Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International just announced the licensing availability of Sister Act SR. and The Drowsy Chaperone SR., two new Broadway Senior musicals designed for performance by adults 55+.
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
Sister Act SR. and The Drowsy Chaperone SR are expected to be available for licensing in the coming months, joining The Music Man SR.,Guys and Dolls SR., Singin’ in the Rain SR., Fiddler on the Roof SR., and Into the Woods SR. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying SR. is currently in development.
Shifting Ground Collective has revealed the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of The Drowsy Chaperone, on stage at Theatre Passe Muraille.
UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will present THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, a Tony-winning musical, at Wright Hall's Main Theatre with performances scheduled for late February and early March.
Award-winning musical theatre writer Adam Gwon will offer a Master Class next week as part of Theatre Now New York's Industry Nights. Learn more here!
Laila Drew and Allyson Tucker are among the names added to the list of performers for Theatre Now's 'Astonishing! Gala 2025', which will honor Mindi Dickstein, Anna K. Jacobs and Lisa Lambert.
Isabelle McCalla and Michael R. Jackson have been added to the list of performers and presenters for Theatre Now's 'Astonishing! Gala 2025.' Learn more about the gala here!
Theatre Now will present its annual Astonishing! Gala on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City. The evening will honor Mindi Dickstein (Little Women), Anna K. Jacobs (Teeth), and Lisa Lambert (The Drowsy Chaperone) in a celebration of Women and Nonbinary Musical Theatre Writers. The gala will also highlight members of Theatre Now’s Musical Writers Lab.
Check out brand-new photos of Breaking the Binary Theatre’s one-night-only concert presentation of The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall! The concert kicked off the 2025 Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival.
Theatre Now New York will present a one-night-only performance of Tea with G. Featuring Deborah Berenson as tea etiquette instructor Georgina Grace (a combination of Mary Poppins and Dame Edna) and Mark Schenfisch as her much harassed accompanist.
Theatre Now New York's Industry Nights return with a Master Class given by award-winning writer Julia Jordan (Murder Ballad, Bernice Bobs Her Hair) on September 22nd at 6:30pm.
Breaking the Binary Theatre has revealed the complete cast for the organization’s one-night-only concert of The Drowsy Chaperone at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
The Sustain, an original musical by Aaron Drescher, Alice Jankell and Pamela Weiler Grayson, will receive 5 developmental workshop presentations at the Sargent Theatre. Learn more and see how to attend!
Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, and more will star in The Drowsy Chaperon benefit concert! Learn more about the concert and see how to attend the performance!
Theatre Now is accepting submissions for SOUND BITES 13, the 13th Annual Festival of 10-Minute Musicals, now through December 1st. 10 finalists will be selected for presentation on Monday, May 4, 2026 at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.
Lost Nation Theater kicks off its 2025–26 “Stories That Restore Us” season with the toe-tapping, laugh-out-loud musical The Drowsy Chaperone, running Thursdays through Sundays, July 17–August 3 at Montpelier City Hall Arts Center.
Theatre Now New York will host a Master Class with Tony Award-winning writer Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) next week.
Although the cast took a wrecking ball to the fourth wall separating the audience from the actors and the show within a show is intentionally light on plot, The Drowsy Chaperone serves up a cocktail that is two shots of Golden Age musicals, a jigger of acerbic wit, three parts parody, and a half ounce of honesty.
'It’s full of satire, especially of the musicals of the 1920s before they had figured out story structure, character development, or basically anything else Rodgers and Hammerstein figured out in OKLAHOMA.' Jeremy Blaustein
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