The Drowsy Chaperone
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The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical written by alumni of the Second City theatre.
It was created as a bachelor party present for Bob Martin and his wife, Janet Van De Graaff. After being performed in Toronto at the Fringe Festival, their hometown, it moved to Los Angeles, and then again to the Marquis Theatre. This is the first Broadway show in a quarter of a century to be produced by Canadians.
The play is a satirical take on American musicals of the 1920s.
Awards and nominations
- The play was nominated for eight and won five Drama Critics Circle Awards. The wins were for Production, Direction (Casey Nicholaw), Lead Performance (Bob Martin), Featured Performance (Beth Leavel), and Scenic Design (David Gallo)
- It won two 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards, for Pretty Funny Play and Pretty Funny Direction (Steve Morel).
- It was nominated for six and won four Outer Critics Circle Awards. Nominations were: Outstanding Broadway Musical and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Beth Leavel). It won for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Beth Leavel), Outstanding New Score (Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison), Outstanding Set Design (David Gallo), and Outstanding Costume Design (Gregg Barnes)
- It was nominated for fourteen and won seven Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lyrics, and more.
- In 2006, it was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and won five: Book-Musical; Original Score (Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison); Featured Actress-Musical (Beth Leavel); Scenic Design-Musical (David Gallo); and Costume Design-Musical, (Gregg Barnes)
Broadway cast
- Bob Martin as Man in Chair
- Georgia Engel as Mrs. Tottendale
- Edward Hibbert as Underling
- Troy Britton Johnson as Robert Martin
- Eddie Korbich as George
- Lenny Wolpe as Feldzieg
- Jennifer Smith as Kitty
- Jason Kravits as Gangster #1
- Garth Kravits as Gangster #2
- Danny Burstein as Aldolpho
- Sutton Foster as Janet Van De Graaff
- Beth Leavel as The Drowsy Chaperone
- Kecia Lewis-Evans as Trix
Musical numbers
- "Overture" — Orchestra
- "Fancy Dress" — Company
- "Cold Feets" — Robert, George
- "Show Off" — Janet, Ensemble
- "As We Stumble Along" — Drowsy Chaperone
- "I Am Aldolpho" — Adolpho, Drowsy Chaperone
- "Accident Waiting to Happen" — Robert, Janet
- "Toledo Surprise" — Gangsters, Kitty, Company
- "Message from a Nightingale" — Kitty, Gangsters, Aldolpho, Drowsy Chaperone
- "Bride's Lament" — Janet, Ensemble
- "Love is Always Lovely" — Mrs. Tottendale, Underling
- "I Do, I Do in the Sky" — Trix and Company
- "As We Stumble Along" (reprise) — Company
External links
- [Production website]
- [Announcement of Broadway production]
- [2004 production]
- [Livejournal Community "DrowsyChaperone"]
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