La Cage aux Folles is proof of theatre's ability to shift sexual attitudes
Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's 1983 musical has been revived once more. The show struck an important, rarely acknowledged blow for equalityWhen it opened in New York in 1983, La Cage aux Folles was accused of "mainstreaming homosexuality for mass consumption". Since then, it has twice been revived on Broadway, was a spectacular success at London's Menier Chocolate Factory and is now enjoying a national tour that…