A Letter From The Producer
Welcome BACK to the 2006 summer season
We’re almost through another amazing year, marked by critical successes and audience-pleasing productions that we hope will be remembered for years to come.
Thank you for joining us here in Patchogue for La Cage aux Folles, one of those spectacular old-fashioned Broadway hits that has dazzled audiences for decades. La Cage opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in August of 1983, and a revival production closed on Broadway just last year. We’re glad to bring show, which won the Tony triple crown in 1983 (Best Book, Score, Musical), to our audiences in Bellport for the first time in ten years.
For those of you new to the world of La Cage, who have never witnessed the excitement of the St. Tropez nightclub, you’re in for a real treat. And for the rest, we hope Gateway’s fresh take on this favorite will be just as good, if not better, as any production you’ve seen before.
Beneath the surface, beyond the glitzy razzle-dazzle production numbers and those leggy Cagelles, La Cage aux Folles is ultimately a show about the unconditional love of family (even when it’s difficult), and acceptance of not just them, but everyone, for what they are. Most importantly, though, the show is about acceptance of self; Albin is right when he sings “life is a sham, till you can shout—out loud, ‘I am what I am!’”
As always, we’re committed to providing you with timeless and memorable musical theatre that you can’t see anywhere else on Long Island. That’s our commitment, and we thank you for yours.
Paul Allan
