BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Movies & Screenings DESCRIPTION:Director: Mike Nichols\nWriter(s): Elaine May\nCast: Robin Will iams\, Nathan Lane\, Gene Hackman\, Dianne West\n\n \n\nArmand Goldman (Rob in Williams) is a gay Jewish man who owns a nightclub in Miami’s South Beac h neighborhood – “The Birdcage” – a venue that has a well-known reputation for its drag shows. In fact\, Armand’s partner Albert (Nathan Lane) is the main attraction\, performing under the name “Starina.” When Armand’s son Va l\, a product of a one-night stand with a woman\, shows up and explains tha t he intends to marry a right-wing senator’s daughter\, Armand and Albert a re compelled to “go into the closet” and pretend to be straight men so that Val can introduce them to the girl’s parents. Things get sticky when a pol itical scandal breaks out involving a colleague of the conservative senator who dies in the arms of a black prostitute\, and the real identity of Arma nd\, Albert\, and their nightclub is in danger of coming to light.\n\n \n\n Mike Nichols\, who was involved in the original 1983 Broadway adaptation\, directs this hilarious cinematic adaptation of La Cage aux Folles\, the 197 3 French play by Jean Poiret. Featuring a supporting cast that includes Gen e Hackman\, Dianne West\, and Hank Azaria\, The Birdcage is a fun and flamb oyant comedy about what happens when one’s true identity is forced into hid ing\, and its critical acclaim made it a landmark film with respect to LGBT Q representation in mass media. DTEND:20240607T000000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T215359Z DTSTART:20240606T230000Z GEO:39.328395;-82.100838 LOCATION:Athena Cinema SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:I LOVE GAY 90'S Film Series: THE BIRDCAGE UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_46251564878217 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/the-birdcage END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR