The Drowsy Chaperone Recoups on Broadway

The five-time Tony Award® winning hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE recouped its initial investment on Broadway in just thirty weeks and less than seven months following opening to critical acclaim at the Marquis Theatre on May 1, 2006. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE paid back its $8 million capitalization during the week ending November 26, 2006 following 272 performances (240 regular performances and 32 previews).

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman.

One of Broadway's top grossing musicals, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE grossed $1,031,638 for the week ending November 26, 2006, and holds the house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $1,047,478 for the week ending October 8, 2006.

The most celebrated musical of last season and the recipient of thirteen major awards, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE received the most 2006 Tony Awards® of any musical -five in total, including Best Book and Best Score, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, four Outer Critic's Circle Awards including Outstanding Score and the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical.

Producer Kevin McCollum said: "I am delighted that we were able to recoup in a relatively short thirty week period of time. It is a tribute to the authors, creative team, our brilliant cast and my fellow producers who all believed in the show from the beginning."

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.

Following a successful American premiere engagement in Los Angeles last fall, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE began previews April 3, 2006 and opened on May 1, 2006 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict 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. 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.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE features Tony Award® nominee Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster, Edward Hibbert, Troy Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Tony Award® winner Bob Martin, Jennifer Smith, Lenny Wolpe, Andrea Chamberlain, Jay Douglas, Stacia Fernandez, Linda Griffin, Angela Pupello, Kilty Reidy, Joey Sorge and Patrick Wetzel.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE plays Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Tickets prices range from $26.25 to $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).

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