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