Drowsy Chaperone's Burstein & Smith to Air on Sirius Radio

By: Feb. 08, 2007
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Tune in to Sirius Radio's irreverent chat fest "Studio A Cabaret" on "Broadway's Best Channel 77" beginning Friday, February 9th at 7:00 p.m. (ET) as THE DROWSY CHAPERONE stars, Tony Award® nominated actor Danny Burstein and Broadway vet Jennifer Smith, visit Broadway's notorious personality Seth Rudetsky to celebrate the Valentine's Day release of the hit musical's limited edition vinyl record.

With a combined total of 20 Broadway shows between them, Burstein and Smith also will share stories of their unique paths to Broadway and experiences from their distinguished musical theater careers, including humorous accounts of working on both hits and flops.

"Studio A Cabaret with Seth Rudetsky" will be re-broadcast on Friday, February 9th at 4:00p (PT); Saturday February 10th at 5p (ET) and 2:00p (PT); Sunday, February 11th at 12noon (ET) and 9:00a (PT) and Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14th at 2:00p (ET) and 11:00a (PT).

The limited edition, vinyl album (yes…a 33 RPM long playing record!) of the Grammy Award® nominated original cast recording of the THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will be released by Ghostlight Records on Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14. The re-mastered collector's item will mark the first time in nearly twenty years that an original Broadway cast recording will be released in album format.

In THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a modern day musical theatre fan 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.

Now, a limited edition, 13-track record recreates "Man in Chair"'s experience listening to his cherished cast album and features added scene dialogue, vintage cover artwork, Broadway production photographs, lyrics, liner notes and an included bonus CD of the vinyl record's content.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE has been called a love letter to the musical theater; the re-mastered vinyl rarity is the perfect Valentine's Day gift - the definitive piece of theater memorabilia from "Man in Chair," the ultimate theatre fan. Now fans everywhere can bring The Drowsy Chaperone to life in their own living rooms with the collector's item album that looks just like the record "Man in Chair" worships in the hit Broadway musical.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE limited edition, vinyl album will be available for $50.00 exclusively at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway), on the Ghostlight Records website (www.GhostlightRecords.com) and at www.drowsychaperone.com. Online advance orders are being taken now for delivery in time for Valentine's Day. A portion of the proceeds from THE DROWSY CHAPERONE limited edition vinyl album will benefit The Actors' Fund of America, celebrating their 125th Anniversary this year.

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 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.

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.

The Grammy AwardÒnominated original cast recording of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is produced by Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Joel Moss, musical director Phil Reno and Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records President Kurt Deutsch.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE complete 22-track Broadway original cast recording, including two additional bonus tracks, is available in stores now and on www.ghostlightrecords.com.


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