Tony Awards：La Cage Aux Folles " We Are What We Are " I am What I Am "

[TheKnusperkeks87]

great guys, great customes and wonderfull legs, when i see this legs i can´t believe that are guys,very great!!!

[freiraeume]

They should earn a big respect... i love it!

[Paulol100]

Wow Fabulous !!! Ann

[sexyfriday11]

Why do these men look better than me as a woman than I do, and I have a vagina.

[Mascro1977]

saw the show a week ago and had so much fun!

[Kyuuketsuki113]

6 people don't like the illusion.....

[mspinklady17ilm]

SO SWEETY :))

[drupeypants]

so camp



[DemonicSymphonic]

i wonder if any of these guys are straight

[drupeypants]

@DemonicSymphonic how cares 

[gabsylv]

@DemonicSymphonic Some are women (2)

[robbwayfan]

Happy National Coming Out Day 10/11/11

[drupeypants]

@robbwayfan iam going back in sick of scant

[princesstootsweet3]

george hearn was so handsome! aww :) love him. he has the most unmistakably awesome voice of any man i've ever heard! i was cleaning my dorm while the golden girls was playing and i heard him singing and was like "wait....george hearn?" you can tell it's him the minute he opens his mouth! so wonderful <3

[TheLoganLermanLuvr]

the best drag queens i've seen in my short 14 years.... :)))

[saminnyc]

Was George Hearn the orginal Sweeney Todd?

[Avatarlover85]

@saminnyc i think Len Cariou was

[saminnyc]

@Avatarlover85  Thanks!

[Avatarlover85]

@saminnyc no problem, when I think of Sweeney Todd I usually automatically think of Hearn's anyway though they're both great. :)

[DemonicSymphonic]

@saminnyc i think he was the second but he IS the authentic sweeney todd

[flynndaUK]

wish i had the costumes........

[jaj3854]

whats wrong with these people, terrified,. where do they live., arkansas?

[oxxsiinxxo]

they have talent... but I'm still quite terrified.

[Toshisan]

my brain is officially broken

[318wpjr]

There are always a couple of "real" girls in the chorus line to make sense of the lines about trying to figure out who is who and what is what.

[mondoshrimpo]

George Hearne BRAVO now THAT is a voice

[pokinoiombra]

I didn't realize what an incredible performance George Hearne gave until I saw/heard other amazing renditions. The newer stars with their younger voices give it flair, and perhaps make a more feminine Zaza, but the emotion and strength in this version has no parallel. Paramount.

[Zizibello]

This is such a great video! It inspires me every time to live my life with pride!

[RosesNightengales]

Its kinda amazing that all these people on the stage are guys. They can sing.

[12321gigi]

is one of them actually a girl?

the one in hot pink with red hair?

[TheChiliDragon]

@12321gigi

No, that's a guy. A very talented guy. :)

[12321gigi]

@TheChiliDragon but there are like 2 dancers who are built very girly compared to even the skinnier men....

[12321gigi]

Respond to this video...  and there are soprano voices singing

[12321gigi]

is one of them actually a girl?

[KimboDiddy]

F A B U L O U S ! ! ! thank you so very much!

[FalafelRawr]

These men look absolutely beautiful. :)

[Serenityxisxlove]

Look at those legs! I'm a girl, and I'm totally jealous, haha.

[JAMbannana]

guys should not where girls cloths eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww

[ajbdancer]

@JAMbannana You do realize that clothes, male or female are completely human constructs, right? God did not ever tell men they had to wear pants or women they had to wear skirts, so that's not really an argument, I've seen your comments on other videos.

[JAMbannana]

@ajbdancer like which vids. And according to God men are suppose to be Masculine and women are suppose to be feminine. plus men look SUPPER ugly in women's cloths.

[ajbdancer]

@JAMbannana Oh, nevermind. I don't argue with people who can't spell.

[JAMbannana]

@ajbdancer Well I'm sorry I suck at spelling not like ur perfect

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana They probably wouldn't have been so hostile about your spelling if you weren't being such a bigot.

[JAMbannana]

@LeftofWrong Call me what ever the hell u want but, when u call me name I just know it means u don't have any good responses.

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana Aww. The truth hurts, doesn't it? I'm not calling you a name. I'm calling you out for being a bigot. That's a whole lot different.

[JAMbannana]

@LeftofWrong No calling me a bigot is calling me a name. And I forgive you for calling me a bigot. But I'll insult u one time. YOUR A YANKY AND NOT A BASEBALL TEAM YOUR AN EVIL NEW YORKER YANKY WHO BELIEVES IN SPREADING AIDS AND GAY MARRIAGE AND ABORTIONS ARE OK. YANKYS ARE EVIL AND SOUTHERNERS ARE RAISED RIGHT.

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana Oh, ouch. Ouch. That hurt. I don't know how I'm gonna recover from that one.

[JAMbannana]

@LeftofWrong It may sound stupid but it's the worst insult in the South. I called my friend a YANKY one time and she almost cried. She was being a bitch.

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana Cool story, bro. Don't tell another one.

[JAMbannana]

@LeftofWrong AAAAAAA who cares as long as u don't tell another comment

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana Oops.

[JAMbannana]

@LeftofWrong I'll admit to one thing though I wish I had the legs those guys had, but I don't think a girl should be wishing that from a guy.

[LeftofWrong]

@JAMbannana And why not? If they have great legs, then it doesn't matter what gender they are.

[0claycanyouc]

One of the most superb productions I have ever seen. Bravo to George Hearn and Gene Barry. Those dancers were all incredible, and I was sitting in a special box seat practically hanging over the stage! WOW!!!

[vahi37]

Brilliant!

[princesstootsweet3]

About two notes into Mr. Hearn's performance I thought..."SWEENEY TODD!"

his voice is soooooooooo distinctive and beautiful. I'm just starting to grow into a fan of his (obviously having heard him in Sweeney Todd first) and he is just fantastic.

[joela714]

Incredible tapdancing!

[TheChiliDragon]

This is brilliant, and beautiful, and I wish so badly that I had this level of "I am what I am and fuck you if you don't agree with it" attitude.

[J0k394]

I'm nowhere near anything like Zaza or anyone who is in the show, but this is one of my fav songs. just this version is not something I like

[angieeus]

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[ShaggifyThis]

I love that they put Women in as well. It gives you that confusion. It's so much fun. :)

[billybxox]

Means so much to me personally, these songs :)

Will have to learn to sing again one day :)

[usernamelorna]

so jealous of the cheek and jaw bones here!

[gatonegro61]

Muchisimas gracias por subir este video!

[zlevine14]

still think some of them are women...

[OofusTwillip]

@zlevine14 - In this original production, two of the Cagelles are women. In the recent revival, none of them are.

[Velociactor]

@OofusTwillip The two with the long hair after the wigs came off right?

[TsWade2]

I was thinking not to like this, but when I read the synopsis, it makes me wonder despite of men dressed up as drag queens, this maybe not so bad. The question is...did they kiss eachother?

[Oliviaisthewalrus]

@TsWade2 Hell yeah they did, and it was beautiful!

[TsWade2]

@Oliviaisthewalrus Um... I'll have some time to think about it right now, because I'm still not sure.

[KaisaAtina]

@TsWade2 Come on! You won't get cooties xD

[blahdiblah2010]

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!

[keeleboy1]

2 people aren't what they are...

[RichardSkipper]

@keeleboy1 They are actors! Period!!

[ktdow2015]

should i be jealous that a lot of them are prettier then i am? <3

[kingelf3]

@ktdow2015 im shour that u r exstrimly pretty hun and that u have nothing on these glamoruse drag queens :) <3

[ktdow2015]

@kingelf3 awwwwww(: you're so sweet!! <3

[kingelf3]

@ktdow2015 your most welcome <3 and thanks for saying im sweet :)

[itsmecrazydad]

@kingelf3 awww(: haha you're so welcome(((:

[kingelf3]

@itsmecrazydad :) i was fealing down but yr coment cheered me up thanks :) <3

[missussupersomething]

@ktdow2015 I feel the same, no worries!

[ktdow2015]

@missussupersomething hahahahahahahaha(:

[BalletBabyBoy]

To think I auditioned for the original cast 2x. Too short. This was the definitive version of the show. Magnificent! We rarely see anything this perfect on stage anymore. Thank you Jerry and Scott! And have you ever seen such EXQUISITE costumes?!!!!

[gtb224]

Those orchestrations are fierce!



[swimten1]

This is hilarious! My favorite number in the musical! Thanks for uploading!

[mouse12345ify]

thnx for rhe update downtown:) here s hoping it comes to rochester and soon,,,, any update on TALES OF THE CITY on broadway?

[mouse12345ify]

WHEN will this be on stage again??:)

[DowntownStreets]

@mouse12345ify It's on Broadway now, just saw it a few weeks ago. Harvey Fierstein was amazing in it. :)

[mouse12345ify]

Absolutely FABULOUS:) the memories  :) thnx

[MangaMoon95]

Going to see this wednsday! So excited! ^^

[carriewhite410]

Should I be disappointed he's not dressed in drag during this number? Cause not gonna lie......

[ohmagaod]

@carriewhite410 no, you're not alone. i had the same reaction. i was like "goerge hearn in drag? this should be amazing!" and then he wasn't. and i was sad.

[ItachiGurl]

gorgeous legs...

i'm so jealous

[zac613]

@ItachiGurl wear about 3 to 6 pairs of dancing tights and you will have gorgeous legs too. lol

[ItachiGurl]

@zac613 are they really wearing tights?

[zac613]

@ItachiGurl yes. i'm a drag queen and if i don't feel like waxing i wear around 4 pairs of dance tights to hide the hair and shape my legs and hide my hip and butt padding

[ItachiGurl]

@zac613 i would have never thought of doing that, very genius lol

[J0k394]

@ItachiGurl I would advise using some kind of additional way to keep them up though, suspenders or something. I wore 3 pairs of dancing tights and 2 pairs of fashion thights during carnival (for warmth mostly) underneath my costume, and NOTHING is more annoying than noticing one of the layers sliding away and trying to modestly pull them back up is impossible, as the only way to get in them is to completely strip, untangle and pull everything back on in order. Makes for long bathroom visits.

[fatheranthony4pope]

with ginger hair like that.... its a singing Kerry O'Brien!!!!!!!!!!!

[fatheranthony4pope]

so why didn't he frock up?

[fernandoaugusto43]

Hi My name is Fernando I would love to get the lyric of the show, its one of my favorite of this performance. Please if somebody know about the Liryc of this Performance send to me at: sdferny@yahoo.com or fernandoagusto43@hotmail.com

[Spazzbert]

It's Sweeney Todd! :o

George Hearn is amazing, whether he's playing a homicidal barber or a drag queen.

[newrochellephoenix]

For the coming new year-lets all be who we are !

[horerfandod3]

I just got the original braodway cast recording (this performance) and the new cast recording today. i listened to them both, and douglas hodge sang i am what i am better. George hearns versions was great, but hodges version was better

[BeatriceBeautykiller]

Wow. This is so amazing.

[ANTM55]

Life is so fucking grim these days, i wish drag would make a come back. Its all about fun and entertainment, 2 things we could bloody to with. This is great!

[peripsumetcumipso]

@ANTM55 , then throw a frock on, a splash of glitter and sing and dance. Put cheer and fun back into our drab world.

[inzuma13]

I love both Dougles' and George's versions of i am what i am this is deffinatly one of my favorite songs ever so meaningfull

[Kesperify]

0:59 looks like will ferrel

[BCati]

awesome!

[frenchtoastgrl]

the pop at :23 freaks me out and intrigues me at the same time

[rakkulchonr]

from sweeney todd to this. wow

[small5th]

wait...were some of them women? I heard women singing in the background...and some of the guys after they pulled their wigs looked like women

[Lexigiggles]

@small5th That's what I thought?

[ThomasJWhite93]

@small5th They Could have been singing Falsetto??

but maybe some were women! doubt it though :S

[Elphaboy]

@ThomasJWhite93 actually thats incorrect only 2 of them are, in Arthur Laurents'(sp) book "Mainly on Directing" he even said that only 2 of them are but the whole special effect it had was in trying to figure out which ones they were. the multitude of female voices you hear is also due to the female ensemble singing back stage...

[ThomasJWhite93]

@small5th No your right!

Half the cast is women half are men:)

i just looked!

hence the line.

"Half real and half not you'll find it tough finding our gender"

well spotted :L

[KaraokeKid22]

@ThomasJWhite93 "Half real and half fluff, you'll find it tough, guessing our gender." Sorry, haha, just wanted to throw that out there : )

[tarotbear]

I am old enough that I did see the original production! Don't criticize something that was a groundbreaker! George Hearn had guts - and won the Tony!

[someone481]

I wasn't alive to see this production but seeing this, George Hearn's I Am What I Am just seems so much more meaningful and emotional than Douglas Hodge, although I really did like Douglas Hodge.

[couturesixfour]

what a boring cast. they all look the same. i'm glad the new show is made up of different looking girls a little bit!

[jetset59]

Man at 1:17 was one second away from keeping his costume on

[bakarina]

They're all so cute and has such nice legs!

[saddleshoe]

Tha's Jerry Orbach announcing the show guys...It was amazing. But, just needed to make the correction.

[Hunkyfer]

What a treat, I saw this place almost 30 years ago, you can´t imagine whta it has been for me go through memory lane. It indeed was my first trip to NYC and my first Broadway play. Thank you!!!!!

[PiecesOfRainbow7]

1:42, redhead in the dark pink-- TOTALLY a woman!

Lol this seems like such an amazing show, I'm definitely going to see it when I go back to NYC!

[4444arsenic]

@PiecesOfRainbow7 sorry to disappoint you but that's a guy if watch it very closely at the end you find out that there's only two women in this sketch.

[FASHIONSCORPIO69]

a TRUE CLASSIC, TRUE 0RIGINAL! LOVE THIS MUSICAL AND MY FAVORITE NUMBER!

[dathanfinch]

it is, thank you!

[cemeterydude]

I think the announcer is Robert Preston - sounds like him to me.

[dathanfinch]

I know the announcer, but why can't I place the name!?

[daveusericuk]

@dathanfinch The Voice you heard was  the late great Robert Preston

[jjparkin]

I am so glad that this clip was restored! This is a moment in Musical Theatre History!

[ravenrandom]

I can't stop looking at their legs lol!!

Fierce...

Just to say, are not all of them men? or are they? Either way this is def. one of my fave musicals hands down. Saw it in London with Graham Norton and when i go back to NY i'm DEFINITELY seeing it with Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer :)

[perfectlymarvelous]

@ravenrandom Not all of them were men in the original or, I believe, the 2004 revival. In the current revival all of the Cagelles are men.

[bigfatsunday]

I'm sure you're dad is proud.

[littlecorinthian]

Without a doubt one of the best performances of this song ever. EVER. :0) Thank you so much for sharing this!

[wew1llr0ckyou]

the 2010 revival will be amazing. It was amazing over here in West End, so it'll be even better with a Broadway budget and Kelsey Grammar!

[LitesofBway]

So stupid that he wasn't allowed to appear in drag......

[coolchic160]

he's amazing!

[WWEQAF]

how come george hearn was not in his drag costume??

[bventertainment2]

@WWEQAF

For some stupid reason, CBS wouldn't allow him to perform in drag...although they allowed the ensemble to do so.

[racdula]

Fabulous, Glorious Costumes, wonderful arrangements; one of the Great Musicals of all time.We, my wife and I, visiting from South Africa, were privileged to see it in New nyork, with the superb original cast.

[addictedtovogue]

Are the majority of the tap dancers played by male actors? Because they are fantastic!

[KatzBeatles]

They're all male actors. La Cage Aux Folles is about drag queens.

[zriopelle2009]

@KatzBeatles they are not all male actors. that defeats the point of the show. it is to show that they can be whatever they want to be and who they are, and be recognized for it.

[babeandandy]

@zriopelle2009 Not to mention Jerry Herman, the composer, is very traditional with his showtunes so he probably would've wanted females in the ensemble just for the sake of the vocals

I'm not sure about the 2004 revival, but in the 2010 revival I don't think there are any girls in the Cagelles, which is kind of a bummer. The singing doesn't sound quite as good, without the female voices it's hollow a bit.

[bventertainment2]

There are male and female dancers. You can clearly notice the females as they are the one's who are in their own hair when everyone removes their wigs at the end. Also, that is almost certainly Merle Louise second from the right at the end and she's definitely a female. Merle is currently playing in Billy Elliot The Musical..she's great.

[latice]

Why doesn't George Hearn rip off his wig @ the end of his song too?

[MovieDudeProductions]

some of them are actually ladies!!!!

[000nour000]

BLOODY HELL he's amazing

[Broadway3]

omg! he's so young!

[zeonat3412]

...wow...

[Phantomfan24]

aww I love We are what we are, and damn some of those men have nice legs!

[violetcloud]

thank you so much for uploading this!!! your channel is amazing btw

[mckeown1128]

thank you thank you thank you for uploading this.

[angelakowens]

I love this show this is by far one of my favorite numbers!

[TATA123PG]

@angelakowens You're so right ,but in the revival this number is not the same. This one is so better than the new one .