The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone or wedding with obstacles is a musical with a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It is a parody of American musical comedies of the 1920s. In it, it comes to an aging musical lovers. When he listens to his favorite musical on a double LP, awakens the musical in his small studio to live. The musical made ​​its debut in 1998 at the Rivoli in Toronto and was premiered on 1 May 2006 on Broadway. The show won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Music. The German -language premiere was held on April 27, 2013 at Theater Hof place (directed by Reinhardt Friese, translation: Roman Hinze ).

Action

A theater friend plays from the record of his favorite musicals, as the figures of the action awaken in the middle of his small, shabby apartment to life. Ironically, he comments on the music, the story and the actors. It's about a wedding. Main characters of the musical are the groom, son of a wealthy oil magnate, and the bride, a Broadway Starlet - about to be expunged from the spotlight. The plot in brief: After all kinds of tangles a wedding seems suddenly impossible. But finally clarify any misconceptions, and end up marrying a complete surprise even three other couples.

Songs

  • Overture ( Overture ) - Orchestra
  • Fancy Dress ( Pretty Dress) - Ensemble
  • Cold Feets ( Cold Feet ) - Robert, George
  • Show Off (finishing ) - Janet, Ensemble
  • As We Stumble Along ( stumbling it going ) - the tipsy chaperone
  • I Am Aldolpho (I'm Aldopho ) - Aldolpho, the tipsy chaperone
  • Accident Waiting To Happen ( How unfortunate that simply must passier'n ) - Robert, Janet
  • Toledo Surprise - Gangsters, Feldzieg, Kitty, Mrs. Tottendale, and ensemble
  • Message From A Nightingale ( news of the Nightingale ) - Kitty, Gangsters, Aldolpho, the tipsy chaperone
  • Bride's Lament ( lament of the bride) - Janet, Ensemble
  • Love Is Always Lovely In The End (Love is in the end always good) - Mrs. Tottendale, Underling
  • I Do, I Do In The Sky ( A heavenly airy yes) - Trix, Ensemble
  • As We Stumble Along (Reprise) - Ensemble

Publications

A CD from the Original Broadway Cast (in English) came out in 2006. It contains two additional songs:

  • I Remember Love - Mrs. Tottendale, Underling
  • Message From A Nightingale - Ensemble
  • Musical (factory )
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