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The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, will play its final performance at the Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on February 14, 2010. Original direction and choreography is 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.

If you love musical theatre, you'll absolutely fall in love with The Drowsy Chaperone, the fun and frothy show now holding sway in Andrew Jackson Hall at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Winner of five Tony Awards (more than any other musical in the 2005-'06 season), The Drowsy Chaperone plays like a love letter - a true valentine, if you will - to that uniquely American art form, the musical comedy. Could anything be more apropos during this season of hearts and flowers?

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a completely original musical comedy, is coming to Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, February 9-14, 2010. Original direction and choreography is 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 National Tour of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will hit South Bend, Indiana this weekend, playing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 29th and two performances on Saturday, January 30th. Original direction and choreography is 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 National Tour of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will hit South Bend, Indiana this weekend, playing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 29th and two performances on Saturday, January 30th. Original direction and choreography is 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 National Tour of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will hit South Bend, Indiana this weekend, playing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 29th and two performances on Saturday, January 30th. Original direction and choreography is 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 most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a completely original musical comedy, is coming to Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, February 9-14, 2010. Original direction and choreography is 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.

While many actors aspire to direct, few ever achieve fame in both disciplines. The Drowsy Chaperone's Jay Douglas, however, is one exception. He performed six roles in the production on Broadway during it's 2006 - 2007 run, including the lead Man in Chair, and at one point served as the show's dance captain.

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a completely original musical comedy, is coming to South Bend at the Morris Performing Arts Center from January 29 to January 30.

The cast and crew of The Drowsy Chaperone held a door-decorating contest backstage at the Marquis Theatre.

The five-time Tony Award® winning hit musical comedy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will play its final performance on Broadway at The Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) on Sunday evening, December 30th, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. following 674 performances and 32 previews.

The five-time Tony Award winning musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone wakes up on Broadway and resumes performances on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Marquis Theatre

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, who recently made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical Te Drowsy Chaperone, will visit Fox 5's 'Good Day New York' and NBC's 'The Today Show' studios on Tuesday, November 6.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, who made his Broadway debut as 'Man in Chair' in the Tony Award winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone on Friday, will sit down with the ladies of 'The View' on Friday, October 26 in the 11AM half hour.

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.

Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone celebrated 500 performances at the Marquis Theatre on Thursday, July 12th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

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

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.

A limited edition, vinyl album of the Grammy Award-nominated original cast recording of the five-time Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will be released by Ghostlight Records on Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14

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).