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Synopsis of "The Drowsy Chaperone"

When wealthy widow Mrs. Tottendale hosts the wedding of the year, she gets a lot more than a write-up in the society pages: Janet Van de Graaff, glittering starlet of Feldzieg’s Follies, is leaving the stage for love, a turn of events which horrifies the angry and anxious Mr. Feldzieg, whose chief investor has sent two gangsters disguised as pastry chefs to make sure he stops the wedding. Hiring Aldolpho, a Latin lover more vain than virile, to steal the bride, is unsuccessful, as Janet’s chaperone, a Golden Age diva, gets herself mistaken for Janet. It is left to the eager best man, George, to quite by accident break up the happy pair, when he sends groom Robert Martin out to the garden, blindfolded, and in roller skates. Such are the antics of The Drowsy Chaperone, a fictitious 1928 musical comedy. This magical piece of meta-theatre and playful is a heartfelt parody of the 1920s musical comedy. 

This production is rated PG for some mature humor and the simulated drinking of alcohol. 

         Musical Theatre
         Performance Class 
         May 4th at 7:00pm 
         EMHS Auditorium