I was in the Drowsy Chaperone last year, and girls could be the gangsters. However, they would have to dress as men due to the time period. In the 1920's, women certainly were not gangsters. Hope this helps and good luck with your show! :)
The Drowsy Chaperone was created in 2006.
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The "Drowsy Chaperone" musical was written by Don McKellar and Bob Martin. The music and lyrics in the musical numbers were written by Greg Morrison and Lisa Lambert.
The comical musical play based on parody of American musicals "The Drowsy Chaperone's", music and the lyrics where composed together by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.
Working in the Theatre - 1976 Production The Drowsy Chaperone 28-3 was released on: USA: 21 April 2006
The Girls and the Chaperone - 1912 was released on: USA: 6 September 1912
Lisa Lambert has written: 'The drowsy chaperone' -- subject(s): Librettos, Musicals
AnswerThe Drowsy Chaperone takes you into the living room of a bachelor known simply as "Man in Chair". He addresses the audience and begins to tell them about a Broadway show that is a favorite of his, The Drowsy Chaperone. He plays a record of the show and tells the audience about the show as it happens before them. It is a musical comedy. It plays eight shows a week at the Marriot Marquis Theatre. As of July 29, 2007, it was selling out at 68.6%. The average ticket is .57. The theatre has 12,888 seats.When The Drowsy Chaperone closed on December 30, 2007 it had played 32 previews and 674 performances. It Grossed (a term for a show's revenue) $63,565,088 and was attended by 865,975 people. This and more information on Broadway shows can be found on BoffoBox.com.
The 2006 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Tony went to Beth Leavel. She received the award for her performance as the titular Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone.
The cast of The Girls and the Chaperone - 1912 includes: Russell Bassett as Colonel Gray Victoria Forde as Alice Booth Louise Glaum as Grace Cameron Dolly Larkin as Louise Mantell Donald MacDonald as Dick Martin Lee Moran as Jack Davis, the Chaperone
Aldolpho is a fairly big role, and a very fun one to play. The actor who plays him does two ridiculous accents and has various solos.
The 2006 Best Original Score Tony went to Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The pair received the award for the score of The Drowsy Chaperone.