Toronto : The first national tour of the Tony nominated musical, The Drowsy Chaperone , kicks off today at Toronto's Elgin Theatre.
The cast of the tour includes Bob Martin as Man in Chair, Georgia Engel as Mrs. Tottendale, Nancy Opel as The Drowsy Chaperone, Cliff Bemis as Mr. Feldzieg, Andrea Chamberlain as Janet Van De Graaff, Robert Dorfman as Underling, Fran Jaye as Trix, Mark Ledbetter as Robert Martin, Marla Mindelle as Kitty, James Moye as Aldolpho, Paul Riopelle as Gangster #1, Peter Riopelle as Gangster #2, and Richard Vida as George.
The ensemble features Kevin Crewell, Taylor Farrell, Tiffany Haas, Alicia Irving, James Patterson, Chuck Rea, Mason Roberts and Jennifer Swiderski.
The musical features music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw. The creative team includes scenic design by David Gallo, costume design by Gregg Barnes, and lighting design by Brian Monahan.
In the production, the curtain rises on a present-day musical theatre fanatic eager to tell you about his favorite Broadway musical -- “The Drowsy Chaperone.” He’s the ultimate Everyfan and “Drowsy” is his guilty pleasure.
As he begins listening to the rare cast recording, the show cleverly and magically blooms to life, telling the hilarious tale of a pampered Broadway starlet and her debonair fiance, an overzealous producer, a dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a couple of bumbling gangsters. Ruses are played. Hi-jinks occur. And the plot spins everyone into musical comedy euphoria.
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