The Drowsy Chaperone tour...

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:54am

Has anyone seen it? I am seeing tomorrow in LA at the Ahmanson Theater. Is the touring cast good?

[ByTheSea920]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:25am

I saw it last night, and I thought it was fantastic!! I LOVED the cast, especially the Man in Chair! He is hilarious! I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the cast. I'd say they are top-notch.

[HometownGlory]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:34am

It's pretty good and I really enjoyed myself. I don't think anything could compare to the original cast - I loved them all so much! - but everyone is very strong, and Jonathan Crombie makes a very good Man in Chair. The only person who underwhelmed me was Nancy Opel, but she has the hard job of following Beth Leavel. I just didn't laugh at her much.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:04am

That's great to hear! I am so excited for tomorrow :)

[ByTheSea920]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:21am

Aw, you're going to have so much fun! I'm jealous, I wish I could go see it again!

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:52am

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 02:52 AM

[D2]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:36am

I'm seeing it tomorrow night. Looking forward to it.

[Timmer]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:41am

Unfortunately, it's not coming near me, at least not yet.

[ExceedinglyPeculiar2]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:42am

Very excited to see it tonight!!

[parislover87]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:48am

Nancy Opel is great so long as you haven't seen Beth Leavel in the role...

[Patash]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 3:25pm

"Nancy Opel is great so long as you haven't seen Beth Leavel in the role."

Or Elaine Paige, whom I liked even better. She was the best thing in the London production -- well except for Bob Martin repeating his performance.

Posted: 7/11/08 at 3:47pm

"I don't think anything could compare to the original cast - I loved them all so much!"

I agree. I couldn't help but compare the tour cast to the original cast. It's kind of hard to live up to Beth and Sutton's performances, IMHO.

I was somewhat disappointed in the actresses who played Trix and Kitty, but then again, those are such throwaway roles.
Updated On: 7/11/08 at 03:47 PM

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 4:19pm

It was great when I saw it, except for a few cast members who I didn't like at all.

The people playing Trix, Robert Martin, and Adolpho really fell short.

But Jonathan Crombie was so fantastic that it didn't matter.

[g4rat]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 5:06pm

Saw it back in feb. The cast was great, especially Johnathan. You should have a good time :}

[BDavis0092]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 9:33pm

The tour cast is great! I saw the original company and the only character I really felt wasn't as good as the original was Janet. It's hard to compare to Sutton. But the tour is GREAT.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 10:13pm

Hmmm. I LOVED Andrea Chamberlain as Janet and thought Mark Ledbetter was fabulous as Robert, and I saw the tour 3 times (and the original Bway cast 15 times). But everybody has their favorites.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 10:17pm

John is amazing as The Man. I saw him 2 times on Broadway and he was hilarious.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:12am

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 02:12 AM

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:32am

I just saw it tonight as well. The show was soo hilarious! Johnathon Crombie was PERFECT :) He was the best thing about the whole show.

I enjoyed the rest of the cast too, but I cannot compare them to the originals, since I never saw them

Wow. What a great show!
I am still laughing at all the jokes :)

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 10:21am

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 10:21 AM

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:36pm

Petite, I am so glad you liked the show...but I'm not surprised (since you have such good taste!)

I guess I never realized you were a Left-Coaster.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:39pm

I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I wanted to. The musical was fantastic, but I had a terrible migrane which caused me to puke right after the show. Also didn't help that I was in the last row of the balcony.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:51pm

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 01:51 PM

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:08pm

Now I'm sad because I was just there! (Maybe next time. )

I was actually going to plan my trip to the West Coast around when Drowsy was there, but forces beyond my control dictated that I go in June. (I had a fab time though.)

Jonathan Crombie is SO good in the role. Man in Chair's big meltdown is one of the most hilarious moments in recent theatre history!

I didn't realize that James Moye had left the tour. He was wonderful in a role so closely identified in my mind with Danny Burstein that I was truly worried beforehand. But Mr. Moye's take on the character was hysterically funny.

(I completely agree about Mike Ditka, too!)

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:09pm

I saw it a couple months ago in Boston and loved it. The cast was fantastic and it was a fun show =)