He narrates the show as he listens to the record on vinyl. Emily was in the cast of Godspell at Berkshire Theatre Group, the only equity sanctioned musical in 2020 during the COVID-19. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Character Breakdown Some roles may be cast as gender neutral (male or female) Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition Man In Chair Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. She was also seen on Broadway and on tour as Elphaba in Wicked from 2015-2017. Because of its many featured roles and accessible script, The Drowsy Chaperone will fit perfectly into any company's season or school's calendar. Preview, buy and download songs from the album The Drowsy Chaperone (Original Broadway Cast Recording), including 'Overture,' 'Hello,' 'Fancy Dress' and many more. EMILY KOCH (The Drowsy Chaperone) just finished a year and half long run with the Broadway Company and the First National Tour of Waitress. Hailed by New York Magazine as "The Perfect Broadway Musical," The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. Cast of Characters Man In Chair - Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. The Drowsy Chaperone characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. Man in Chair's infectious love of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater.Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. Dont miss multiple Emmy-winning actor/writer/comedian Bruce Vilanch and a cast of Broadways very best in the multiple Tony-winning musical comedy hailed. From the crackle of his hi-fi, the uproariously funny musical magically bursts to life on stage, telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet (Sutton Foster) who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer (Lenny Wolpe) who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone (Beth Leavel), the debonair groom (Troy Britton Johnson), the dizzy chorine (Jennifer Smith), the Latin lover (Danny Burstein) and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs (Garth and Jason Kravits). THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is a hilarious send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another Music & Lyrics by. To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as "Man in Chair" (Bob Martin) drops the needle on his favorite LP the 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone. The vinyl comes complete with lyrics, full color production photos, and a CD of the vinyl version which includes dialogue not heard on the Drowsy Chaperone Original Cast Recording. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. Just like the album the "Man In Chair" has in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, we've also pressed limited edition vinyl records featuring songs and dialogue from Drowsy's show-within-the-show. The synopsis from the press release gives a pretty good idea: The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. The CD comes with a full color 32 page booklet, which includes lyrics, production photos, and other treasures from Man In Chair's personal theatre memorabilia scrapbook. The Original Broadway Cast Recording of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE includes two bonus tracks: "Message From a Nightingale," (from the Gable & Stein musical The Enchanted Nightingale) and "I Remember Love," a song that was cut from the original production. While we're not 100% certain, we believe this is the first ever cast album within a cast album in history maybe. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is a love letter to musical theatre, cast albums and the people who love them.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |