Ovation Theatre produced The Drowsy Chaperone during the winter of 2017.

Our production won two National Youth Theatre Awards:

• Mariel Alexander, Lead Performance in a Musical, Janet Van De Graff
• Rocco Polanco, Supporting Actor in a Musical, Aldolpho

The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan; as he plays the record of his favorite musical, the (fictional) 1928 hit The Drowsy Chaperone, the show comes to life onstage as he wryly comments on the music, story, and actors. The Drowsy Chaperone debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto and opened on Broadway on 1 May 2006. The show was nominated for multiple Broadway (2006) and London (2008) theatre awards, winning five Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards.