Certainly, the Châtelet Theater has not finished offering us the best of the musical. After having welcomed on its boards the essential story of West Side Storythe moving spectacle of Misérablesthat's what The Crazy Cage will be invited to the legendary theater of the 1st arrondissement in 2025, revealed Olivier Py, the director and new director of the theater, at Parisian this Monday, December 2. To play Albin, nicknamed Zaza, one of the main characters, it is none other than the French actor Laurent Lafitte who was chosen.
« It was his dream, it was also mine »
Another Broadway classic invites himself onto a Parisian stage. Adapted from the piece Jean Poiretthe musical will arrive at the Châtelet from December 5, 2025 to January 10, 2026as Olivier Py explains. She will take us back to the story of Renato, director of Cabaret La Cage aux Follesand Albin, cabaret star donning the dresses of Napoli baby. A couple for 20 years, they have the perfect love. But when Laurent, Renato's son, tells him that he is going to marry the daughter of an influential man, belonging to a particularly political party. conservativetheir daily life is somewhat turned upside down. A succession of misunderstandings then follow which bring to this lovely story of love and tolerance a comic dimension.
The project emerged in 2022 on the set of Imaginary Molièrewhere Laurent Lafitte plays Molière. “ We often talked about musicalsin his dressing room, Laurent listened to it constantly and I listened to opera and musicals all the time. We mentioned The Crazy Cagehe told me that it was his dreamit was also mine », explains the director to Parisian.
A French adaptation of the Broadway comedy
If the name The Crazy Cage immediately brings to mind the film by Édouard Molinaro released in 1978, the original story by Jean Poiret was adapted by Harvey Fierstein (booklet) and Jerry Herman (words and music) in a musical comedy on Broadway, awarded by onze Tony Awards. As is the case with Les Miserablescurrently on display until January 5, 2025, the booklet and songs, initially in English, will be translated into Frenchassures Olivier Py. See you in December 2025 to discover a show with strong political messages, timeless and feather and sequin top !
The Crazy Cage
Châtelet Theater
1, place du Châtelet – 1st
From December 5, 2025 to January 10, 2026
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