[24] Although it contained mostly only the musical numbers, it also contained enough of the Man In Chair's narrative to provide a taste of his role. In Janet's room, Janet is having doubts about whether Robert really loves her, and she asks the Chaperone for advice. Janet leaves for the garden, and Aldolpho enters, mistaking the Chaperone for Janet. “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a parody of 1920s American musical comedies, a play-within-a-play that won five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, in 2006. George, now best man for all four weddings, realizes that he has failed at his most important task: finding a minister. Man in Chair announces that this is the end of the first act and the first record of the two-record set. Janet furiously storms off because Robert has "kissed a strange French girl". Pour se débarrasser de ses "Cold Feets", il danse des claquettes, et George, lui aussi nerveux, se joint à la danse. Seul à nouveau, l'homme au fauteuil exprime tristement son amour profond pour une comédie musicale qu'il n'a jamais vue. Simple theme. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The Chaperone gives Janet advice on what to do as someone drops a cane and the Chaperone says "l-ve while you can," leaving out the middle syllable of the word. [11], A national tour of The Drowsy Chaperone opened 19 September 2007 in Toronto at the Elgin Theatre. Page 144 This edition, which included only the musical numbers, along with extra specially recorded dialogue, was meant to re-create the album listened to by the Man in Chair. [13], In July 2009 the Thousand Islands Playhouse mounted another independent production, directed by Kathryn Mackay, choreographed by Dayna Tekatch, with musical direction by Sandy Thorburn. Il partage une brève histoire à propos de son mariage raté et de la façon dont vous ne devriez jamais partir, seulement vivre. Le spectacle a ensuite connu de nombreuses productions à Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Londres, Melbourne (2010)[2],[3] et au Japon (2009)[4], ainsi que deux tournées nord-américaines. The show is more than 50% sold out, so be quick to get your tickets. Feldzieg enlists the vain, easily manipulated Aldolpho to seduce Janet and spoil her relationship with Robert. The production starred Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Georgia Engel, Edward Hibbert, and Beth Leavel. It was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. The Drowsy Chaperone JR. is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. While Engel performed with the company for the extended engagement, Martin did not continue beyond Toronto; his role was taken over by Jonathan Crombie. Au cours de cette production, Linda Intaschi, productrice associée de Mirvish Productions, a invité le producteur new-yorkais Roy Miller à voir la comédie musicale. The Drowsy Chaperone (Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson, NAMT’s 2004 Festival of New Musicals). Puisque le capitaine à bord d'un navire peut célébrer des mariages, tout le monde espère que Trix, en tant que pilote, peut célébrer des mariages à bord d'un avion, et elle peut tous les faire voler à Rio pour leurs lunes de miel ("I Do, I Do in the Sky"). The reading captured McCollum's interest and eventually resulted in Miller, McCollum and Bob Boyett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman committing to producing the play. The Drowsy Chaperone Broadway in 2006 - The Drowsy Chaperone A rabid musical theatre maven retells the story of his favorite musical, 1928's fictive obscurity The Drowsy Chaperone . Cast members included Phillip Jones, Nancy Thompson, Kelly Gilmour, Robert Godfrey, Maxwell King, Will Kempe, Liz Knight, Nicole Crumpler, and Sloane Wilson. The cast of this version included Jay Brazeau, Thom Allison, Debbie Timuss, Laird Mackintosh, Gabrielle Jones, Neil Minor, Shawn Macdonald, Mark Burgess, Nathalie Marable, Nora McLellan and David Marr. (In the original Broadway production, he added, "They tore it down and put up a hotel," an in-joke reference to the fact that the show was playing in the Marquis Theatre, part of the Marriott Marquis complex built on the spot where the Morosco stood). Chaperone- Flashy! L'enregistrement original de la distribution contient deux titres bonus intitulés "I Remember Love", qui est un duo entre Mme Tottendale et Underling, et "Message From A Nightingale", qui est la version intégrale d'une partie d'une chanson qui est interrompue dans le spectacle. This turn of … A production in Bendigo, Victoria begins in July 2019. 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