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 <title>Drowsy Chaperone to Take the Long Nap</title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<!--paging_filter--><p>After five Tony Awards, 674 performances and 32 previews, the musical comedy <em>The Drowsy Chaperone</em> will close Dec. 30 at the Marquis Theatre. The show played to capacity audiences for a long time and moved into the profit column, but for the past six months the crowds had stopped coming. <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/287365">According to the Toronto Star</a>, gimmick casting like placing <em>Full House</em> dad Bob Saget in the pivotal role of “Man In Chair” failed to catch on and its last week’s attendance was 39.3 percent. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.observer.com/2007/drowsy-chaperone-take-long-nap">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p>]]></description>
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 <category domain="http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/27933">Bob Saget</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:31:15 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Gillian Reagan</dc:creator>
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