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The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

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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
Music: Lisa Lambert & Greg MorrisonLyrics: Lisa Lambert & Greg MorrisonBook: Bob Martin & Don McKellar

Productions2 on Broadway

2006 Marquis Theatre Original. May 1, 2006 674 performances
2008 Transfer Theatre not recorded.

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet 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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In the literature26 passages

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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