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New York City Center Encores! Season To Include All-Black ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Starring Billy Porter
New York City Center today announced that its new season will include an all-Black production of La Cage Aux Folles starring Billy Porter as Albin.
“What I love about all four of this season’s productions is the diversity of eras and styles they bring to our stage—from the pop-rock sound of Bat Boy: The Musical to the glorious original orchestrations for La Cage Aux Folles,” said Jenny Gersten. Based on Noël Coward’s beloved play Blithe Spirit, this Tony-nominated musical is “full of haunted hijinks and features a brassy, swinging score by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray that has rarely been heard since its original Broadway run in 1964.” production features an all-Black cast led by Emmy, Grammy, and three-time Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter as the fabulous Albin, bringing a new dimension to the show’s core themes of identity and belonging.
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