The Dio to Present THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

Well...the term gay wedding has a different meaning, now. But in the 1920s, it just meant fun. And that's exactly what The Drowsy Chaperone is. FUN!

The Dio - Dining & Entertainment, Livingston County's only professional dinner theatre, is very excited to present that show your neighbor loves, The Drowsy Chaperone, a musical comedy by Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin and Don McKellar, directed by Steve DeBruyne, with musical direction by Brian Rose and choreography by Kristin Renee Reeves.

With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not so bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.

Hailed by New York Magazine as, "The Perfect Broadway Musical" The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre. Winner of 5 TONY Awards (including Best Book and Best Original Score), The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz age musical featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone features performances by Patrick O'Reilly, Olive Hayden-Moore, Dale Dobson, Steve DeBruyne, Jared Schneider, Dan Morrison, Kristin Renee Reeves, Benjamin Dennis, Victor McDermott, Richard Payton, Sarah Brown, Marlene Inman, Bryana Hall, Lydia Adams, Lauren Bryne and Stephen Dean.

All tickets include The Dio's dinner buffet, a non-alcoholic beverage, dessert and the show. The menu for The Drowsy Chaperone will include fresh, homemade bread sticks, house salad, a fresh mix of seasonal vegetables steamed and tossed in butter, Italian sausage sautéed to perfection with peppers and onions, and The Dio's signature boneless chicken breast, hand battered and fried to a golden brown.

Performances take place at The Dio, 177 E. Main Street, Pinckney Michigan, 48169 from September 4 through October 18, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons. There will be one Thursday evening performance on September 3, and one Thursday matinee on October 15.

Tickets for all performances are available now and may be purchased by visiting diotheatre.com or by calling (517) 672-6009.

The Dio - Dining & Entertainment

177 E. Main Street
Pinckney MI, 48169

http://diotheatre.com

(517) 672-6009

Performance Dates and Times:

*Arrive for evening performances between 6:30pm and 7:00pm for dinner service.

**Arrive for matinee performances between 12:30pm and 1:00pm for lunch service.

Thursday, September 3 - evening

Friday, September 4 - evening

Saturday, September 5 - evening

Sunday, September 6 - matinee

Friday, September 11 - evening

Saturday, September 12 - evening

Sunday, September 13 - matinee

Friday, September 18 - evening

Saturday, September 19 - evening

Sunday, September 20 - matinee

Friday, September 25 - evening

Saturday, September 26 - evening

Sunday, September 27 - matinee

Friday, October 2 - evening

Saturday, October 3 - evening

Sunday, October 4 - matinee

Friday, October 9 - evening

Saturday, October 10 - evening

Sunday, October 11 - matinee

Thursday, October 15 - matinee

Friday, October 16 - evening

Saturday, October 17 - evening

Sunday, October 18 - matinee

Ticket Prices:

*Tickets include dinner, dessert, non-alcoholic beverages and the show.
**Tip not included.

Adults - $41

Seniors (60+) - $37

Students - $37

Children (13 and under) - $35

Groups (20+) - $35

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