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The story centers around a gay couple, Georges and Albin. Georges is the manager of a nightclub, "La Cage Aux Folles," featuring drag acts -- including Albin as Zaza. Georges has a son, Jean-Michel, who was conceived during a past liaison with a woman named Sybil; Jean-Michel has become engaged to a woman named Anne Dindon. But Anne's father is the head of the "Tradition, Family and Morality Party," which wants to close the local drag establishments, so when Anne's parents wish to meet Jean-Michel's parents, Georges tries to persuade Albin to tone it down, and at first Albin plays along, but it turns out he just ''can't'' play it straight. So Sybil is to take the place of Albin for a dinner with Anne's family, but when she's late, Albin decides to dress in drag for the dinner...