Shropshire to Fill in for Drowsy's Hibbert, July 3-Sept. 10
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 26, 2006
While Edward Hibbert performs in the Los Angeles premiere of Kander and Ebb's Curtains at the Ahmanson Theatre, Noble Shropshire will take on his role as dry-witted Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone from July 3rd through September 10th.
The show also stars Sutton Foster, Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Troy
Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Beth
Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Bob Martin, Jennifer Smith and Lenny Wolpe.
Shropshire has appeared on Broadway in Not About Nightingales, and Off-Broadway in dozens of plays, including The Crucible, Hamlet, Danton's Death, King Lear, The Cherry Orchard, Peer Gynt, Antigone and The Merchant of Venice.
The Drowsy Chaperone began previews at The Marquis Theater on April 3, and opened on Monday, May 1. The Drowsy Chaperone won the New York Drama Critics' Circle and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical and received five Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.
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.
A cast album is available on Ghostlight Records.
Tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone 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.
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