Folles/Song on the Sand/The Best Of Times]"). Characters Albin: Baritone – the aging star of La Cage aux Folles who performs as the drag queen Zaza and Georges' husband. Georges: Bass – The owner and master of ceremonies of La Cage and Albin's husband of over 20 years. Jean-Michel: Baritone – Georges's 24-year-old son from a brief heterosexual fling in Paris, raised by Albin and Georges as "mother" and father. Jacob: Tenor – Albin and Georges's butler, although he prefers to be called the maid, who dreams of performing in their show. He is close to Albin and often at odds with Georges. Jacqueline: Alto – Albin and Georges's stylish, imposing friend and the owner of Chez Jacqueline, a well-known elegant restaurant. Anne Dindon: Soprano – Jean-Michel's fiancée. Edouard Dindon: Bass – Anne's ultra-conservative father and the deputy general of the Tradition, Family, and Morality Party. Marie Dindon: Mezzo-Soprano – Anne's mother and Edouard's wife. Francis – the stage manager of La Cage. M. Renaud – Albin and Georges’ friend and the owner of the Promenade Café. Saint-Tropez Townspeople – Babette, Colette, Etienne, Hercule, Paulette, Mme. Renaud, and Tabarro. Les Cagelles, 12 ensemble drag performers who work at La Cage (six in the 2010 Broadway Revival) – Angelique, Bitelle, Chantal, Clo-Clo, Dermah, Hanna, Lo Singh, Mercedes, Monique, Nicole, Odette, and Phaedra. Principal casts Notable replacements Broadway (1983–87) Albin: Walter Charles, Lee Roy Reams Georges: Van Johnson, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Jamie Ross Broadway Revival (2004–05) Georges: Robert Goulet London Revival (2008–10) Albin: Graham Norton, Roger Allam, John Barrowman Georges: Steven Pacey, Philip Quast, Simon Burke Broadway Revival (2010–11) Albin: Harvey Fierstein Georges: Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Sieber Jacob: Wilson Jermaine Heredia M. Edouard Dindon: Michael McShane Mme. Dindon: Allyce Beasley Productions Original Broadway production La Cage aux Folles opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on August 21, 1983. It was directed by Arthur Laurents and choreographed by Scott Salmon, with set design by David Mitchell, costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge, and lighting design by Jules Fisher. The original Broadway cast included Gene Barry as Georges and George Hearn as Albin, with John Weiner as Jean-Michel, Jay Garner as Edouard Dindon, Merle Louise as Mme. Dindon, Elizabeth Parrish as Jacqueline, Leslie Stevens as Anne, and William Thomas Jr. as Jacob. Among the replacement performers who appeared in La Cage aux Folles during its original Broadway run were Walter Charles, Keene