La Cage aux Folles: Veanne Cox returns as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud

Original cast member Tony Award-nominee Veanne Cox (Company, Caroline, or Change, A Free Man of Color) returns as 'Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud' on 5 Apr 2011 in the Tony Award-winning revival of La Cage aux Folles at the Longacre Theatre. Cox assumes the role from Alyce Beasley.

Also on 5 Apr 2011 Heather Lindell (Hairspray), who currently plays 'Colette' will assume the role of 'Anne' from original cast member Elena Shaddow, and Ashley Kate Adams will join the cast as 'Colette.'

La Cage aux Folles now stars four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Albin) and two-time Tony Award-nominee Christopher Sieber (Georges), and also features Mike McShane (Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud), Veanne Cox (Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud), Chris Hoch (Francis), Heather Lindell (Anne), A.J. Shively (Jean-Michel), Christine Andreas (Jacqueline), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Jacob), Ashley Kate Adams (Colette), Michael Lowney (Etienne), Bruce Winant (Tabarro), Matt Anctil (Angelique), Sean Patrick Doyle (Chantal), Yurel Echezarreta (Phaedra), Logan Keslar (Bitelle), Terry Lavell (Mercedes) and Karl Warden (Hanna).

La Cage aux Folles opened at the Longacre Theatre on 18 Apr 2010, following previews from 6 Mar, and is currently selling tickets through to 3 Jul 2011.

The musical opened to excellent reviews: A Wild success (newyorktheatreguide); Warm, winning production (NY Times); Emotionally affecting (AP) Funny, heartwarming and terrific (Variety).

La Cage aux Folles features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. This production is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson, who won a 2010 Tony Award for his helming of the production.

Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the French Riviera. Partnered romantically with his high-strung star performer, Albin, the pair live a charmed life—until Georges' son announces his engagement to the daughter of a conservative right-wing politician who's coming to dinner.

La Cage aux Folles won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, as well as Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge) and Best Director of a Musical (Terry Johnson).

La Cage aux Folles played from 23 Nov 2007 to 8 Mar 2008 at the Menier Chocolate Factory, before transferring to the West End's Playhouse Theatre on 30 Oct 2008, where it was nominated for seven 2009 Olivier Awards, winning for Best Musical Revival and Best Actor in a Musical for Douglas Hodge and won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production opened at the Longacre Theatre on April 18, 2010.

La Cage aux Folles features set design by Tim Shortall, costume design by Matthew Wright, lighting design by Nick Richings and sound design by Jonathan Deans.