I saw the Drowsy Chaperone tour yesterday for the third time and it had one noticeable difference- an intermission. A friend of mine saw it a week earlier (in a different tour stop) and it was still a one act show. I'm just curious if anyone knows why the show was changed. Thanks.
DRS is right. They make a lot of money that way. The same thing happened with the Spelling Bee tour.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
I don't like the idea of this having an intermission. He's listening to a cast album and talks through the intermission. It makes no sense to have an intermission and then have Man in Chair have an intermission of his own.
I saw the Equity tour and I longed for an intermission. The show, as wonderful as it is, feels a tad too long without one.
I saw Spelling Bee in off-Broadway previews with an intermission and preferred it that way. Jose Llana went around the lobby and actually sold concessions. It was hysterical.
While 25th not having an intermission didn't bother me (purely because I enjoy watching that show so much) I find it funny that there are two Finn shows that he practically WROTE an intermission into but presented them intermissionless.
25th... between Prayer of the Comfort Couselor and Chip's Lament
A New Brain... Between "Change" and "Yes" (this one is particularly bizarre to me.. there couldn't be a more natural spot for an intermission, right down to the act one closing song... and they don't have one?)
The MTI Putnam script indicates an optional intermission between Comfort Counselor and Chip's Lament.
The real oddity is the cut song, "Why We Like Spelling." Intended as an Act 1 finale, apparently, it used to close before the intermission. Now, its musical introduction appears in the licensed show- as a brief faux-entr'acte, playing Chip onto the stage with his concessions box.
"Why We like spelling" at least according to a friend who MD'd on the tour was never actually part of the show. It was written as a promotional song.
Now I could have SWORN it was in the show when I saw it in Chicago. My friend told me that wasn't possible.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
I didn't realize this show was still touring (or touring again). Does anyone know if the end of March the definitive end of the tour? I live on the East Coast and would love to catch the show again if it comes back!
The curtain (as usual) came down after Toledo Surprise. Man in Chair said something like: "And now it's time for intermission. I'm going to go pee, and you should too!" Then he left the stage, and there was a 15 minute intermission. When he came back out for act two, he gave his speech that usually happens during the "intermission" (including the "I hate intermissions" part), and then, realizing he had to pee again, put on the record for us to listen to while he left. Updated On: 2/15/10 at 11:02 AM
Was confused after seeing it. I'd checked it out on Wikipedia before seeing the tour stop in Nashville last week. Wik lists it as a 1-act show, so I was perplexed when the intermission arrived.
Why We Like Spelling's official conductor's score indicates it as song number 10 or 11, making it seem as though it were indeed part of the show at some point.
When it played pre-Broadway at the Ahamanson in Los Angeles, it had an intermission, so it wouldn't be too hard to add it it back.
Generally shows without an intermission scare me as it seems they are cut because too many people were leaving and not coming back for the second half.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE was perfect without an intermission...because when you're SUPPOSED to be having an intermission, Man in Chair comes out and TALKS about how intermissions interrupt the flow of a show and distract you. Of course, HE'S doing that very thing, and it's hilarious.
Anyway, whatever. I could watch that show performed backwards and I'd love it.
Thanks for the info, beach!
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