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Zaza is a French-language play written by playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon , and staged for the first time at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, in May 1898. [1] The title character is a prostitute who becomes a music hall entertainer and the mistress of a married man.
La Cage aux Folles (French pronunciation: [la kaʒ o fɔl]) is a musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein.. Based on the 1973 French play of the same name, the show tells the story of a gay couple, Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction; farcical adventures ensue when ...
Actress of the legitimate stage who toured vaudeville in the role of Zaza, one of her most famous roles from the play by David Belasco. [190] Emma Carus: March 18, 1879 November 18, 1927 German Singing comedian who first appeared in vaudeville at Proctor's 23rd Street Theatre in New York in 1894. From 1915 onwards, she performed mostly in ...
The Independent described Zaza's performance as terrific. [5] He played the title role in Henry V in a 2013 production at the Unicorn Theatre in London. The production and Zaza's performance were reviewed positively by The Guardian. [10] Zaza appeared in a 2010 production of Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe in London. [1]
This theater was renamed twice: as the Republic in about 1913 and as the Follies, circa 1919. The theater eventually became a burlesque venue in the 1940s, fell into sharp decline, and was demolished in May 1974. [27] [28] The second, and perhaps more well known theatre in Los Angeles, The Belasco is located at 1050 S. Hill St in Downtown Los ...
The theater cost about $120,000 to build, [2] and was "originally envisioned by owner Henry Webb's Northern Amusement Company as a 1100-seat vaudeville house." [3] Opening night on October 23, 1915, featured a screening of Zaza starring Pauline Frederick. [3]
Pierre Berton, real name Pierre François Samuel Montan, was the grandson of the composer Henri Montan Berton (1767-1844), the son of the actor Charles-François Montan Berton, called Francisque Berton (1820-1874) and of Caroline Samson, novelist and Joseph Samson's daughter, himself a sociétaire de la Comédie française.
In 2018, Aloni starred in Martin Sherman's play, Bent at Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv. The play explores the explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. [17] [18] In 2024, Aloni took on the role of Zaza (previously occupied by Lior Ashkenazi) in a stage adaptation of Dover Kosashvili 2021 film, Late Marriage at Habima Theatre. [19]