![]() ![]() ![]() Tottendale, Edward Hibbert as Underlining, Lenny Wolpe as Feldzieg, Jennifer Smith as Kitty, Kecia Lewis-Evans as Trix, Jason Kravitz as Gangster #1, and Garth Kravitz as Gangster #2. Martin then collaborated with McKellar on the book to create a full-length musical, including a central lead who served as a narrator known as The Man in the Chair.Īfter having gone through so many iterations, The Drowsy Chaperone finally came to Broadway with very little buzz, opening at the Marquis Theatre on May 1st, 2006. The original cast included Bob Martin as The Man in the Chair, Sutton Foster as Janet van de Graaff, Beth Leavel as The Drowsy Chaperone, Danny Burstein as Aldolpho, Troy Britton Johnson as Robert Martin, Eddie Korbich as George, Georgia Engel as Mrs. ![]() They loved it so much, that they knew they had to do something with the material. The musical itself began in 1997 when Don McKellar, Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, and several friends created a spoof of old musicals for the stag party of Bob Martin and Janet van de Graaf. As he plays the record of his favorite musical, the (fictional) 1928 hit The Drowsy Chaperone, the show comes to life onstage as he wryly comments on the music, story, and actors. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan. The Drowsy Chaperone is a parody of American musical comedies of the 1920s. ![]()
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