I saw a production of this that actually did have an intermission - Man in Chair left for the bathroom, then returned holding a plunger and a very embarrassed expression. He put this record on, then went right back to keep cleaning up. Of course, it was in a miniscule theater with almost zero wing space, and they still slid on a biplane horizontally... how did they pull that one off and where did they store it?
I feel like the "blood sugar" stuff was added in so Man in Chair has some excuse to eat food since he's onstage the whole time. And maybe the whole point of Message from a Nightingale is so Man in Chair can run to the bathroom!
@@bigred8432 just because some shows have an actor stay on stage the entire time doesn’t eliminate the possibility this was written at least partially to give him a break
@@metikabegleiter1770 Perhaps also Flower Drum Song, the Chinese goons in the original movie version of Thoroughly Modern Millie and the references to Chinese people in the original libretto of Anything Goes. All of this “funny talk” with stereotyping originates from the popularity of race-related humor that first showed up in minstrel shows, and then got even more reinforced with vaudeville and it’s influence on Broadway.
This show is fucking gold.
Drowsy Chaperone is a 1990s parody of a 1920s musical. Brilliant!
I saw a production of this that actually did have an intermission - Man in Chair left for the bathroom, then returned holding a plunger and a very embarrassed expression. He put this record on, then went right back to keep cleaning up.
Of course, it was in a miniscule theater with almost zero wing space, and they still slid on a biplane horizontally... how did they pull that one off and where did they store it?
Oh my god, that's genius.
This is the funniest show on Broadway. I saw it 7x, no joke. The second funniest is Spamalot
I feel like the "blood sugar" stuff was added in so Man in Chair has some excuse to eat food since he's onstage the whole time. And maybe the whole point of Message from a Nightingale is so Man in Chair can run to the bathroom!
There are lots of shows in which actors don't leave the stage, this added poorly for the gag :)
The Narrator in my school's production of into the woods had to stay on stage the entire time (well, until he died)
@@bigred8432 just because some shows have an actor stay on stage the entire time doesn’t eliminate the possibility this was written at least partially to give him a break
This number is hilarious. It’s a shame this kind of thing would never end up on Broadway nowadays.
I mean the actor playing Man in Chair...
Oh, he's phenomenal.
That’s because he wrote his character
The Musical is from the 20s. By the way, it's a musical within a comedy
its not a real musical from the 20s...
gostaria de ver o espetáculo completonao fragmentado,obrigado pela atenção antonio segio rio de janeiro brazil
What musical is that racist number referencing? Omg someone let me know
It’s a made up musical but it definitely has similaires to shows like the king and I 😂
@@metikabegleiter1770 Perhaps also Flower Drum Song, the Chinese goons in the original movie version of Thoroughly Modern Millie and the references to Chinese people in the original libretto of Anything Goes.
All of this “funny talk” with stereotyping originates from the popularity of race-related humor that first showed up in minstrel shows, and then got even more reinforced with vaudeville and it’s influence on Broadway.
I love how this part is a ripoff of The King and I.
Oh !! This is a spoof of the king and I which is totally offensive to Thai people and outdated