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 Debbie Timuss and John Ullyatt Epic Photography |
 Don McKellar with the full cast of the Citadel Theatre’s The Drowsy Chaperone backstage |
A toe-tapping tribute to the golden age of musical theatre
Book by BOB MARTIN and DON McKELLAR
Music and lyrics by LISA LAMBERT and GREG MORRISON
Directed by MAX REIMER
September 5, 2009 – October 4, 2009
Shoctor Theatre
A co-production with Canada’s National Arts Centre English Theatre (Ottawa)
of The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company production
Escape with ‘Man in Chair’, an infectiously enthusiastic musical theatre aficionado, as he invites us to enjoy a treasured recording of his favorite 1920s Broadway hit, The Drowsy Chaperone. Get swept away to a less-complicated era of frivolity, fun and fanfare, complete with mistaken identities, gangsters in disguise and multiple spontaneous weddings.
" 'Let's have a treat,' says Man In Chair, decisively wiggling his capacious bum into his front-row seat at the outset. He's so right." –Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal More »
"I found myself laughing so hard it hurt" –Colin MacLean, Edmonton Sun More »"Every cliche, every sterotypic character, every funny trick is exaggerated 10 fold. And it all works!" –Graham Hicks, Edmonton Sun More »
"'The Drowsy Chaperone is wide awake." –Paul Matwychuk, SEE Magazine More »
"Drowsy Chaperone a perfect nightcap." –Bryan Saunders, The Gateway More »
“An unabashed love letter to musical comedy.”–The Los Angeles Times
“Irresistible! A witty, winning, refreshing cocktail of a show.” –Variety
“An evening of happy hilarity and dizzy delight.” –Sunday Express
“Packs more fun into one act than most shows do in two.” –The Vancouver Sun
“Big, brassy and fun — you won’t be disappointed.” –The Globe and Mail
DON McKELLAR visited the Citadel Theatre on Saturday, September 26 to do a Pre-Show Chat with members of the audience before the matinee of The Drowsy Chaperone. Many excited fans of Don’s work on stage and on film were on hand to listen to a live interview and ask questions. Afterwards Mr. McKellar watched this version of his show for the first time, and met the cast backstage. He enjoyed it so much he stayed overnight in Edmonton and visited with the cast later that night. His career began as co-founder of Toronto’s Augusta Company, with whom he co-created six critically acclaimed experimental plays. Since then he has become a ubiquitous presence in the independent Canadian cinema. As screenwriter for the award-winning films Blindness (adapted from the novel by José Saramago); Roadkill (for Bruce McDonald); Highway 61; co-writer of Dance Me Outside; Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (with director Francois Girard) and The Red Violin. For TV he wrote and starred in the CBC series Twitch City (which also played on the Bravo Network in America). As an actor he has appeared in films Exotica (directed by Atom Egoyan); eXistenZ (David Cronenberg); When Night is Falling (Patricia Rozema); Clean (Olivier Assays); Waydowntown; The Red Violin; The Event and Monkey Warfare. He was a regular on Slings and Arrows, which played on the Sundance Channel and Showcase. |
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Winner of three 2009 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards: Outstanding Production, Direction and Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role Winner of five Tony awards, including Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, and seven Drama Desk Awards Running time for this production is approximately 110 minutes. |
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| MAX REIMER | Director |  Thom Allison and Susan Gilmour Epic Photography |
| LLOYD NICHOLSON | Music Director | |
| DAYNA TEKATCH | Choreographer | |
| JEAN CLAUDE OLIVER | Set Designer | |
| PHILIP CLARKSON | Costume Designer | |
| GERALD KING | Lighting Designer | |
| LUCAS COOPER | Original Sound Designer | |
| OWEN HUTCHINSON | Sound Designer |
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| JAN HODGSON | Stage Manager | |
| STARRING Jay Brazeau as | Man in Chair |
Thom Allison, Julien Arnold, Lauren Bowler, Mark Burgess, Josh Epstein, Susan Gilmour, Timothy Gledhill, Nathalie Marrable,
Nora McClellan,
Neil Minor, Ryan Nelson Reid, Debbie Timuss, John Ullyatt
| FEATURING Lovena B. Fox as | The Aviatrix |
The Drowsy Chaperone Company
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