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Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005)
An musically stunning piece of satirical humour and philosophy
I'm not here to tell you the plot, but this show (which I have also seen Live in London) is absolutely wonderful! Of course it's obscene and distasteful in parts, but that is because it's subject matter is the Jerry Springer Show.
As a musical this show has a wonderful storyline, some great characters, some outstanding actors (such as David Bedella as Satan, and Alison Jiear as Shawntel are both amazing actors with stunning voices and vocal ranges), the music and songs themselves are sublime, with some very inventive lyrics and stylings. Also the set is simple yet wonderfully equipped and working.
The Birdcage (1996)
A decent remake!
Ignore the people slating this because it's not the original. It's true that "La Cage Aux Folles" was a classic, but the American re-make is more pallatable for a Western audience, and easier to follow. I think it would've been more popular if it had been the musical version, like the Broadway version of "La Cage Aux Folles", I think that would've pulled in a bigger audience.
I think the characters are portrayed well, sure their relationships with each other may not be believable all of the time, but I still think they did a great job, and I very much enjoyed this film :)
I still would recommend people view the original "La Cage Aux Folles", or see the musical, but "The Birdcage" I think has done a good job of portraying the story!