Birdcage is a not-so-musical version of La Cage. I put the date 1996 in an effort to clarify, but perhaps I wasn't clear in my original post. But I think if that's all you got out of the comment, you missed the point.
@garret166 right, so the original la cage play and film was the basis for both the musical la cage, and the film the bird cage. in other words, the original french play would be the grandpa, the french film came from that, and is the father of both the musical la cage, and the birdcage.
the musical and the bird cage are in the same generation of the story.
Awesome,,i wish i could be a great entertainer like you guys!!!
PianoNorthStar 1 month ago
Lmao, brilliant.
caitxrawks 5 months ago
for some reason I find it really sweet when Kelsey Grammer starts singing "is now..."
eveydel 6 months ago
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COOLMONSTER21 7 months ago
Nathan Lanes face = priceless!
zonelad 7 months ago 2
lol will smith sounded a bit scared :P
grant11102 8 months ago
He walks better in those heels than I do in mine. And I'm not even sad.
iwantdetention 8 months ago 5
I saw La Cage in my birthday in New York last year... One of the best days in my life.
alecris33 8 months ago
Wonderful, but I think it's kinda hard to follow the story line in this song, when you haven't seen the show yet. It would have been better I think if they did a cagerelle-song. But still: great performance!
TimKoopman10 8 months ago
i absolutely loved the part where he kept going back to matthew morrison!!! and the dollar bill part... simply the best ;)
animia14 10 months ago 2
Great sounding group
MrDrewboggess 10 months ago
this character didn't sing this song when i saw it in los angeles. not bad, here, though.
fun, fun, fun
LaerdBryn 1 year ago
@LaerdBryn Albin is the character, and he def sings it on broadway. Saw it last week with Harvey Fierstein. Who sings the song in LA?
yougosquishnow 10 months ago
One of the best musicals. :)
kamwrites 1 year ago
This show had me laughing from beginning to end when I saw it...soo beyond hilarious! Douglas Hodge and his facial expressions were spot on...well deserved Tony.
brightsunshine 1 year ago
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this is shameful to mankind
JAMbannana 1 year ago
@JAMbannana how is this shameful? it's art!
theatremaniagrl14 1 year ago
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@theatremaniagrl14 Its moraly wrong like the guys dressed like girls yes its art but its also really bad art the music suck did they have to choose this song GOD save us all
JAMbannana 11 months ago
@JAMbannana god save us from inappropriate clothing? i think there are better things god could save us from war, prejudice, famine?
whenitwasmat 11 months ago 20
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@whenitwasmat did I say inappropriate clothing apparently you don't understand english. War is not the fault of God ether it is the fault of man. Plus God has saved us not from war but ETERNAL damnation of HELL think about it ETERNAL. Nothing but Suffering forever. And we do not owe God we owe him he could have not let us exist AT ALL our life hangs on a thread. Feel free to respond my email is CatholicRidenour@gmail.com God Bless
JAMbannana 11 months ago
wah....?
matboy891 1 year ago
I just wished that she would've sung to Nathan Lane!
MiquieLi 1 year ago 17
I love this show!
Simoncanada 1 year ago
I had the good fortune to see this show. I loved every minute and so did my 15 year old grand-daughter and my husband. I have seen this show originally about 30 years ago with Peter Marshall and I was impressed then too. I have seen tons of musicals and this is one of my favorites.
harkinfan 1 year ago
Hey iverson7502.....this story came from the 70's.....it was an old french movie...that became La Cage on stage and then the movie Bird Cage.
phxphillip 1 year ago
is the movie the birdcage based off of this play or is the play based off the movie?
Iverson7502 1 year ago
@Iverson7502 the movie is based off the musical
littlemissbroadway14 1 year ago
GOD DAMNIT! I'm angry! Four years ago I had the brilliant idea of turning the film Birdcage into a musical. I knew it was too perfect of a story. Damnit. lol
zwalrus1 1 year ago
4:15 haha, he's like "wtf"
petterwoien 1 year ago
He really CANT sing... but for some reason I cant stop watching!
Selendomono 1 year ago
@Selendomono Oh yes he can sing! You wait for the cast album and hear him sing I Am What I Am! He does it the best I've heard it and I have over 12 different soundtracks from the show! He can sing! lol
SuperAmazingPeter 1 year ago
@Selendomono IT'S BROADWAY! lol
zwalrus1 1 year ago
WOW! I Love Douglas Hodge, he brings chrisma, style and flair! I love the cast and I love this LaCage more than the previous one with Robert Goulet.....George Hearn was amazing but toooo serious, Douglas Hodge brings more flair! I really enjoyde the Tony Awards and yes, LaCage stole the Awards show!
FASHIONSCORPIO69 1 year ago
@carrieswhite410 I absolutely agree with you. I have seen the show, and the energy was just so much better in the theatre. Douglas Hodge is really very good, but I haven't heard the OBC with George Hearn, so I can't compare. All I can say is, if you get a chance to come to NY and see it live, you should. It really is a lot of fun!
starletdawn 1 year ago
This is wonderful quality! Thank you for uploading!
fireangel265 1 year ago
Rofl I wonder if Matt got his money back after the performance!
McGarvinStudios 1 year ago 2
i am now in love with La Cage Aux Folles
taymackbra 1 year ago
I feel that they could have chosen an Albin with a stronger voice. In the original cast, George Hearn had a deep, manly voice, but he still pulled off Albin perfectly.
I really don't like how they did this song--I haven't seen the show itself, but in this performance at least it wasn't POWERFUL. The words have a powerful meaning to them, which wasn't shown in this at all. This, if anything, was simply comedic.
I did love Nathan Lane's face at 4:15 though. hahahah.
carriewhite410 1 year ago
@carriewhite410
The performance was very powerful in the show. It's hard to judge off a condensed version created for the Tonys. Douglas Hodge was wonderful, you should reserve comments until you see the show itself
meggymeggo 1 year ago
@meggymeggo Not everyone can see a show on Broadway. I live in California and get most of my B'way fix through youtube or the local theatre. I am judging Douglas Hodge by seeing the performances he's done so far through youtube, just as I did with George Hearn and the obc soundtrack. I simply don't like him compared to George Hearn. I'm allowed to have an opinion whether I've seen the show live or not, thank you. I know enough about it to be able to say that.
carriewhite410 1 year ago
OKAY
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (original movie from way back when)
adapted into a musical in the 80's (this video is a brand new production of said musical)
adapted into a modern-day, American re-make (The Birdcage, with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams)
They both have the same base story, just with different times and names, etc.
aasjb4ever 1 year ago
perraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa love them!
gabrielvalop 1 year ago
Is it just me or the Cagelle singing next to Bernadette looks a lot like her???
Dangay13 1 year ago
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savedrichard 1 year ago
definitly the best performance that night!!
toad455 1 year ago
HAHAHA at 4:14 we see Nathan Lane's face... He played the character "Albert" in the 1996 American film version of "La Cage Aux Folles" called "The Birdcage"... He was hysterical!!! The best part? "Albert" is the American counterpart to "Albin" whom is currently singing.
garret166 1 year ago 2
@garret166 Actually, not to sound precocious but apparently it wasn't intended to be a musical version of the birdcage. Also, the writers got mad when people assumed that. But i do agree that it was the best performance.
Kdelossantos2 1 year ago
@Kdelossantos2 @Kdelossantos2 "The Birdcage is the remake of... the comedy "La Cage aux Folles" (1978), which is about a gay man whose son wants him to play it straight for a few days. All of this will be familiar if you've seen the original, or the two sequels, or the Broadway version" ~Roger Ebert
garret166 1 year ago
@Kdelossantos2 La Cage isn't a musical version of The Birdcage; The Birdcage is a not-so-musical version of La Cage. I put the date 1996 in an effort to clarify, but perhaps I wasn't clear in my original post. But I think if that's all you got out of the comment, you missed the point.
garret166 1 year ago
@garret166 right, so the original la cage play and film was the basis for both the musical la cage, and the film the bird cage. in other words, the original french play would be the grandpa, the french film came from that, and is the father of both the musical la cage, and the birdcage.
the musical and the bird cage are in the same generation of the story.
does that make sense?
etraig 1 year ago