Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, who stars in the title role of the Tony Award® winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, recently sat down with Associated Press Radio's Jane Waldman to chat about the joy that originating her role in the hit musical has brought her this year, backstage Holiday spirit, and spending Christmas at her home away from home on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre
The Broadway hit The Drowsy Chaperone had its best week ever and set a new house record at the Marquis Theatre, grossing $1,073,880 for the week ending December 10, 2006
The five-time Tony Award® winning hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE recouped its initial investment on Broadway in just thirty weeks and less than seven months following opening to critical acclaim at the Marquis Theatre on May 1, 2006. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE paid back its $8 million capitalization during the week ending November 26, 2006 following 272 performances (240 regular performances and 32 previews).
The American Theatre Wing's Grants Program honored its 2006 grant recipients, 53 New York City not-for-profit theatres that reflect the range of diversity of New York's theatres, at a luncheon at Sardi's on Thursday, December 7 at noon
BC/EFA's 18th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, co-hosted by Marin Mazzie and Jonathan Hadary of Spamalot, took place at the Neil Simon Theatre on Monday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 5
The American Theatre Wing's Grants Program will honor its 2006 grant recipients, 53 New York City not-for-profit theatres that reflect the range of diversity of New York's theatres, at a luncheon at Sardi's on December 7 at noon.
Broadway's top performers will tell the stories and sing the songs that made them famous in 'Gimme a Break,' A Benefit Evening for The Transport Group (The Audience, First Lady Suite) honoring Gilbert Parker
The Drowsy Chaperone, which played the Center Theater Group's Ahmanson Theatre before moving to its current hit run on Broadway, was among the big winners of Los Angeles' Ovation Awards, which took place on November 13th at the Orpheum Theatre in a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and presented by the L.A. Stage Alliance
Four-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury headlined 'This is on Me, An Evening of Dorothy Parker,' a staged reading adapted by Tom Fontana to benefit The Acting Company, which took place on Sunday, November 5 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Daniel Radcliffe's nude debut announces dates, Wicked breaks records, Connie climbs hills, Drowsy Chaperone eyes a West End transfer and Billy Zane gives Dance Lessons
In between recently getting married and performing her busy eight show per week schedule on the hit musical - The Drowsy Chaperone, Sutton Foster has created a series of four holiday cards to raise money for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
Bob Martin, Julie White, John Lloyd Young and Christian Hoff were among the celebrities who presented at the Artios Awards on November 1st; casting director Juliette Taylor was also honored
On Monday night, October 30th the William Morris Talent Agency again celebrated the start of the new theatre season and--as is their tradition--a charity as well
The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced the winners of the 2006 NYMF Awards for Excellence, who will be recognized as part of the NYMF 2006 Awards Gala honoring Kevin McCollum