The Birdcage with Nathan Lane in person

Followed by a Q&A with Nathan Lane moderated by Mike Birbiglia

Dir. Mike Nichols. 1996, 117 mins. U.S. DCP. With Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria. The legendary team of director Mike Nichols and writer Elaine May reunited for this smash adaptation of the French farce La Cage aux Folles, starring Robin Williams as Miami Beach drag nightclub owner Armand and Nathan Lane, in a star-making role as his longtime partner and star performer, Albert. When Armand’s son (Futterman) arrives home with the sudden news that he’s engaged to the daughter (Flockhart) of an ultra-conservative politician (Hackman) and that he and his wife (Wiest) are visiting imminently, the two men are forced into hiding their gay identities and lifestyles for one awkward night. May’s addition of trenchant nineties culture war politics, Nichols’s expertly timed slapstick, and sweet-natured belief in nontraditional family values make The Birdcage a good-natured comic plea for staying true to oneself. 

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