The Drowsy Chaperone
Shows · The Drowsy Chaperone
The curmudgeonly antisocial “Man in Chair”(Bob Martin) addresses the audience from his dreary apartment and holds forth about his consuming passion, original cast recordings of show tunes. He goes on to discuss his favorite musical, one from the 1920s, The Drowsy Chaperone . As he continues, his apartment is invaded by characters from the show (some coming out of the refrigerator) and it transforms into various sets…
- Opened
- 2006
- Performances
- 674
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Modern
Productions3 on Broadway
| 2006 | Marquis Theatre Original. May 1, 2006 | 674 performances |
| 2007 | Novello Theatre Original. | |
| 2008 | Transfer Theatre unknown. |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 3 albums held
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International The Drowsy Chaperone matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
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26 passages naming The Drowsy Chaperone, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
2006: The History Boys, The Drowsy Chaperone (M), John Doyle, Sarah Travis and the Cast of Sweeney Todd (SC), Christine Ebersole (SC) book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p433
Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p424
Best Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone (SpeakEasy Stage Company) book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p443
The Drowsy Chaperone 672 performances Opened May 1, 2006 Closed December 30, 2007 book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p459
Here, Urinetown (2001-book and lyrics: Greg Kotis; music and lyrics: Mark Hollmann), Avenue Q (2003-book: Jeff Witty; songs: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx), and The Drowsy Chaperone (2006-book: Bob Martin, Don McKeller; songs: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison) can serve as examples. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p709
Productions such as Ragtime (1998), Avenue Q (2003), Hairspray (2002), and The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) continue this fine tradition. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p378
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