With book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, this charming and wacky tribute to the 1920s is a rare combination of modern wit and classical musical comedy.
The four-day production run begins Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. inside the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater located on LCC's Fort McIntosh Campus.
Other performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, at 7:30 p.m., as well as a matinee performance on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m.
General admission tickets are $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit student scholarships and future productions.
The tale of The Drowsy Chaperone is a comedy best suited for mature audiences and is not recommended for children under the age of 13.
"The Drowsy Chaperone is a madcap comedy which has delighted audiences from coast to coast," said Joseph Crabtree, LCC Performing Arts Department chair and director of the LCC Opera Workshop.
The musical is a rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent.
"The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained," Crabtree said.
The tale begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.
"The audience can expect a rollicking good time," Crabtree said. "The show is excellent and gives us a modern look at shows of the 1920s, and all with a modern take. You don't want to miss it."
For more information on the musical or for ticket information, contact the LCC Performing Arts Department at 721-5330 or email Crabtree at jcrabtree@laredo.edu.
Pictured during a recent photo shoot, are cast members for the five-time Tony Award-winning musical, The Drowsy Chaperone.
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