| Homage to American musicals of the 1920s, The | | | | (played by Lenny Wolpe) who goes about trying to |
| Drowsy Chaperone is the second successful musical | | | | sabotage the marriage. Then, there is the chaperone, a |
| from Canada on Broadway - after Baker Street, and | | | | martini-swigging vamp played by Beth Leavel. |
| the first in 25 years. There have been three other | | | | With the debonair groom, the ditzy chorine, the Latin |
| musicals from Canada on the stages of Broadway - | | | | lover and a couple of gangsters in the mix, The |
| Rockabye Hamlet, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Anne of | | | | Drowsy Chaperone gives the audiences pure pleasure. |
| Green Gables - but none made past a two-week run, | | | | This well written musical, with wonderful songs and |
| and so are not considered Broadway productions. | | | | music, had many raving about it by the time they left |
| Created as a skit for a stag party, it metamorphosed | | | | the theater. Many have claimed The Drowsy |
| into a great musical on its way to Broadway, via | | | | Chaperone to be the 'best' they have experienced on |
| Toronto and Los Angeles. It is one of those musicals, | | | | Broadway, in a long time. What has got the audiences |
| not based on a book, play or movie, which became | | | | going is the narration, the music, the lyrics, the dancing, |
| great. | | | | and the jokes. The sets and costumes are outstanding. |
| The Drowsy Chaperone previewed on April 3, 2006 at | | | | Tickets For The Show |
| the Marquis Theater, and after 32 previews, opened | | | | You need to book well in advance for The Drowsy |
| on May 1, 2006. By November 19, 2006, it has had 232 | | | | Chaperone tickets. Tickets are not easy to come by, |
| well-acclaimed performances. This Casey Nicholaw | | | | especially if you are looking to procure them at a short |
| directed and choreographed musical was nominated | | | | notice. Many people visiting New York on a short visit |
| for 13 Tony awards, and won five, for: Book of a | | | | find it difficult to arrange The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Musical, Score (Music and/or Lyrics), Actress | | | | tickets, as they are all sold out. |
| (Featured Role - Musical), Scenic Design (Musical), and | | | | There are other means to obtain your The Drowsy |
| Costume Design (Musical). In addition, it is the winner | | | | Chaperone tickets for the show of your choice. Many |
| of seven 2006 Drama Desk Awards, and four | | | | licensed ticket brokers are in the business of providing |
| Outer Circle Critics Awards 2006. | | | | tickets for you for the performances of your choice. |
| The Profile | | | | Ensure that you approach reputed suppliers, and not |
| Dubbed as 'a musical within a comedy,' The Drowsy | | | | unreliable people at the re-sale forums, and through |
| Chaperone has, as a host and a guide, a character | | | | eBay. Even buying The Drowsy Chaperone tickets |
| that goes by the name Man in Chair. It is a story of a | | | | through scalpers is quite risky, as the tickets may be |
| Broadway starlet - played by Sutton Foster, who | | | | fake. |
| wants to give it all up for marriage, and her producer | | | | |