The gangsters reveal to Feldzieg that their boss has invested in the Follies and wants to make sure the show is a financial success, which it presumably will not be without Janet. Tottendale her loyal employee known only as Underling Robert’s best man, George Broadway producer Feldzieg, who is hoping to persuade Janet to forgo marriage and continue starring in Feldzieg’s Follies ditzy flapper Kitty, who hopes to take Janet’s place in the Follies two gangsters disguised as pastry chefs self-proclaimed famed Latin lover Aldolpho Janet’s alcoholic Chaperone, who is supposed to keep her away from Robert until the wedding and Trix, an aviatrix. Those in attendance include aging hostess Mrs.

In the opening number, “Fancy Dress”, the premise and characters of the show are introduced: it’s the day of the wedding of oil tycoon Robert Martin and Broadway star Janet Van De Graaff, who plans to give up her career for married life. Man in Chair provides a running commentary throughout the show from the stage, though he is on the audience side of the fourth wall, invisible to the players. As he listens to this rare recording, the characters appear in his dingy apartment, and it is transformed into an impressive Broadway set with seashell footlights, sparkling furniture, painted backdrops, and glitzy costumes. The Man in Chair, a mousy, agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his “non-specific sadness”, listens to a recording of the fictional 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. :sparkles: Original London Production :sparkles: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical :sparkles: Original Broadway Production :sparkles:īest Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musicalīest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musicalīest Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musicalīest Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Steve Pemberton replaced Bob Martin in the role of Man in Chair from 10 July until the production closed on 4 August. Jonathan Crombie, Bob Saget, and John Glover as Man in Chair Jo Anne Worley and Cindy Williams as Mrs. Original Broadway Cast~Troy Britton Johnson Original Australian Cast~Rhonda Burchmore :sparkles: Listen to the sound track! :sparkles: It was replaced by “Love is Always Lovely in the End.”

“I Remember Love” also contains a ukulele solo by Ukulele Lil as Mrs. Tottendale and Underling, and “Message From A Nightingale”, which is the unabridged version of a portion of a song that is cut short in the show. The original cast recording contains two bonus tracks titled, “I Remember Love,” which is a duet between Mrs. Message From A Nightingale – Kitty, Gangsters, Aldolpho, Drowsy Chaperone Toledo Surprise – Gangsters, Feldzieg, Kitty, Mrs. I Am Aldolpho – Aldolpho, Drowsy ChaperoneĪccident Waiting To Happen – Robert, Janet

The drowsy chaperone