Bartlett & Reams to Appear on 'Theater Talk' This Weekend

Broadway veteran Peter Bartlett, now starring as "Underling" in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will be interviewed by "Theatre Talk" hosts Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins this weekend in a segment devoted to favorite Broadway musical replacements also featuring The Producers star Lee Roy Reams.  

"Theatre Talk" will air on WNET, PBS (Channel 13 in New York) late night Friday, April 6th at 12:30 a.m. and on Sunday, April 8th at 3:00 p.m. in Boston on WGBH, PBS (Channel 44).

Peter Bartlett most recently appeared on Broadway in the Stephen Sondheim musical The Frogs at Lincoln Center and has also been featured in the musicals Never Gonna Dance and Beauty in the Beast on Broadway and the City Center Encores! staging of Call Me Madam. His off-Broadway credits include the Paul Rudnick plays Jeffrey, Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach; Rude Entertainment and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, for which he received a Drama Desk nomination.

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 season and the recipient of thirteen major awards, The Drowsy Chaperone received the most Tony Awards of any musical -five in total - including Best Book and 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.

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.

The musical plays 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. Tickets prices range from $26.25 - $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).

Visit www.DrowsyChaperone.com for more information.