
25. The Drowsy Chaperone (2005)
The Drowsy Chaperone is actually about listening to a cast recording, so listening to its cast recording adds to the meta tomfoolery. Ghostlight Records released a vinyl edition that only included songs and dialogue from the fictional 1928 show-within-the-show, but the full version happily includes some of Bob Martin’s side comments as the nostalgia-obsessed Man in Chair. Tongues planted firmly in cheek, performers including Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, Danny Burstein and Georgia Engel draw full comedic flavor from Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison’s larkish score.—Adam Feldman
Favorite tracks: “Show Off,” “As We Stumble Along,” “I Am Adolpho,” “Fancy Dress”