brooklyn gal for a while

The Drowsy Chaperone

Yesturday I met up with MD * who was in NY for work. We tried several ways to get last minute tickets to a show, setteling for the TKTS line. This was remarkably easy. We ended up going to the matine of The Drowsy Chaperone. I had absolutely no idea what this show was about. Everyone had just told me that it was hilarious and that it won the Tony, so when MD wanted to go, sure.
When we walked in the theatre we recieved our playbill, and I browsed through, trying to find the synopsis. It wasnt there. Then I remembered that there was no synopsis at other shows recently. When did it go? It definitly used to be there, just a paragraph for each Act, but has it been replaced with an ad for Hillary Duff's new perfume? Or are the writers of the Playbills just lazy?
It definitly is a hard show to describe . . . I suppose I should say it is a faux 1920s musical within a modern day play, and leave it at that. It was very funny and the Alberto character was especially laughable. I must say that I was not too thrilled with the set, but I think you arent supposed to be.
If you are thinking about a show to see, this is definitly one to consider.


* hee-hee, I just realized MD is married to an MD

posted by gordian knot @ Monday, September 18, 2006