On Sunday, December 9, the cast of Broadway's Tony Award winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone raised a glass in welcome and farewell!
Television
star Cindy Williams ("Laverne & Shirley") makes her Broadway
debut on Tuesday, December 11 when she assumes the
role of "Mrs. Tottendale" from another television icon, JoAnne Worley ("Rowan
& Martin's Laugh In"), who played her final performance on Sunday,
December 9 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).
The
Drowsy Chaperone
is directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Casey Nicholaw
(Spamalot), with music and
lyrics by Tony Award winners Lisa Lambert
and Greg
Morrison and a book by Tony Award winners Bob Martin
and Don
McKellar.
"To chase his blues
away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as "Man in
Chair" (Bob
Saget) drops the needle on his favorite cast album – the 1928 musical
comedy The
Drowsy Chaperone. From the crackle of his hi-fi, the uproariously funny
musical magically bursts to life on stage. We are instantly immersed in the
hilarious tale of a glamorous bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete
with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience
(metaphorically) soaring into the heavens. Man in Chair's infectious love of The Drowsy Chaperone speaks to anyone
who has ever been transported by the theater," explain press notes.
The
Drowsy Chaperone
plays Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday
evening at 7:00 p.m. with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday and
Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Tickets prices range from $26.25 - $111.25 (including $1.25
facility fee) and are available through Ticketmaster (212-307-4100), online at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at
The Marquis Theatre box office (1535 Broadway). Visit www.DrowsyChaperone.com
Photos by Mark Rupp
