![]() Martin enjoyed the performance-initially at notorious Toronto bar The Rivoli, for his stag-so much, he joined the trio as a writer. ![]() Toronto theatre mainstays Don McKellar, Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison initially developed the script in 1998 as a wedding gift for their friends Janet Van De Graff and Bob Martin-something still reflected in the names of the soon-to-be-betrothed couple in the musical-within-the-play. Before it was an award winning Broadway musical, The Drowsy Chaperone was first performed at a stag party. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. The Drowsy Chaperone is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Original Broadway production of The Drowsy Chaperone produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Bob Boyett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman. A parody wrapped in a love letter, this is a must-see for all musical fans. As the vinyl spins, colour ful and chaotic characters spring to life, filling the living room with everyone from pastry chef gangsters to glamorous movie starlets. The play gently pokes fun at a myriad of musical theatre tropes, brought to us through the droll narration of a theatre fan who spends the evening alone, curled up in a chair in a one-bedroom apartment, playing the original cast recording of the 1928 musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Winner of five Tony Awards, this original Canadian play is a fun-loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song-and-dance number after another! ![]()
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