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* OnceAcceptableTargets: Lampshaded by the Man, referring to Adolpho.

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_qkZTxjhA Finale Ultimo]]". It's...just hard to listen to it without feeling happy.

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_qkZTxjhA Finale Ultimo]]".Ultimo]]," in which the Man in Chair imagines being surrounded by his favorite characters and joining in their final song. It's...just hard to listen to it without feeling happy.



* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory. Though it's played for laughs.
** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory. backstory, where he's been quite unlucky in love and now lives alone. Though it's played for laughs.
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laughs for most of the show, but the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.it by showcasing how pathetic he is, relying on old musical records to keep his spirits up.
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* AwardSnub: While the show did quite well at the Tonys, it lost Best Musical to ''Theatre/JerseyBoys''. It's otherwise strong performance can either be seen as making this snub more bearable or worse.


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* CultClassic: Not the most mainstream show, but it's a favorite of many for it's expert pastiching of old school shows that both lets you laugh at them and love them.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' has '''earned it.'''
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_qkZTxjhA Finale Ultimo]]". It's...just hard to listen to it without feeling happy.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' has '''earned it.'''
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_qkZTxjhA Finale Ultimo]]". It's...just hard to listen to it without feeling happy.



** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.

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** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.it.
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** Those puns are heinous. Even my crush on the gangsters isn't enough to squash how horrible those puns are. The rest of it though...YES!
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* TheBardOnBoard: Many actors and directors have noticed a connection between ''Drowsy'' and Shakespeare's ''AsYouLikeIt'': Four weddings, main couple falls in and out of love, girl pretends to be something she isn't, last marriage comes out of nowhere, priest for the wedding comes down from the sky...

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* TheBardOnBoard: Many actors and directors have noticed a connection between ''Drowsy'' and Shakespeare's ''AsYouLikeIt'': ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'': Four weddings, main couple falls in and out of love, girl pretends to be something she isn't, last marriage comes out of nowhere, priest for the wedding comes down from the sky...



** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.

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** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but TheDrowsyChaperone has '''earned it.'''

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but TheDrowsyChaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' has '''earned it.'''
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* UnfortunateImplications: "The Enchanted Nightingale", as lampshaded by Man In Chair.
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* TheBardOnBoard: Many actors and directors have noticed a connection between ''Drowsy'' and Shakespeare's AsYouLikeIt: Four weddings, main couple falls in and out of love, girl pretends to be something she isn't, last marriage comes out of nowhere, priest for the wedding comes down from the sky...

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* TheBardOnBoard: Many actors and directors have noticed a connection between ''Drowsy'' and Shakespeare's AsYouLikeIt: ''AsYouLikeIt'': Four weddings, main couple falls in and out of love, girl pretends to be something she isn't, last marriage comes out of nowhere, priest for the wedding comes down from the sky...

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory.

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory. Though it's played for laughs.
** But the final monologue with "Finale Ultimo" really solidifies it.
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* TheBardOnBoard: Many actors and directors have noticed a connection between ''Drowsy'' and Shakespeare's AsYouLikeIt: Four weddings, main couple falls in and out of love, girl pretends to be something she isn't, last marriage comes out of nowhere, priest for the wedding comes down from the sky...
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* NarmCharm: Despite being extremely silly, the lyrics for Bride's Lament are still quite touching.

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstorybackstory.
* UnfortunateImplications: "The Enchanted Nightingale", as lampshaded by Man In Chair.
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* ExcusePlot: [[BadDudes Janet and Robert must not see each other before their wedding. Are you a bad enough dude to keep Janet and Robert apart?]]
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**Those puns are heinous. Even my crush on the gangsters isn't enough to squash how horrible those puns are. The rest of it though...YES!



* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory.

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* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory.backstory
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...yes, it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but TheDrowsyChaperone has '''earned it.'''

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...yes, it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but TheDrowsyChaperone has '''earned it.'''
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The opening monologue, the spit-take scene, "Bride's Lament", literally ''every scene'' in which the Chaperone or Aldolpho appear, 95% of Man In Chair's comments, the record skipping at the end of "Toledo Surprise", the gangsters' puns, "Message From A Nightingale"...yes, it's a cliche to end entries like this with "let's just say the whole show", but TheDrowsyChaperone has '''earned it.'''
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_qkZTxjhA Finale Ultimo]]". It's...just hard to listen to it without feeling happy.

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* ExcusePlot: [[BadDudes Janet and Robert must not see each other before their wedding. Are you a bad enough dude to keep Janet and Robert apart?]]



* RandomEventsPlot: [[BadDudes Janet and Robert must not see each other before their wedding. Are you a bad enough dude to keep them separate?]]
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* OnceAcceptableTargets: Lampshaded by the Man, referring to Adolpho.

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* OnceAcceptableTargets: Lampshaded by the Man, referring to Adolpho.Adolpho.
* RandomEventsPlot: [[BadDudes Janet and Robert must not see each other before their wedding. Are you a bad enough dude to keep them separate?]]
* TheWoobie: Man In Chair, especially once you learn his backstory.

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