Drowsy Chaperone

I think one of the things that is most interesting about The Drowsy Chaperone is the contrast between the play world and the play within a play world. The world with the Man is a world with many real worldly troubles. He enjoys to forget about his "real life" problems and escape into the roaring 20s world in the Drowsy Chaperone. I think this idea of forgetting about our problems is something everyone can relate to. The world of the musical is much larger than life, in fact it is much larger than the life of the Man. Although some of the characters may be trying to escape, their problems are ones of a different time. Also, they often use songs to determine changing opinions or worries. This is a feature that is only feasible in the world of the Drowsy Chaperone. The importance of the man is to take us in and out of this fantasy world. It allows the audience to be slightly more separated from the world of the Drowsy Chaperone. The audience can easily compare with similarities and differences to modern times without simply getting caught up in the catchy musical attractions.