Photos: Billy Porter and Wayne Brady Star in New York City Center's La Cage aux Folles

Get a first look at the New York City Center Encores! production directed by Robert O'Hara and featuring an all-Black cast

First Look

by Sophia Rubino • Jun 18, 2026

Billy Porter and the cast of Encores! "La Cage aux Folles"
(Photo: Joan Marcus)

What to Know

New production photos have been released from the New York City Center Encores! production of La Cage aux Folles following its first performance on June 17
The Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman musical is directed by Robert O'Hara and features an all-Black cast led by Billy Porter and Wayne Brady
The cast also includes Tonya Pinkins, Alaman Diadhiou, Lance Coadie Williams, James Jackson Jr., Michael McElroy, Sharon Washington, Rachel Webb and Peter Francis James

Look over there! Following the first performance on June 17, photos of the New York City Center Encores! production of La Cage aux Folles have been released. Step inside the glamorous St. Tropez nightclub and feast your eyes on this fierce and fabulous first look. Directed by Robert O’Hara, the new staging of the 1984 Tony-winning musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman features an all-Black cast led by Billy Porter and Wayne Brady, with Alaman Diadhiou, Tonya Pinkins, Lance Coadie Williams, James Jackson Jr., Michael McElroy, Sharon Washington, Rachel Webb and Peter Francis James. Check out the photos and full gallery below!