Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night

[joshy]

Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#1

Posted: 6/17/07 at 5:10pm

Thought people might be interested to see this. It's a nice little video with a bunch of interviews on the show's opening night in London as well as most of 'Show Off', performed by Summer Strallen. There are three clips from the song in the video - at the beginning, in the middle, and right at the end, if you just want to look for them but skip the interviews. :)
Opening Night: London's Drowsy Chaperone Shows Off

[B3TA07]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#2

Posted: 6/17/07 at 5:13pm

Is that Donna Murphy?!

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[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#2

Posted: 6/17/07 at 6:18pm

I really don't like Summer.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

[Weez]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#3

Posted: 6/17/07 at 6:21pm

She has such a deep speaking voice. O_O I definitely wish she were still blonde. I enjoyed her - and, indeed, the whole cast - when I saw the show though. ^_^

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[joshy]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#4

Posted: 6/17/07 at 6:26pm

Same, Weez. :)

Although I think Summer looks more beautiful with the brunette hair she has now than the blonde I remember her having last summer!

[CATSNYrevival]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#5

Posted: 6/17/07 at 8:16pm

woah! Bob Martin is straight? or at least he has a wife...? oh, my god.

[B3TA07]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#6

Posted: 6/17/07 at 8:18pm

:/

-Benjamin
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[IMsooHyprToday]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#7

Posted: 6/17/07 at 8:33pm

It was a good show! I saw it in LA, and then once durring previews in London and enjoyed it tremendously. Summer was great as janet, as was the rest of the cast. Elaine Page was alright, but her performance throughout the show felt weak, and needed a little more oomph.

fishes,
Graham!

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#8

Posted: 6/17/07 at 8:44pm

Great coverage, though I'm confused -- why does Donna Murphy go by Summer Strallen in London?

Is it an Equity thing?

[COOOOLkid]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#9

Posted: 6/17/07 at 8:53pm

She should be in Chicago playing Velma.

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[allofmylife]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#10

Posted: 6/17/07 at 9:01pm

Bob Martin is straight? FOFLMAO

No.

He's Canadian.

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[ruthiefan_felix]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#11

Posted: 6/18/07 at 7:55am

Summer is AMAZING! By far THE best thing in the show with Bob! When I saw her... I completely forgotten about Sutton! She's more than a triple threat!
The London cast is great and is as gd, if not better, than the Original Broadway Cast. I do like Summer as a brunette than blonde (not that she looks bad in any of those!)

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[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#12

Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:17am

Looks fantastic! Summer is gorgeous, and she seems to have a completely individual take on the role. I wish I could see this in London!

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-Kad

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[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#13

Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:19am

Don't really get the Donna Murphy comparison.
Summer sounds great, looks like a VERY different approach to the role from Foster's. I wish I could see her in the role, she definitely can move those legs.

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[ruthiefan_felix]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#14

Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:24am

Summer's dancin is AMAZING! She does this thing that Sutton didn't do and it's like she doesn't have a backbone or sth!

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[millie_dillmount]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#15

Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:47am

What "thing" did she do?

Also, why doesn't Janet do the cartwheels anymore? I noticed Janine LaManna didn't do them and Summer doesn't either. Did they just change it because it was too strenuous?

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[GYPSY1527]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#16

Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:51am

Yeah I don't see the Donna Murphy comparison at all. It looks fantastic but why did they only focus on Show Off? I was hoping to hear Elaine sing "As We Stumble..." even though I've read conflicting reviews about her.

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[Horton]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#17

Posted: 6/18/07 at 10:06am

I personally don't like Casey Nicholaw's facial hair, any opinions on this?

[nygrl23]

re: Video of London DROWSY CHAPERONE - 'Show Off' and Opening Night#18

Posted: 6/18/07 at 10:11am

Thank you for the link, Joshyest of all Joshys. Summer Strallen does a fine job--makes for a more mature Janet and doesn't emulate Sutton's performance, although I do enjoy Sutton's energy more. In fact, I wish I had tenth of her metabolic rate. But it looks like a fine company there in London, there.