West End's The Drowsy Chaperone Opens Tonight, 6/6

The London production of Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone opens tonight Wednesday, June 6th at The Novello Theatre in the West End.

Tony Award-winning creator Bob Martin reprises his role as "Man in Chair" opposite internationally acclaimed actress Elaine Paige in the title role. The musical began previews in London on May 14th.

The West End company also features Summer Strallen as "Janet Van De Graaff," Anne Rogers as "Mrs. Tottendale,"  Sean Kingsley as "George," Nick Holder as "Feldzeig," Joseph Alessi as Aldolpho," Nickolas Grace as "Underling," Selina Chilton as "Kitty," Enyonam Gbesmete as "Trix," John Partridge as "Robert Martin," Adam Stafford as "Gangster #1," Cameron Jack as "Gangster #2" and  Nina French, Mark Goldthorp, Paul Iveson, Sherrie Pennington; Christopher Bennett, Vivienne Carlyle, Mark Dickinson and Lincoln Stone.
 
The Drowsy Chaperone, which won five 2006 Tony Awards, launches a U.S. National tour on September 19, 2007 as the show returns to Toronto, where it was the sleeper hit of the 1999 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival before transferring to a hit commercial run at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre. The tour will then visit over 30 cities across the United States including Cleveland, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Atlanta, Hartford, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Houston and Los Angeles.

The show began previews April 3, 2006 and opened on Broadway on May 1, 2006 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).  It 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' 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," state press notes.

The show is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag, and Jill Furman.

Visit www.drowsychaperone.com for tickets and more information.