The Drowsy Chaperone, starring Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster, will be featured on CBS-2 'News Sunday' (WCBS-TV) on March 26 at 7:45am EDT. The show will feature sneak peak of the new musical, including performance footage taken at a recent open press rehearsal and interviews with members of the cast and creative team.
The show, which will begin previews on Broadway on Monday, April 3rd, will open on Monday, May 1st.The Drowsy Chaperone is a completely original new musical comedy directed and choreographed by Tony Award-nominee Casey Nicholaw (Spamalot), with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.The musical stars Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and also features Danny Burstein (Titanic), Georgia Engel ("Everybody Loves Raymond"), Edward Hibbert (Noises Off), Troy Britton Johnson (Damn Yankees), Eddie Korbich (Wicked), Garth Kravits (Toxic Audio), Jason Kravits (Sly Fox), Beth Leavel (42nd Street), Kecia Lewis-Evans (Once on This Island), Second City's Bob Martin, Jennifer Smith (The Producers), Lenny Wolpe (The Sound of Music), Linda Griffin (42nd Street tour), Angela Pupello (Grease), Joey Sorge (Follies), Patrick Wetzel (The Producers)."To
chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply
as 'Man in Chair' drops the needle on his favorite LP – the 1928
musical comedyThe Drowsy Chaperone.
From the crackle of his hi-fi, the uproariously funny musical magically
bursts to life on stage. Man in Chair's infectious love of The Drowsy Chaperone speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater," according to press notes.
The Drowsy Chaperone is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar, Barbara Freitag, Jill Furman and Stephanie McClelland.From
Monday, April 3rd through Monday, May 1st, performances are Monday –
Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00
p.m. From May 3rd onward, performances are Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00
p.m. with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sundays
at 3:00 p.m. There will be no performance on Tuesday, May 2nd. Please
note, there will no performance on Tuesday, July 4th, a performance
will be added on Monday, July 3rd. Tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster by calling
212-307-4100 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may be
purchased in person at The Marquis Theatre box office (1535 Broadway).
Ticket prices range from $25.00 to $110.00 (including $1.25 facility
fee). Visit www.drowsychaperone.com for more information.
