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Whatever happened to those toe-tapping, audience-grabbing musicals of yesteryear – like The Drowsy Chaperone? You remember it – it’s the one where the Broadway star wants to leave the show because she’s fallen for some oil-rich lummox, so the producer hires a gigolo to woo the girl and put the kibosh on the nuptials. With chorus girls and gangsters and an aviatrix and, of course, the ‘drowsy’ chaperone!
Those were the days! The Man in the Chair is your guide to this star-studded, sequin-drenched lollapalooza of a show from the days when stars had charisma, Broadway had romance and Rodgers had Hart.
2006 Tony Award for Best Score
2006 Tony Award for Best Book
2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Featuring: Heidi Arena, Shane Jacobson, Robyn Nevin, Richard Piper, Grant Piro, Geoffrey Rush
By Arrangement With: Hal Leonard Australia, Exclusive Agent for Music Theatre International, NY
Melbourne Theatre Company
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