However, Janet is the star of "Feldzieg's Follies", and a lot of money is riding on her name to sell the show and Feldzieg, her producer, is being threatened with bodily harm by two gangsters employed by his chief investor. The plot of the show-within-a-show centers on Janet Van De Graaff, a showgirl who plans to give up her career in order to marry an oil tycoon, Robert Martin. The characters appear in his dingy apartment, and it is transformed into an impressive Broadway set with seashell footlights, sparkling furniture, painted backdrops, and glitzy costumes.
As he listens to this rare recording, he is transported into the musical. The Man in Chair, an agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his "non-specific sadness", listens to a recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. GANGSTERS: John Mausser and Mark Smeltzer All performances will be at the Riverside Playhouse. The Drowsy Chaperone is an homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age, examining the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them.
The infectious songs and wonderful story will make this musical a favorite for many years to come. We are ready to celebrate our 50 th Apple Blossom Musical production in April and May, 2011! The Drowsy Chaperone is a fun musical within a musical. Sponsors: LocalTel, Rodda Paint, & Telford's Chapel of the Valley This cast did excel in its ability to perform many physical stunts that kept the entire audience chuckling along even moments after the joke had ended- a testament to the comedic prowess and embracing of the absurdity of the show by the entire ensemble.April 28-30, May 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 at 7:30 pmĪnd matinee shows on May 8 and 15 at 2:00 pm She presented what was intended to be a ditzy character with impressive control and beautifully balanced immaturity with elegant stage presence, an area of difficulty for other members of the cast. While some actors had difficulty maintaining their energy onstage and being understood by audience members, this was never a problem for Ashley Webb (Kitty) who brought an effervescent vivacity alongside her every time she walked onstage. Equally as poised was junior Amelia Heesen in her role as Janet Van de Graaf, who never wavered in regard to the strong choices she made with her character like the period-appropriate voice she employed during both spoken and sung sections of the show. In the titular role of The Drowsy Chaperone, Jordan Riley played a tipsy maid of honor-turned-bride with an amiable charm and witty wisdom, often serving as a leader to the rest of the cast while onstage-even in her character’s believably inebriated state. Using this ample stage time, he created an exceedingly believable musical theatre fan whose commentary on the music to which he listened alone in his apartment really transported the audience to a Prohibition-era estate within a made-up musical. Even during dialogues that did not involve him directly, Mitchell remained completely engaged in his role that never once let him leave the stage. Including all the classic and much-loved shenanigans of musicals from mistaken identities, an unending parade of plot-twists, an introspective dream ballet, and loads of clever word-play, The Drowsy Chaperone remains a timeless show in itself due to its universality in the way it approaches everything from light-hearted teasing to passionate love.Ĭarrying the show as an undeniably flawed but nonetheless lovable narrator was senior, Cameron Mitchell, as ‘Man in Chair’. This musical lampoons the absurdity of musicals by employing a cast of stock characters and placing them in situations not uncommon in musicals of the era. The Drowsy Chaperone opened in 1998 in Toronto as an affectionate parody of musicals from the 1920's spanning up to the so-called “Golden Age of Musical Theatre” in the mid-twentieth century. The audience is then whisked away into the world of a made-up Roaring 20's musical that harkens back to the true appeal of musical theater its ability to remind its viewers of happier times through toe-tapping songs and feel-good morals. He sits alone on a flowery upholstered armchair and proceeds to play the record of his favorite Broadway musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, so that it may cure his “unspecified sadness”. At least, this is how the protagonist of The Drowsy Chaperone, known only as “Man in Chair”, opens this musical for the audience.
It’s a cold November night in 1928 and you are going to see a Broadway musical. The overture begins and you find yourself entering the fictitious Rosco Theatre in New York City. All reviews are written by Cappies-NCA student critics and edited by Cappies adult mentors prior to publishing.
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