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What we learned from "the Producers" is that the traditional Broadway musical is basically dead, unless you're mocking it. "Spamalot" tried a little too hard, and the Broadway mockery fell flat on the Python-loving audience.
"The Drowsy Chaperone" hit the nail on the head. A group of Broadway veterans wanted to do a very traditional show, and gave it a context where it could be mocked for the parts that are out of date, but enjoyed for the parts that still convince us to pay the money to go: singing, dancing, costumes, laughs.
It's a shame that one of the best shows to open on Broadway in recent years has been overlooked yet again in this article.
