John Glover is Drowsy's New Man in Chair

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:01pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105785.html

Tony Award winner John Glover will replace Bob Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone come April. Exact dates have not yet been announced.

Glover, who won a Tony for Love! Valour! Compassion!, is perhaps best known for playing Lionel Luthor on TV's Smallville. Updated On: 2/15/07 at 05:01 PM

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:02pm

can't wait

[MimiLovesRoger]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:05pm

I'm going to miss Bob...it won't be the same without him.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:05pm

awesome!

[folkyboy]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:05pm

i want this show to have a life after Bob leaves so it'll be nice to see some new blood in there. John is fine

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:11pm

This would explain why he's not doing SOME MEN at Second Stage. And please, someone let him know that this is a comedy. He seems to always be so deathly serious, even when he does comedic roles.

[jasobres]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:12pm

What happened to Colin Mochrie?

[mattonstage]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:12pm

I'm thrilled, I think he's a great choice. And I thought he was hilarious in "Gremlins 2".

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:13pm

i love john glover's voice (in my world he will always be the voice of the riddler) he'll be great i'm sure

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:14pm

Nice casting. I'm guessing that Glover's take on the role will be more melancholy and sad than Martin's which should still work, but make a different sort of impact.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:15pm

Jasobres, I think that was a casting idea suggested by a board member.

[MovieGuy1031]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:32pm

And it was a DAMN good one too, BobbyBubby!

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:32pm

I think Glover is a good choice for the role.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:38pm

I still believe that once Bob leaves, the show goes downhill. I wish it wasn't so, but the show IS him. Literally.

This is one time though when I wish producers took advice from us BWWers and tried to get Colin Mochrie to do it.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 5:45pm

Looks like we may have to see this again as Mrs R is a big John Glover fan

[Julian2]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 6:15pm

I wish John Glover the best, but I was hoping Patrick Wetzel would be the next Man In Chair. He was great the night I saw him.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 6:19pm

Wow, ridiculously enough, I've never seen DS.

I definitely should catch Bob, just to have the experience of seeign the original but John Glover is one of my favorite character actors. Not sure if I want to see it enough to see it twice...

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:31pm

Colin Mochrie was my idea. XD

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:34pm

If we do see it, I would pull out my old Frankenstein Playbill & have him sign it

His expression would be priceless I would imagine. Mrs R has pictures of her with Cuccioli, Oliver Platt & Hugh Panero & his would be a welcome addition

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:35pm

Good luck. A friend of mine worked with him and said he's an incredibly rude and self-absorbed individual.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:38pm

I still believe that once Bob leaves, the show goes downhill. I wish it wasn't so, but the show IS him. Literally.

The show will continue to be him, the book that he wrote is still there. I love Mr. Martin, I think he's fantastic (my friend and I even made a fansite for him months ago), but I think that he is replaceable. Sure, it will be sad for many to know that a man so closely tied to the production is no longer in the leading role (on Broadway, at least), but I'm sure some people aren't even aware of the fact that he wrote the book, and they'll enjoy it just fine without him. The role is very well written, and with the correct casting the Man in Chair will continue to charm audiences after Martin is gone.


Updated On: 2/15/07 at 07:38 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:43pm

All 3 of the gents I mentioned were quite nice

Sorry to hear about Glover though

[Craww]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:54pm

This is the first thing that has ever made me seriously want to see this show.

[pianoman215]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:56pm

Very pleased he is the new Man in Chair. I've been a fan of his ever since seeing him stroll across the stage in nothing but a towel in LVC. Too bad Man in Chair wears so many clothes.

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:58pm

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

I withhold judgement, having only seen him on Smallville. Can't wait to see it without Bob Martin, though, if only to see whether the show holds up...