Inside UC Davis’ Winter Musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

'The Drowsy Chaperone' tells the story of a man looking back on his life via his relationship to an audio recording of an old musical from 1928. Using his imagination only, "the Man in the Chair,” drawing from old Hollywood and musical theatre tropes and stereotypes, sends the stars of the musical into a mash-up performance wherein hilarity, beauty and chaos ensue.

UC Davis Presents Tony-Award Winning Musical Comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone” 

Winner of two Tony Awards, for Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age of the Broadway musical. The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents the hilarious musical in the Main Theatre, Wright Hall, and runs Feb. 26, 27, 28 and March 5, 6 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 28 and March 7 at 2 p.m.