Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center Presents
Robin Williams in
THE BIRDCAGE
November 4 at 2pm
$11Members | $16 Public
In this remake of the classic French farce "La Cage aux Folles," engaged couple Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) and Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart) shakily introduce their future in-laws. Val's father, Armand (Robin Williams), a gay Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert (Nathan Lane), his life partner and the club's flamboyant attraction, so as to please Barbara's father, controversial Republican Senator Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman).
Robin Williams’ influence on the production of The Birdcage is evident in the hilarious banter, much of which was improvised by Williams and co-star Nathan Lane and included in the film’s final cut. The movie grossed $18.3 million in its opening weekend, the highest mark for a film with an openly gay character until "Bruno" was released in 2009. To this day, The Birdcage remains the top grossing movie with openly gay characters of all time. (USA, 1996, 117 min., English, R | Dir. Mike Nichols)
Lewy Body Dementia is a disease affects an estimated 1.4 million individuals and their families in the United States. Because LBD symptoms can closely resemble other more commonly known diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, it is currently widely under-diagnosed. Many doctors or other medical professionals still are not familiar with LBD. A complex disease, LBD can present a range of symptoms including problems with thinking, memory, moving, sleep and/or changes in behavior, to name a few of the physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.
LBD also affects autonomic body functions, such as blood pressure control, temperature regulation, and bladder and bowel function. The causes of LBD are not yet well understood, but research is ongoing in this area. There are likely multiple factors involved, including genetic and environmental risk factors that combine with natural aging processes to make someone susceptible to LBD.
Help aid the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center in their mission to spread awareness and support those impacted by LBD.
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