Hi! I'm curios to know if the man In the chair from the drowsy chaperone is gay or straight? He says something like this at one point " I like the smell of sweat of a man after he...dances" but then at another point he says something like " yes I was married once, don't make assumptions" so this confuses me, is he gay or straight?
He's gay...
It's "ambiguous" and he may not even know himself. All we know that he was married (to a woman), which fell apart, and he also has a clear infatuaion with Percy Hyman, the actor who played Robert. He may not identify as gay, or he may be closeted, or he may have come out late in late. It's not particularly clear, nor is it necessarily supposed to be clear.
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Assuming the character is in his 50's or older, he grew up in an era when many closeted gay men married women due to societal pressure.
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Perhaps he's asexual...
@chairinmain that makes so much sense! Thanks! I agree with that! For some reason I find this character so interesting!
Updated On: 8/18/13 at 02:17 PM
Random but, I think the man in the chair is depressed and the only thing that gets him excited and makes him happy is the goldon era of musical theatre! I think if he wasn't as depressed he may state that he is gay but due to confidence issues he won't.
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Or European.
Only gay on the weekends.
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Thanks for that insight, broadway guy.
That was a great post, broadway guy! I mean chichi! I mean, itsafinelife! I mean N2N Nate!
Chairinman hits it right on the head.
It written ambiguously to make you wonder. And wondering you are.
Sad lonely old show queen.
If the question were answered, I don't think he would be anywhere near as interesting. I think part of the fascination with him as a narrator and emcee is getting to know him. Who he really is. Having a bit of a mystery to him and his perspective only says there's more than meets the eye. It keeps us engaged with his character.
DOES IT REALLY MATTER?!
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