![]() But like The Producers, this is superior, smartly crafted pastiche and no less entertaining for being so." Sure, the score, by Second City alumni Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, is pastiche, and purists can quibble about its period authenticity. In this case, however, the voice of the narrator, Man in Chair, is so special it casts a glow over the whole evening… Casey Nicholaw's direction and choreography show a gorgeous sense of style."ĭavid Rooney of Variety: "A witty valentine from musical theater lovers to the frothy tuners of the 1920s, this refreshing cocktail of a show gets the audience on its side in the opening minutes and keeps them there for the duration. Yes, I know, I shouldn't approve of this device, which implies that someone is telling the story rather than having actors act it out. What saves Chaperone from being merely another parody of the innocent, dizzy musicals of the '20s is its narrator. Howard Kissel of The New York Daily News: " full of wit and high spirits, so entertaining you can overlook the fact it came from Los Angeles. It must have been a hoot… There are a few nicely wry jokes the supposed opening of the second half luckily, or perhaps cautiously, there's no intermission is really smart, and the performers, Broadway veterans all except for Martin, are pretty good… But the show itself should break records-preferably of The Drowsy Chaperone." ![]() Without its ingenious narrative framework and two entrancing performances-by Bob Martin as a lonely, musical-loving schlemiel with a hyperactive fantasy life and Sutton Foster as the showgirl heroine of his dreams- The Drowsy Chaperone would feel at best like a festive entree at a high-end suburban dinner theater."Ĭlive Barnes of The New York Post: "I understand that this little, horrifyingly pastiche musical started life in someone's living room in Canada. ![]() Add a dazzling production and an ideal cast to the mix and you have a musical that's as sparkling, fizzy and refreshing as a glass of topflight champagne."īen Brantley of The New York Times: "Though this revved-up spoof of a 1920's song-and-dance frolic, as imagined by an obsessive 21st-century show queen, seems poised to become the sleeper of the Broadway season, it is not any kind of a masterpiece. In fact, this inventive show boasts a clever concept that is fully realized in its witty book and cute '20s-style songs. Best of all, it's not based on a movie and it's not a jukebox musical. Besides being short and sweet, it's also fast-paced and very funny. William Stevenson in his Review: "The last thing the delightful new musical The Drowsy Chaperone will do is put you to sleep. Here is a sampling of what they had to say: Did critics stay awake and applaud the show? It opened at the Marquis Theatre on May 1. The Drowsy Chaperone was a hit in Canada and arrives on Broadway fresh off a run at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre. Confused? Well, this new tuner has an unusual premise-it centers on a man, alone in the dark, introducing his favorite 1920s musical to the audience. The Drowsy Chaperone is both the title of a new Broadway musical and a fictional old Broadway musical the new show celebrates.
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