Drowsy Chaperone for CLOC
CLOC Musical Theatre is following its record-breaking production of Mary Poppins earlier this year with another very special treat for its audiences – the rarely performed musical gem The Drowsy Chaperone, a show which beat bigger and grander musicals to win five Tony awards in 2006, including Best Score and Best Book, and which then enjoyed a sell-out 2010 season by the Melbourne Theatre Company with an all-star cast led by Geoffrey Rush.
An irreverent romp that manages to be both an affectionate tribute to musicals and a merciless send-up of the rip-roaring Jazz Age, The Drowsy Chaperone will transport audiences into the colourful world of the roaring twenties, complete with a motley cast of crazy over-the-top characters, including a Broadway starlet, her dashing fiancé, two goofy gangsters, a theatre producer and his slow-witted chorus girl, an aviator, a self-styled Latin lover (with a terrible accent) – and of course, the ditzy Chaperone herself. The story of mistaken identities, mixed up love affairs and all manner of madcap mayhem promises to have audiences laughing with sheer enjoyment and exuberance, and tapping their toes as they make their way home from a joyous and hilarious night at the theatre.
The Drowsy Chaperone runs from October 2-17 at the National Theatre in St Kilda for twelve performances, including two matinees.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to the CLOC website www.cloc.org.au or call the CLOC Ticket Line on 1300 362 547. You can also find CLOC on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CLOCMusical
Image: (L-R) Blair Salmon (Robert), Michelle Hunt (Janet), Tony Burge (Man in Chair), Pam Christie Birkett (The Drowsy Chaperone), Tim Minturn (Aldolpho). Photography by Ben Fon
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