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Performances
Friday October 25 7pm
Saturday October 26 2pm & 7pm
Sunday October 27 2pm
Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Rd., Bensenville
Friday October 25 7pm
Saturday October 26 2pm & 7pm
Sunday October 27 2pm
Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Rd., Bensenville
Imagine a musical within a comedy, sprinkled with a dash of nostalgia and served with a side of hilarity. That's "The Drowsy Chaperone" for you! The show kicks off with a quirky, lonely musical theater fan who decides to cure his blues by playing a record of his favorite 1920s musical. What follows is a delightful, chaotic spectacle that leaps out of his record player and into his living room.
Our story zooms in on Janet Van De Graaff, a glamorous starlet who's ditching her showbiz career to marry a dashing oil tycoon, Robert Martin. But wait, there's more! Her producer, Feldzieg, is desperate to stop the wedding because losing his leading lady means curtains for his career (and possibly his life, thanks to some unhappy investors).
Enter the drowsy chaperone, Janet's perpetually tipsy guardian tasked with keeping her away from Robert. Spoiler alert: she's not great at her job. Toss in a pair of bumbling gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a forgetful best man, a flighty hostess, and a European lothario who takes the term "ladies' man" to new comedic heights, and you've got a recipe for hilarious disaster.
Between mistaken identities, spit-take-inducing misunderstandings, and tap-dancing show-stoppers, "The Drowsy Chaperone" is a whirlwind homage to the golden age of musicals. It's a delightful reminder that sometimes, the best way to escape the humdrum of life is to dive headfirst into a world of song, dance, and non-stop laughter.
Our story zooms in on Janet Van De Graaff, a glamorous starlet who's ditching her showbiz career to marry a dashing oil tycoon, Robert Martin. But wait, there's more! Her producer, Feldzieg, is desperate to stop the wedding because losing his leading lady means curtains for his career (and possibly his life, thanks to some unhappy investors).
Enter the drowsy chaperone, Janet's perpetually tipsy guardian tasked with keeping her away from Robert. Spoiler alert: she's not great at her job. Toss in a pair of bumbling gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a forgetful best man, a flighty hostess, and a European lothario who takes the term "ladies' man" to new comedic heights, and you've got a recipe for hilarious disaster.
Between mistaken identities, spit-take-inducing misunderstandings, and tap-dancing show-stoppers, "The Drowsy Chaperone" is a whirlwind homage to the golden age of musicals. It's a delightful reminder that sometimes, the best way to escape the humdrum of life is to dive headfirst into a world of song, dance, and non-stop laughter.
