The Drowsy Chaperone

Generous support for our main stage theater productions at Cotuit Center for the Arts is graciously provided in tribute to John McGraw

Center Circle Presale: May 28
Member Presale: June 4
General Public On Sale: June 10

Directed by Holly Hansen
Music Direction by Pam Wannie
Choreography by Meg Morris

Opening Night: Thursday, July 9

Show dates: 
Thurs 7/9, Fri 7/10, Sat 7/11, Sun 7/12 
Thurs 7/16, Fri 7/17, Sat 7/18, Sun 7/19 
Wed 7/22, Thurs 7/23, Fri 7/24, Sat 7/25 (*two shows), Sun 7/26

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 2:00 PM

*Please note: Sat 7/25 there will be two shows, one at 2:00 PM and one at 7:30 PM.

Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

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. Because of its many featured roles and accessible script, The Drowsy Chaperone will fit perfectly into any company's season or school's calendar.

The Drowsy Chaperone is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

The Drowsy Chaperone Cast List

Man in Chair – Jason Mellin
Mrs. Tottendale – Bonnie Fairbanks
Underling – William Ball
Robert Martin – Wil Moser
George – Merrick Rubinstein
Feldzieg – Maeve Moriarty
Kitty – Trinh Ryann 
The Gangsters/Pastry Chefs – Kenzie O’Sullivan, Olivia Robinson
Aldolpho – Drew Frayre
Janet Van de Graaff – Sydney Peterson
The Drowsy Chaperone – Kathleen Larson Day
Trix – Lily Anderson

ENSEMBLE: Camille Brauch, Logan Broadway, Corinne Cole, Jon Cornet, Lylah Crawley, Aeva DaBreo, Michelle Heepe, Keaghan Johnson, Molly Lodge

Cotuit Center for the Arts gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Cape Cod Melody Tent through a grant from the SSPA Community Trust Committee. This funding helps bring live pit musicians to our production of The Drowsy Chaperone, enriching the experience for both our audiences and performers. We are deeply appreciative of their commitment to supporting the performing arts on Cape Cod.