Our
show this year
is "Drowsy
Chaperone"
which many
people have
never heard
of. The
Drowsy
Chaperone is a
musical with
book by
Bob
Martin and
Don
McKellar
and music
and
lyrics by
Lisa
Lambert
and
Greg
Morrison.
It is a parody
of
American
musical
comedy of
the
1920s. The
Man in Chair,
a mousy,
agoraphobic Broadway fanatic,
seeking to
cure his
"non-specific
sadness",
listens to a
recording of
the fictional
1928 musical
comedy, The
Drowsy
Chaperone. As
he listens to
this rare
recording, the
characters
appear in his
dingy
apartment, and
it is
transformed
into an
impressive
Broadway set
with
seashell
footlights,
sparkling
furniture,
painted
backdrops, and
glitzy
costumes. Man
in Chair
provides a
running
commentary
throughout the
show from the
stage, though
he is on the
audience side
of the
fourth
wall,
invisible to
the
players. The
Drowsy
Chaperone debuted
in 1998
at
The
Rivoli in
Toronto and
opened
on
Broadway on
1 May 2006.
The show was
nominated for
multiple
Broadway
(2006)
and
London (2008)
theatre
awards,
winning
five
Tony
Awards and
seven
Drama
Desk Awards.