# Harvey Fierstein in La Cage Aux Folles?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-fierstein-in-la-cage-aux-folles/573188 "2011-03-02T09:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-fierstein-in-la-cage-aux-folles/573188/1 "2011-03-02T09:10:13Z")

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Has anyone seen Harvey Feirstein in La Cage Aux Folles yet? OMG, he is AMAZING. I was really excited to see this, since the Birdcage is one of my favorite movies. Then I got to the theatre (got my ticket via TKTs) and realized that he was in it!!! He really deserves to be nominated for a special Tony for this. His rendition of I Am What I Am was AMAZING!!! Almost like seeing a female Broadway diva! (well he IS an impersonator) I also loved how when he came out in a tux he looked exactly like a Northampton lesbian. The score is not one of my favorites…ie not a lot of catchy songs, but I did find myself singing " The Best of Times is Now, a lot.

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-fierstein-in-la-cage-aux-folles/573188/2 "2011-03-02T11:56:32Z")

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Considering he wrote the Book for the show, it’s not too surprising that he would be good in it.