PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Drag Queens Eat Pizza, Too!" Glamorous Backstage Portraits at the Marriott Theatre's La Cage aux FollesIt's all glitter, girdles and jocks at the Marriott Theatre's production of the beloved Jerry Herman musical La Cage aux Folles. J Tyler Whitmer, glamorous as one of Les Cagelles, shares some gorgeous shots from backstage!
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March 04, 2015
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Drag Queens Eat Pizza, Too!" Glamorous Backstage Portraits at the Marriott Theatre's La Cage aux Folles
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Drag Queens Eat Pizza, Too!" Glamorous Backstage Portraits at the Marriott Theatre's La Cage aux Folles
It's all glitter, girdles and jocks at the Marriott Theatre's production of the beloved Jerry Herman musical La Cage aux Folles. J Tyler Whitmer, glamorous as one of Les Cagelles, shares some gorgeous shots from backstage!
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Chantal, played by Adam Estes, wants you to say it with him out loud in a whisper… “transformations.”
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Cookie Face. Gene Weygandt, J Tyler Whitmer, Jhardon Dishon Milton, Raymond Interior, Adam Estes, Zachary Gray, and Jordan Fife-Hunt
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Clayton Cross serving Bird Head Feather goodness
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Did you know the Marriott Theatre is in the round! It is.
Emily Glick (Colette) Brian Bohr (Jean-Michel) and Elizabeth Telford (Anne) being cute. Colette is sneaky though… watch your men ladies... and men.
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Father and Son photo op. I almost missed my "Mascara" entrance taking this photo. But David Hess (George) and Brian Bohr (Jean-Michel) are worth it
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I made Jacob (Joseph Anthony Byrd) pose with props in the the prop room while waiting to sing “The Best of Times.” Thanks boo.
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I prefer to eat my Cheetos like this. They taste better.
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It helps that Joseph Anthony Byrd, who plays Jacob, has an amazing body…
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Javier Ferreira, who plays Etienne and actually plays the accordion in our show, serenades some queens (Jardhon Dishon Milton, Clayton Cross, and Zachary Gray) and Jason Richards in our dressing room. Thanks boo.
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Liz Norton won Dollar Sunday! $11. ELEVEN DOLLARS. Let’s do better next week, please
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Monique with my tulips and THE WIG
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Oh Monique
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Our star Albin, played by the amazing Gene Weygandt, getting his beat on. I love this man
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Our sweet opening night gifts from the Marriott Production Staff. Lovely
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Our wig man Kevin Barthel making us all look and feel pretty!
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Queens eat pizza too
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Susan Moniz made us custom La Cage cookies! She has an amazing cookie mold
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The Cagelles (Raymond Interior, Jordan Fife-Hunt, Zachary Gray, Monique Haley, Adam Estes, J Tyler Whitmer, Jhardon Dishon Milton, and Clayton Cross) with our fearless and ridiculously talented Dragette leader Melissa Zaremba!
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The happy couple. Jordan Fife-Hunt (Hanna) and Jamie Cooper (Francis)
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The loveliest of ladies. Anne Gunn who plays Mme. Dindon and Susan Moniz who plays Jacqueline. They have the most well lit and cozy dressing room. Love
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The Mascara Girls and ZAZA! Come join our 1980’s slumber party! Pillow Fight!
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We not only have Drag Queens in this show, we also have Draq KINGS. I have a crush on Sven, played here by Emily Glick
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The nicest man ever, Larry Adams (M. Renaud) and myself. This is my opening robe and I swear that middle section is fabric, NOT my body. Swear
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These men have stolen my heart. David Hess and Gene Weygandt. Our stars
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This is how our sound man James Guess sees the show every night
The 11-time Tony Award-winning musical runs through March 22. Based on the 1973 French play by Jean Poiret and inspiration for the popular film The Birdcage starring Nathan Lane and Robin Williams, the show features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
Multi-Jeff Award nominee Joe Leonardo directs a cast led by Jeff Award winners Gene Weygandt as Albin and David Hess as Georges. Melissa Zaremba choreographs, with musical direction by Ryan T. Nelson.
The production also features Brian Bohr as Jean-Michel, Elizabeth Telford as Anne, Joseph Anthony Byrd as Jacob, Susan Moniz as Jacqueline, Fred Zimmerman as Edouard Dindon and Anne Gunn as Marie Dindon.
Rounding out the cast are Larry Adams, Jameson Cooper, Clayton Cross, Adam Estes, Javier Ferreira, Emily Glick, Zachary L. Gray, Monique Haley, Jordan Fife Hunt, Raymond Interior, Jhardon DiShon Milton, Liz Norton, Jason Richards, J Tyler Whitmer.
"Set against the glamorous background of a St. Tropez nightclub, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-worse, get a taste of both when Georges’ son Jean-Michel makes a shocking announcement: he plans to marry the daughter of an ultra-conservative politician. Chaos ensues when the two completely opposite families meet, and Albin’s familiar, flamboyant habits get in the way at every turn. Feathers get ruffled and households upended in this poignant tale of one family’s struggle to stay together, stay fabulous and above all else, stay true to themselves."
