Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Barbelena
Swing Joined: 2/28/06
#1Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 9:41amI just saw Drowsey Chaperone last weekend and was very disappointed to say the least. I thought it was stupid and how it got so much hype is beyond me. What is it about this show that makes it sell so well. Anyone else out there who agrees with me on this?
#2re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 9:46amI saw it early in previews and LOVED it. I went in not knowing a single thing about the show, except that Sutton was in it. I found it to be fantastic.
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#2re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:08amBarbelena, we don't need to hear that on here. It is a fantastic show.
#3re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:17am
BBBill: Barbelena is entitled to his/her opinion.
Barbelena, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it. Personally, I loved the show - I thought it was hilarious, creative and joyously performed. It was like a 90 minute vacation. I initially thought that it had so many in-jokes and references that it might be too esoteric for popular success, but then a very good friend of mine who is not a theater buff LOVED it also. As do many, many others, apparently.
#4re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:42amThe show has grown on me slightly since i've seen it, but I still don't believe that it is all it's cracked up to be. It's a cute, fun show, and I enjoy the 20's sound and Bob Martin's very funny commentary. I don't think it was the greatest thing to open last year, and apparently neither did the Tony people.
#5re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:45am
^Completely agree.
It was cute and all, but, not as good as what I've heard
#6re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:48amI've personally never seen it (I'm going this weekend), but I love the soundtrack. But I can see how people could find it dissapointing. It's kind of fluffy and cute, and if you weren't expecting it, it could seem stupid. The talent, however, is fairly amazing.
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever."
#7re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 10:56am
Yes it was you.
Totally, utterly wrong and I'm sorry you don't get it.
#8re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:11amLoved it! We're hoping to see it again in July... Was soooo hilarioius and "FUN"!
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#9re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:26amI got a ticket for it via TDF when it was in previews. Not knowing anything on what its about. However, I fell in love. It is something original. It's the first show on broadway in years that has an original story, great cast and wonderful writing. I am glad to see it's gotten the hype it deserves. I wish it much success across the pond in London.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#10re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:27amLike they say - it's all a matter of personal taste. I thought it was brilliant and it felt like it lasted all of 15 minutes. I'm trying my hardest to get back and see it again before the cast changes.
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sciguy
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#11re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:34amI also caught Drowsy thru TDF. Didn't think I would like it, but ended up loving it. I was suprised that my 17 year old daughter also enjoyed the show immensely. To each his own.
ThereIs1Director
Understudy Joined: 5/2/06
#12re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:37am
Show is absolutely brilliant. Perhaps the best thing on broadway at the time. Let me guess, your favorite shows are Wicked and Rent. Expand your mind. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
broadwaybaby086
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/06
#13re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:52am
Geez, just because someone doesn't like a show doesn't warrant an attack on taste and character.
I, too, saw Drowsy in previews, and wasn't crazy about it. I really wanted to like it, and there could have been other external factors that led to my less-than-stellar reception of the show. I do, however, want to give it another chance, and I always recommend it to people who are visiting and want to see a Broadway show, as well as to my friends. I really do want to love it!
And, no, before a cutting remark is made, I neither care particularly for Wicked nor Rent.
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#14re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 11:54amok, kids. let's not all get on the attack bandwagon just because someone didn't like the show. it's not like he/she tore it apart, he/she just wanted to know if anyone else felt the same.
#15re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:47pmI have seen it 3 times, once in Los Angeles and twice in NYC. I really enjoy it and think it's one of the better musicals on Broadway at the moment. The very talented cast have developed into their roles and feel it all comes together quite well! Is it perfect? No, but a fun and entertaining show though.
#16re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:49pm
The first time I saw it I absolutely loved it and thought it was the most hillarious and smart thing I had ever seen. So I bought the CD right away but never really listened to it. The music isn't supposed to be that great anyway.
The second time I saw the show I still thought Beth Leavel and Bob Martin were great. But, it wasn't as funny since I knew what was coming. Also, Sutton seemed like she was just going through the motions, which really brought it down.
Overall I think it's a good show with some really great moments. But as everyone else is saying, it's really just a matter of taste.
ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#17re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:52pmI'm not the biggest Drowsy fan either. It was cute and fluffy, but I didn't get the overwhelming love for it. The cast was wonderful, though!
#18re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:59pmWell, I think the greatest things about Drowsy are the concept and the nod to the style of 20's Broadway. The concept is brilliant. The style is SO CLOSE to 20's Broadway that it's corny. But that's what many show of that era were like. You sometimes even feel like it's not new material -- and THAT is the real key to the inventiveness of the piece. That's where the true success is with Drowsy.
#19re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 2:15pm
I also thought it was a very creative show and very entertaining. I don't think anyone is tryng to compare it to Gypsy. I feel it deserves to be the success it has become.
Early on there was a lot of criticism over the score. I believe the score is perfect for the show and feel that some of the orchestrations are among the best I've heard as it relates to the songs.
#20re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 2:32pm
Barbelena -
While you certainly have a right to your own opinion, I'm not going to defend yours since you referred to a show as simply, "stupid".
Maybe if you cared to elaborate more instead of just reducing it to a single word review you wouldn't get jumped on right away.
If you noticed, others in the thread who didn't love it all had some positive things to say.
I personally thought it was wonderful. I won lotto for it last July and I called a friend who had seen it a month or so before. She advised me to go to the bathroom before the show and I'm glad I did. That was probably the only other time in my life when I have laughed so hard in a theatre that I cried. The cast was brilliant, the concept was fresh and it articulates feelings that so many have about their favorite shows. Plus, I also just love shows that send that fourth wall crashing down.
I saw some great shows on that particular trip to NYC, you could say they were "better", but none of them succeeded in entertaining me more than Drowsy.
singingbackup
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/06
#21re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 3:35pm
Bar--As it is no secret that I adore this show (had it on my Ipod whilst walking in the park over the weekend, put a real pep in my step) and you are entitled to your opinions. Having said that...
ANYONE who starts a thread with "Is it just me or...." looking for their opinion to be validated or wanting to stir something up should expect to be pounced on a bit. There have already been many discussions on The Drowsy Chaperone, about liking or not liking it.
Bashing it at this point is, well, kinda pointless.
trikaraokeidol
Swing Joined: 4/19/06
#22re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 3:40pm
I saw it three times in LA and once in NY.
Yup - it was definitley you. Most people I know at least walk away with loving something from the show and would not refer to it as "stupid".
#23re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 3:43pm
It's just you.
chealion313
Featured Actor Joined: 9/16/04
#24re: Drowsy Chaperone (was it me?)
Posted: 1/23/07 at 7:19pmI bought tickets one day when I was looking to see something different, thinking I probably wouldn't like it that much--I ended up loving it. It's something original and different, which, to me, is far more interesting than the usual Disney/musicals made from movies/revivals shows that seem to be flooding Broadway now.
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