Class C
The Drowsy Chaperone
A Musical within a Comedy
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
By permission of Josef Weinberger Ltd
Production Team
Director: Ray Jeffrey
Musical Director: David Cound
Choregoraphy: Jo Hand
Accompanist: Rob Wicks
Synopsis
"The Drowsy Chaperone" is a gentle send-up of 1920s stage musicals. It begins with the Man in Chair sharing with us a cast recording on vinyl of the fictional "Drowsy Chaperone." He's too young to have seen the musical during its original run, but still knows each line by heart and he knows all the actors playing the parts, including a cut-rate Valentino cast as Adolpho and a rising Hollywood starlet playing Janet. It's the Man in Chair who narrates the action while the record spins and the show is conjured before our eyes in the home of dowager Mrs Tottendale.
In the play-within-a-play that unfolds, Janet is about to marry nice guy Robert and leave show business, much to the dismay of business manager Feldzieg in a plot no goofier than those found in old musicals, Robert and Janet must steer clear of each other until their wedding ceremony. Seeing to this is Robert's best man, George and a woman referred to only as the Drowsy Chaperone who is more interested in mixing drinks than keeping lovers apart.
We shall be producing a shortened version of the show using nearly all the songs. There are 5 parts for girls (of various ages) and 8 for men and plenty for the chorus.
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