Fancy Dress - 'The Drowsy Chaperone' Original Broadway Cast

Fancy Dress

'The Drowsy Chaperone' Original Broadway Cast

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Song Introduction

"Fancy Dress" is a vibrant number from the original Broadway cast of **The Drowsy Chaperone**. This song captures the whimsical and celebratory spirit of the musical, showcasing characters donning elaborate costumes for a festive wedding event. With its catchy melodies and humorous lyrics, "Fancy Dress" highlights the playful interactions and intricate dynamics among the cast, adding depth and charm to the storyline. The song has been praised for its lively arrangement and the performers' energetic delivery, making it a memorable highlight in the acclaimed Broadway production.

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Lyric

My dress

My dress

My fancy dress

I don't know why I'm wearing it, I must confess

My dress

My dress

I love my dress

Would someone tell me why I put it on?

Yes, yes!

Your dress

Your fancy dress

'Twas such a pleasure airing it

Re-stitching and repairing it

God bless

Your dress

It's one fine dress

And I will tell you why you put it on

Wedding bells will ring

Wedding bells will chime

Madam, you're the hostess

And it's happy wedding time

Wedding bells will ding

Wedding bells will dong

Wedding bells will ding-a-ling

And we will ding-a-long

Your dress

Your dress

Your fancy dress

We're very, very glad you put it on

Wedding guests have come

Wedding guests are here

Wedding guests are at the door

And soon they will appear

I'm Robert, the bridegroom

I'm here to marry Janet

The star of Feldzieg's Follies

Whom I love, a lot

I'm George

That's George

His best man, George

I'm honored to be doing what a best man ought

Ah! Mrs. Tottendale

Now, don't worry

This whole wedding's gonna run like clockwork!

Ooh, is there going to be a wedding?

I'm Feldzieg

Producer

I've lost my leading lady

I've got to stop this wedding or I'm not worth squat

I'm Kitty

Just Kitty

I came with Mr. Feldzieg

I'll be a leading lady if I get my shot

We're pastry chefs

We're pastry chefs

We cross our hearts, we're pastry chefs

No fakery

A bakery is what we got

Aldolpho

Aldolpho

My name, it is Aldolpho

I am the king of romance

So I kiss a lot

You are the king of romance

So you kiss a lot

Wedding bells will ring

Wedding bells will chime

Wedding bells will celebrate a happy wedding time

Someone hasn't come

Someone isn't here

Where is Janet van de Graaff

And when will she appear?

It's Janet

It's Janet

It's Janet van de Graaff

I'm Janet

Janet van de Graaff

Here to marry Robert Martin

Giving up a life of glamour

To tie the knot

Am I late?

I'm the chaperone

Chaperone of Janet van de Graaff

Maid of honor

Friend and confidant

And all that rot

Where's the bar?

A wedding

A wedding

Hooray!

It's Prohibition, madam

A wedding

A wedding

How gay!

Good thing I brought my own

A wedding

A wedding

Today

Champagne makes me drowsy!

It's really happening

Truly happening

Almost happening

What is happening?

I'm Trix

The aviatrix

Queen of the sky

I circle through the stratus in my modern apparatus

I'm Trix

The aviatrix

I've gotta fly

I'll see you when they tie the knot

A wedding

A wedding

Hooray

(Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-aling)

A wedding

A wedding

A wedding's coming our way

Well, there you have it

All the guests have arrived (A wedding, a wedding)

We have a bride who's giving up the stage for love (ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling)

Her debonair bridegroom (A wedding, a wedding)

A harried producer (It's really happening)

Jovial gangsters posing as pastry chefs (Truly happening)

A flaky chorine, a Latin lothario (Almost happening)

And an aviatrix (Surely happening)

And of course, my favorite character

The drowsy chaperone

What more do you need for an evening's entertainment?

How (Wedding bells will ring)

I love (Wedding bells will chime)

A wedding (Wedding bells will celebrate a happy wedding time)

Ah (Wedding bells will ring)

(Wedding bells will chime)

Wedding bells will ding-a-ling

And we will ding-a-long

- It's already the end -