Martin & 'Drowsy' Producer Set for 2/9 Radio Interview

On Friday, February 9th at 12:20 p.m. (ET), The Drowsy Chaperone's Tony Award-winning-star Bob Martin and Grammy Award-nominated musical director Phil Reno will be interviewed on WCBS Radio (880 AM).  They will be visited by CBS Radio "People Magazine on the Air" correspondent Lisa Karlin to celebrate the Valentine's Day release of the hit musical's limited edition vinyl record.

The segment will be re-broadcast Friday on WCBS Radio (880 AM) at 2:20 and 6:50 p.m. in addition to being fed to over 575 CBS radio stations across the country.

The limited edition, vinyl album of the Grammy Award nominated original cast recording of the The Drowsy Chaperone will be released by Ghostlight Records on Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14. The re-mastered collector's item will mark the first time in nearly twenty years that an original Broadway cast recording will be released in album format.

In the musical, "a modern day musical theatre fan known simply as "Man in Chair" 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," state production notes. 

Now, a limited edition, 13-track record recreates "Man in Chair"'s experience listening to his cherished cast album and features added scene dialogue, vintage cover artwork, Broadway production photographs, lyrics, liner notes and an included bonus CD of the vinyl record's content. 

The Drowsy Chaperone limited edition, vinyl album will be available for $50.00 exclusively at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway), on the Ghostlight Records and Drowsy Chaperone websites. Online advance orders are being taken now for delivery in time for Valentine's Day. A portion of the proceeds from the limited edition vinyl album will benefit The Actors' Fund of America, celebrating their 125th Anniversary this year.

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.

The original cast album of the show is produced by Grammy Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Joel Moss, musical director Phil Reno and Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records President Kurt Deutsch. 

Visit www.ghostlightrecords.com or www.DrowsyChaperone.com for more information.

Photo of Bob Martin by Mark Rupp