New York : Bob Saget is set to join the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone on October 19th as Man in Chair. The actor will play a four month engagement into February 2008. Saget is most known for playing Danny Tanner on tv's Full House . He was also the host of America's Funniest Home Videos and is currently the host of the game show 1 vs. 100 . He made his Broadway debut in Privilege in 2005.
11/11/2004 - Bob Saget - Finding Neverland Movie Premiere - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Beverly Hills, CA © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Saget will replace current Man in Chair Jonathan Crombie who takes over the role in the musical's national tour when its arrives in Cleveland on October 16th.
The Drowsy Chaperone currently stars Jonathan Crombie as Man in Chair, Mari Davi as Janet Van De Graaff, Gerri Vichi as Feldzieg, Beth Leavel as The Drowsy Chaperone, Troy Britton Johnson as Robert Martin, Jennifer Smith as Kitty, Danny Burstein as Aldolpho, Garth Kravits as Gangster #2, Jason Kravits as Gangster #1, Joanne Worley as Mrs. Tottendale, Peter Bartlett as Underling, Patrick Wetzel as George, and Kecia Lewis-Evans as Trix.
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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