She studied classical voice as an undergraduate at the juilliard school of music, graduating in 1993. Grouchka, philippe gruz, thierry laurion, mariehelene lentini, christian pereira, thomas sagols. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Audra ann mcdonald is a tony awardwinning american actress and singer, born in berlin, germany and raised in fresno, california. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi, and to make him jealous sets out to the local caf. Had pretheater dinner at blue hound cookery across the street, also highly recommended. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its transvestite star, the fabulous zaza. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. The director here is bo hermansson who, with more than 40 years in this business, has given us beloved tv series as well as highlypraised musical productions. Harvey fierstein is credited as performer and writer.
It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. The best of times is now whats left of summer but a faded rose. The film was the second highestgrossing film of the year in france with 5,406,614 admissions. I am what i am by audra mcdonald for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Great production with a very talented cast most with extensive credits. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent.
Do you recall that windy little beach we walked along. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. Nick is a student at upenns wharton school, where he dances with arts house dance company. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. The version originally dubbed into german and released here obviously runs a couple of. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. Theater holds less than 300 so every seat is close to the performance. Christian clavier acteur s didier bourdon acteur s paru le 9 mars 2011. The songs ooze charm, romance and melodies that are impossible to get out of your head. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. But none of them had douglas hodge, the british shakespearean actor who plays the flamboyant, crossdressing half of the central gay couple with such. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight.
The reason is through no fault of the original french filmmakers and actors, the american remake is one of the few films that did a good job of suiting it for american audiences. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. The official database for broadway theatre information. The best of times is now as for tomorrow, well, who knows. When the show had its second broadway revival in 2010, douglas hodge and kelsey grammer were albin and georges. The 1983 musical, based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret.