The Drowsy Chaperone
Music and Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book: Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Casting is complete for our hilarious Fall Musical, and the result is an exciting mix of regulars and performers new to MCP. You won't want to miss this show!
See the cast list HERE and more information below.
Director: Kevin Commins
Producers: Maria Stockman, Eileen Corcoran
Music Director: Harper Michaels
Choreographer: Kendra Gratton
Stage Manager: Dora Greven
The Drowsy Chaperone is presented to the audience by The Man in the Chair, an agoraphobic theater-lover who regularly cheers himself up by playing an LP from his box of Broadway albums. He puts the record of his favorite show, the 1928 hit The Drowsy Chaperone, on the stereo and when the needle hits the groove, an hilarious pastiche of 1920s musicals begins, constantly broken by the interruptions, critiques, and explanations of The Man in the Chair.
The play-within-a-play uses all the clichéd plot devices of a 1920s musical, including mistaken identity, comedy schtick, phony accents, and dance numbers that don’t quite go with the plot. All the while, the Man in Chair comments, interrupts, and even back-cues Janet at one point. The first act ends with Janet calling the wedding off, to Robert’s dismay and Feldzieg’s delight. But by the time we reach the end, all misunderstandings have been cleared up, not only is Janet’s marriage back on, but she’s joined by three other couples, and everyone dances the big finale.
Shows are November 29 – December 2, and December 6 – 9, 2018, at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Vermont.
Tickets will go on sale in mid-October.
The Drowsy Chaperone is presented by special arrangement with Music Theater International, Inc., NY, NY. mtishows.com
