From the crackle of his hi-fi, the musical magically bursts to life on stage, telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone, the debonair groom, the dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs. With a Tony Award for the title role in The Drowsy Chaperone, three Tony Award nominations (for her hilarious turns in The Prom and Baby Its You). To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as ‘Man in Chair’ (Martin) drops the needle on his favorite LP – the 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone. The Drowsy Chaperone has won numerous awards, beginning with the Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Comedic Play in 2000. A multiple Tony Award winner, The Drowsy Chaperone pays tribute to the Jazz-Age shows of the 1920s and their power to transport us into a dazzling fantasy. Marquis TheatreMusic by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrisonĭance and Incidental Music Arrangements by Glen Kellyĭirected and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw Yet, its 19-month, 2006-2007 Broadway run resulted in five Tony Awards, including Best Original Score for composers/songwriters Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. Photo © Craig Schwartz Original Broadway Production News Londons Drowsy Chaperone to Close in August The London production of the hit Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone will play its final performance at the Novello Theatre Aug 4.
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