The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
List Price:
Our Price: $14.99
You Save: $3.98 (21%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $9.98 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Composer: Lisa LambertComposer: Greg Morrison
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks
CD Release Date: 2006-06-06
Music Label: Ghostlight
Soundtracks:
- Fancy Dress
- Cold Feets
- Best Man for the Job
- Show Off
- As We Stumble Along
- Adolpho
- Accident Waiting to Happen
- Toledo Surprise
- Message from a Nightingale
- Bride's Lament
- I Remember Love
- I Do, I Do in the Sky
Music reviews of The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Music Review: Good...but not as good as the show itself.
Rating: 4 Stars
There's no question the cast album contains the songs of the show. However, much of the theatrical experience for this particular show is the "Man in Chair". The cast album captures only a very limited portion of his role in the show. If you have seen the show and liked it, you will probably enjoy the soundtrack. If you are buying the soundtrack as a substitute for seeing the show, you are missing out on a lot of the "live" experience.
Description of The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Under its enigmatic title lurks a remarkably entertaining little show. The Drowsy Chaperone is a droll Canadian import that's part homage to the musical theater, part spoof. Narrated by the unnamed Man in Chair (Bob Martin), the show basically reenacts a 1920s musical named "The Drowsy Chaperone." This allows the creative team to match an inspired collection of familiar 1920s types---the flapper (Sutton Foster), the cad (Troy Britton Johnson), the zinger-slinging diva (Beth Leavel), the Latin lothario (Danny Burstein), the zany character actors (Georgia Engel, Edward Hibbert)---with witty, well-crafted pastiches of songs of that era. Penned by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, the tunes are instantly hummable, while the ensemble cast is uniformly superb---you know the standard is high when the awesome Sutton Foster doesn't even stand out that much. Thankfully, the "meta" concept doesn't lead to arch-irony and detachment. A genuine affection for what makes musicals so fun shines throughout, making this a real keeper of an album. --Elisabeth VincentelliMore of the Big 2005-06 Musicals
| | |
| | |
Contemporary Musicals CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Contemporary Musicals CDs
Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2005-05-03; Music CD
Best price: $8.47
Price in other shops:
Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2003-10-07; Music CD
Best price: $9.69
Price in other shops:
The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 1997-11-14; Music CD
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2007-07-17; Music CD
Best price: $10.67
Price in other shops:
Charles Hart - The Phantom of the Opera (Original 1986 London Cast)Release date: 2001-02-06; Music CD
Best price: $18.98
Price in other shops:
In The HeightsRelease date: 2008-06-03; Music CD
Best price: $11.27
Price in other shops:
Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2006-12-12; Music CD
Best price: $10.15
Price in other shops:
Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)Release date: 2000-10-17; Music CD
Best price: $8.60
Price in other shops:
Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast Recording)Release date: 2005-11-01; Music CD
Best price: $8.16
Price in other shops:
Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)WICKED; Release date: 2003-12-16; Music CD
Best price: $9.60
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)Release date: 2007-02-20; Music CD
Best price: $13.01
Price in other shops:
Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2005-05-03; Music CD
Best price: $8.48
Price in other shops:
Mary Poppins (2005 Original London Cast)Release date: 2005-09-13; Music CD
Best price: $8.21
Price in other shops:
Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks MusicalRelease date: 2007-12-26; Music CD
Best price: $11.32
Price in other shops:
Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2003-10-07; Music CD
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops:
Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2007-07-17; Music CD
Best price: $11.72
Price in other shops:
Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast Recording)Release date: 2005-11-01; Music CD
Best price: $9.89
Price in other shops:
Grey Gardens - The MusicalRelease date: 2006-08-22; Music CD
Best price: $11.00
Price in other shops:
Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2006-12-12; Music CD
Best price: $10.15
Price in other shops:
Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)Release date: 2007-06-05; Music CD
Best price: $10.98
Price in other shops: