Jill Furman News

THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS today presented THE 22nd ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

The Drowsy Chaperone, a completely original musical comedy, will launch a national tour in September 2007 with a return to Toronto, where it was the sleeper hit of the 1999 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival before transferring to a hit commercial run at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.

An array of acclaimed stars, playwrights and directors will attend a cocktail party for the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards ceremony

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.

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers today announced the nominations for the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, which will be presented on Monday, May 7th at New World Stages

In the Heights, the new critically acclaimed musical, announces a new block of tickets is now on sale for performances through Sunday, July 15, 2007.

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.

Members of the cast of the upcoming West End production of the Drowsy Chaperone met the press in London and we've got pictures!

Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome Tony Award-winner John Glover on April 17th.

The third season of the critically acclaimed television series 'Slings & Arrows,' co-created by THE DROWSY CHAPERONE's Tony Award winning authors Bob Martin and Don McKellar, premieres on The Sundance Channel this Sunday, February 18th at 8 p.m.

Summer Strallen and Nickolas Grace will join Elaine Paige and Bob Martin in the West End production of the five-time Tony Award winning The Drowsy Chaperone opening at the Novello Theatre on 6 June, with previews from 14 May. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone has music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.

Broadway's Tony Award winning hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will welcome Tony Award winner John Glover (Love! Valour! Compassion!, TV's 'Smallville') to the cast in April on a date to be announced.

The new musical In the Heights, which began previews on January 9th, opened on February 8th at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts

Wednesday, January 31, at 6:30pm, just minutes after Quiara Alegría Hudes put the finishing touches on her book for the new musical IN THE HEIGHTS, she went into labor with her first child at the theater (37 Arts). Christopher Jackson, who stars in the show, flagged down a cab, and Thomas Kail, the director of the show took her to the hospital.

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

Multi award-winning actress and recording artist Elaine Paige will return to the West End to take the title role in the Broadway smash hit musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, the five-time Tony Award winning musical will preview at the Novello Theatre from 14 May, with press night on 5 June and opening night on 6 June.

Broadway's Tony Award® winning smash hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE welcomes Peter Bartlett to the cast on Tuesday, January 16th at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

Broadway's smash hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE toasted the New Year with its best week ever and a new house record at the Marquis Theatre, grossing $1,381,179. for nine performances for the week ending December 31st, 2006.

Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Bob Martin, stars of the Tony Award winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, will be featured on NY-1's 'On Stage' this weekend.

Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, who stars in the title role of the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will sit down with 'Broadway's Biggest Hits' radio host Bud Wilkinson this weekend to discuss both her own plans for New Years Eve and what she speculates her tipsy alter ego 'Beatrice Stockwell' might do to toast a highball to 2007