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Opened: May 1, 2006
Closing: December 30, 2007

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JoAnne Worley's 'The View' Segment Now Online
by BWW News Desk - August 7, 2007


Television icon JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, sat down and acted up with the ladies of 'The View' yesterday, Monday, August 6th.

JoAnne Worley on The View, August 6
by BWW News Desk - August 5, 2007


Television icon JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the Tony Award winning hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, will sit down with the ladies of 'The View' today, Monday, August 6th in the 11:30 a.m. half hour.

Mara Davi Joins The Drowsy Chaperone Cast July 31
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2007


Broadway's five-time Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome Mara Davi to the cast on Tuesday, July 31st.

'Chaperone' Celebrates 500th Performance 7/12
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2007


Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone celebrates 500 performances at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) on Thursday, July 12th.

'Drowsy' Star Glover Appears on WKCR Radio, July 12
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2007


Tony Award-winner and five-time Emmy Award-nominee John Glover, now starring as 'Man in the Chair' in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will sit down with WKCR Radio 'Arts and Answers' host Mihal Gartenberg on Thursday, July 12th from 9:30 - 10:00 p.m.

John Glover to Appear on CW 11 Morning News, July 6
by BWW News Desk - July 5, 2007


Tony Award-winner and five-time Emmy Award-nominee John Glover, now starring as 'Man in the Chair' in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will sit down live with CW 11 Morning News anchor Jill Nicolini tomorrow morning Friday, July 6th in the 8:30 a.m. half hour.

The Drowsy Chaperone Stars Perform at B&N, June 8
by BWW News Desk - June 7, 2007


The stars of Broadway's hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will perform at Barnes & Noble's Tony week celebration 'Live at Lincoln' series on Friday, June 8th at 5:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Center flagship

JoAnne Worley Featured on 'Air Americans,' June 7
by BWW News Desk - June 7, 2007


Television legend JoAnne Worley, now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will be a featured guest on 'Air America Radio's' nationally syndicated show 'The Air Americans' tonight, Thursday, June 7th at 10:30 p.m.

Gerry Vichi is New Feldzeig in 'Chaperone,' June 5
by BWW News Desk - June 1, 2007


Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome Broadway veteran Gerry Vichi to the cast on Tuesday, June 5th at the Marquis Theatre

JoAnne Worley Appears on Bloomberg Radio, June 2
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2007


Television legend JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the Tony Award winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will be featured on Joe Franklin's nationally syndicated Bloomberg Radio show 'The Business of Show Business' on Saturday, June 2nd.

Photo Flash: London 'Drowsy Chaperone' in Previews
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2007


The West End production of the five-time Tony Award winning The Drowsy Chaperone, opening at the Novello Theatre on June 6th, began previews on May 14th

Photo Coverage: The Drowsy Chaperone Anniversary
by Mark Rupp - May 3, 2007


The Drowsy Chaperone, which opened at the Marquis Theatre on May 1st, recently celebrated its one year anniversary on Broadway.

The Drowsy Chaperone to Launch Tour in Toronto
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2007


The Drowsy Chaperone, a completely original musical comedy, will launch a national tour in September 2007 with a return 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.

Drowsy Chaperone to Welcome LaManna, Davi, Worley
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2007


Broadway's five-time Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome a trio of leading ladies in the coming months.

Crombie is 'Drowsy' Man in Chair, March 20-April 15
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2007


While Tony Award-winner John Glover was previously announced as The Drowsy Chaperone's new Man in Chair, Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie will first fill the seat recently vacated by Bob Martin.

Photo Coverage: Drowsy Chaperone Celebrates LP Release
by Mark Rupp - March 7, 2007


On Monday, March 5 at 9:30, Jim Caruso's Cast Party celebrated the release of the limited edition, vinyl 33 RPM long-playing record of the Grammy-nominated original cast recording of the five-time Tony-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

Photo Flash: West End The Drowsy Chaperone Press Launch
by BWW News Desk - March 6, 2007


Members of the cast of the upcoming West End production of the Drowsy Chaperone met the press in London and we've got pictures!

John Glover Joins The Drowsy Chaperone April 17
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2007


Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome Tony Award-winner John Glover on April 17th.

Smith and Esparza Featured on 'Good Day NY,' Feb. 28
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2007


On Thursday, February 22nd at 8 AM, Fox 5's 'Good Day New York' anchors Jodi Applegate and Ron Corning will sit down with The Drowsy Chaperone star Jennifer Smith to discuss her role as 'Kitty' in her tenth Broadway production, as well as the League of American Theatres and Producers upcoming 'Singles' Night on Broadway' event on February 28th.

Martin and McKellar's TV Show 'Slings and Arrows' to Air
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2007


The third season of the critically acclaimed television series 'Slings & Arrows,' co-created by THE DROWSY CHAPERONE's Tony Award winning authors Bob Martin and Don McKellar, premieres on The Sundance Channel this Sunday, February 18th at 8 p.m.

Strallen and Grace Join West End The Drowsy Chaperone
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2007


Summer Strallen and Nickolas Grace will join Elaine Paige and Bob Martin in the West End production of the five-time Tony Award winning The Drowsy Chaperone opening at the Novello Theatre on 6 June, with previews from 14 May. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone has music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.

The Drowsy Chaperone FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in The Drowsy Chaperone and what's the order?
Fancy Dress
Cold Feets
Best Man for the Job
Show Off
Adolpho
Accident Waiting to Happen
Toledo Surprise
Message from a Nightingale
Bride’s Lament
I Remember Love
I Do, I Do in the Sky
As We Stumble Along
Love Is Always Lovely
Overture
Fancy Dress
Cold Feets
Show Off
As We Stumble Along
I Am Aldolpho
Accident Waiting To Happen
Toledo Surprise
Act 1 Finale
A Message From a Nightingale
Bride's Lament
Love is Always Lovely in the End
I Do, I Do In the Sky
As We Stumble Along (Finale)

The Drowsy Chaperone History

Other Productions of The Drowsy Chaperone

1998   Toronto Reading
Toronto
1999   Toronto Toronto Fringe Festival Production
Toronto
1999   Toronto La Passe Muraille Production
Toronto
2001   Toronto Developmental Production
Toronto
2004   New York National Alliance for Musical Theatre Presentation
New York
2005   Los Angeles US Premiere
Los Angeles
2006   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2007   West End London Production
West End
2007   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2018   East Haddam, CT (Regional) Goodspeed Musicals Revival
East Haddam, CT (Regional)

The Drowsy Chaperone - 2006 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Gregg Barnes
2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Beth Leavel
2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Musical The Drowsy Chaperone
2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design of a Musical David Gallo
2006 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Greg Morrison
2006 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Bob Martin
2006 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Don McKellar
2006 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Lisa Lambert
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Broadway Musical 0
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Choreography Casey Nicholaw
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design Gregg Barnes
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Beth Leavel
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Score 0
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Set Design David Gallo
2006 Theatre World Awards Performance Bob Martin
2006 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Don McKellar
2006 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Bob Martin
2006 Tony Awards Best Choreography Casey Nicholaw
2006 Tony Awards Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes
2006 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Casey Nicholaw
2006 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design of a Musical Ken Billington
2006 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design of a Musical Brian Monahan
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Kevin McCollum
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Roy Miller
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Boyett Ostar Productions
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Stephanie P. McClelland
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Barbara Freitag
2006 Tony Awards Best Musical Jill Furman
2006 Tony Awards Best Orchestrations Larry Blank
2006 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Greg Morrison
2006 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Lisa Lambert
2006 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Danny Burstein
2006 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Bob Martin
2006 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Beth Leavel
2006 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sutton Foster
2006 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design of a Musical David Gallo

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