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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 11 SEPTEMBER 2022 6 THEATRE Rollicking musical 'La Cage Aux Folles' to dazzle audiences at the Manoel FM Theatre Productions and Teatru Manoel will stage the multi-award- winning musical with a stellar cast this October AUDIENCES can now grab tickets for FM Theatre Pro- ductions and Teatru Manoel's next unmissable musical, which will take to the stage at the national theatre at the end of October. Booking is now open for La Cage Aux Folles, and the FM Theatre Productions and Tea- tru Manoel co-production will continue the legacy in Malta of this internationally acclaimed musical, which has won mul- tiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Musical Reviv- al, as well as a Laurence Olivier Award. "We can't wait to present La Cage Aux Folles at the Manoel this October," says FM Theatre Productions founder and man- aging director Edward Mer- cieca. "This crowd-pleasing, rollicking and heart-warming musical about family, commit- ment, show biz and drag is one of musical theatre's all-time biggest hits and is sure to be- come one of Malta's as well." Based on the 1973 French play by Jean Poiret, La Cage Aux Folles tells a funny and moving story that also served as inspiration for the much- loved movie The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. After 20 years of partnered bliss, gay couple Georges and Albin run a drag nightclub in Saint-Tropez, where Albin is the star performer known as Zaza. When Georges' son announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, ultra-conservative politician, M Dindon, Georg- es reluctantly agrees to mas- querade as 'normal' to meet the family of the bride- to-be – but Albin has other plans, with h i l a r i o u s results! Featuring a book by Harvey Fi- erstein and music and lyrics by Jerry Her- man, the FM Thea- t r e / T e a t - ru Manoel production of La Cage Aux Folles boasts an all-star cast including Mikhail Basmadjian as Georges, Ray Calleja as Albin and Edward Mercieca as M Dindon. An equally impressive supporting cast features Raphael Pace, Jas- mine Farrugia, Francesco Nic- odeme, Maria Eleonora Zam- mit, Krista Zammit Marmara and Sean Borg, among many others. Meanwhile, FM's ex- traordinary creative team be- hind the production includes director Christopher Gatt, musical director Kris Spiteri and choreographer Francesco Nicodeme, with vocal coach Tina Frendo. "We are real- ly excited to be co-producing La Cage Aux Folles with FM Thea- tre Productions as part of the theatre's excel- lent and varied line-up for this season," says Teatru Manoel CEO, Massimo Zammit. "This poignant and funny musical features a brilliant line-up, and I have no doubt our audiences will wholeheartedly delight in it!" La Cage Aux Folles will be per- formed at Teatru Manoel on October 21, 22, 28, 29 at 8pm and October 23, 26, 27, 30 at 7.30pm. This production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals and is suitable for audiences aged 13 and over. Tickets are available online at www.teatrumanoel. mt, by telephone on (+356) 21246389 or on bookings@ teatrumanoel.mt. For more information visit www.teatru- manoel.mt