Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
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#1Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 3:21pm
Bob Martin will leave the London production of The Drowsy Chaperone on July 10. Steve Pemberton, a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, will take over.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109022.html
#2re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 3:27pmWow, he wasn't with the show very long there.
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#2re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 3:31pm
His stay was always planned to be a limitd one, Dottie.
Bob will be launching the national tour of the show in the fall (though I don't know if he'll be with that company for a short or extended period of time.)
I'd always heard he ideally wanted to come back to the Broadway production, but I'm not sure if that's still in the cards.
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#3re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 3:49pmHis wife is pregnant and is expecting mid-July. He is also opening the tour for the Toronto leg of the tour. The combination of those factors is why he is leaving London.
#4re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 5:02pm
Martin's wife, Janet Van De Graaff, is due to give birth in mid-July, the actor told the Star. His London appearance will last less than two months.
The Drowsy Chaperone is part of Dancap Productions' first subscription season in Toronto.
Martin enthused to the Star, "Can you believe how wonderfully this has all worked out? I'll be back home, I'll be with Janet and the baby, and I'll be performing our show at the Elgin Theatre. I can't tell you how thrilling it is."
Bob Martin Will Take a Chair in Drowsy Tour in Toronto
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#5re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 5:25pm
Er. Oh.
Better see it again before he leaves, then.
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#6re: Martin Exits London Drowsy, Pemberton Takes Over
Posted: 6/21/07 at 5:39pm
Here's the full story from the Toronto Star. He sounds very excited!
Toronto Star Article
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
Updated On: 6/21/07 at 05:39 PM
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