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‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is a loving send-up of Jazz Age musicals

Weslie Webster and Jason Ross star in "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Cumberland County Playhouse, which runs through Oct. 27.
Weslie Webster and Jason Ross star in "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Cumberland County Playhouse, which runs through Oct. 27.

By Staff Report 2 min read

If you go

› What: “The Drowsy Chaperone”› Where: Cumberland County Playhouse, 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn.› When: Multiple times Sept. 15-Oct. 27› Admission: $16, $27, $29› For more information: 931-484-5000

Cumberland County Playhouse will open the Tony Award-winning show, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a loving send-up of Jazz Age musicals, on Friday, Sept. 15.

“We know how much Playhouse audiences love to discover great new musical comedies,” says director Britt Hancock, who played the role of Broadway producer Feldzieg in the national tour of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

“This warmly nostalgic show has the power to transport us into a dazzling fantasy and to lift our spirits in hard times.”

Featuring one show-stopping song-and-dance number after another, “The Drowsy Chaperone” tells the tale of a modern-day musical theater fan, known as the “Man in the Chair,” who will be played by Jason Ross.