Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it focuses on a gay couple. Of course theres a concept to justify the smallness of the proceedings. Cage ii seems to have set social significance aside, for the most part, and then panders to the funny bone to get laughs, albeit good ones. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. 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 in magnificent dragwhere she is promptly picked up by a spy who is fleeing from enemy agents. Georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring dragentertainment, and albin, his romantic partner and star attraction, and the farcical adventures that ensue when georgess son, jeanmichel. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his romantic partner and star attraction, and the farcical adventures. Michel serrault and ugo tognazzi return in this zany espionage caper that has the two targeted by murderous enemy agents in an unforgettable crosscountry journey. The best of times is now as for tomorrow, well, who knows. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its. Both i and ii were are trailblazers in the gay movement around the world well, perhaps not so much in uganda, nigeria, or kenya or in some mideastern countries, alas. It is directed by edouard molinaro and stars michel serrault as albin stage name zaza, the female impersonator star of a gay nightclub revue, and ugo tognazzi as renato, his partner of over 20 years.
With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. Bon soir, bon soir here we are at the pride of san tropez the envy of the cabaret world the jewel of the riviera only champagne from now to. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Harvey fierstein is credited as performer and writer. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. In a move to make his partner, renato, jealous, the flamboyant albin waits in a local cafe dressed as a woman hoping to be picked up. Nightclub owner renato and his transvestite companionlover albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. But albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. A spy plants a capsule of microfilm on albin and from then on spies and government agents pursue him. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.
The best of times is now whats left of summer but a faded rose. Tim seelig sings songs of love and empowerment album including song. Jerry hermans musical, based on the french play of the same name, is the story of a flamboyant gay couple who must pretend to be straight for one night with one of the men in drag to dupe. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. The original production won five tony awards including best musical and best score, and featured george hearn, gene barry, jay garner, merle louise and john weiner. 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.
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