Beth Leavel Featured on 'Bway's Biggest Hits' This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2006
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
Podcast of Beth Leavel's AP Interview Available Online
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2006
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 Drowsy Chaperone Shatters Marquis House Record
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2006
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 Drowsy Chaperone Recoups on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - December 8, 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).
Photo Coverage: New 'Chaperone' Marquee Goes Up
by Walter McBride - November 24, 2006
On the morning on November 22nd, Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel - who plays the title character in the hit musical - woke up to light the new vintage neon marquee of the Marquis Theatre, where The Drowsy Chaperone continues its run
Burstein, Engel, Etc. Set for '50 Awesome Ways' Launch
by BWW News Desk - November 8, 2006
Tony Award-nominated The Drowsy Chaperone star Danny Burstein, as well as that show's lyricist and composer Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and co-star Georgia Engel, will join PETA's '50 Awesome Ways Kid Can Help Animals' launch
'Drowsy' Composers, Engel Appear at Children's Book Launch
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2006
The Drowsy Chaperone's Tony Award-winning composing team, Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and five-time Emmy nominee Georgia Engel, who is one of the stars of that hit musical, will appear at the national launch of PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's inspiring new book, '50 Awesome Ways Kid Can Help Animals'
Sutton Foster Shows Off on 'Studio A Cabaret,' Aug. 11
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2006
Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster, currently showing off on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone, will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Seth Rudetsky's Studio A Cabaret' on Broadway's Best Channel 77 on Friday, August 11th
BWW TV: That's Kentertainment �" 13 Drowsy Stars And More!
by That's Kentertainment! - July 31, 2006
This week on That's Kentertainment!, host Ken Kleiber brings listeners a drive-by interview session with 13 cast members of The Drowsy Chaperone: Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Sutton Foster, Edward Hibbert, Troy Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Bob Martin, Jennifer Smith and Lenny Wolpe.
Shropshire to Fill in for Drowsy's Hibbert, July 3-Sept. 10
by BWW News Desk - June 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 Drowsy Chaperone Cast to Sign CDs at Virgin, 6/28
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2006
The cast of the award-winning Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone will appear at Virgin Megastore Times Square (1540 Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets) for a CD signing of the cast recording of The Drowsy Chaperone on Wednesday, June 28th
Drowsy Chaperone OCR Released Early on June 9
by BWW News Desk - June 8, 2006
Ghostlight Records, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, will release the original Broadway cast recording of The Drowsy Chaperone a few days early on June 9th
2006 Tony Awards Q&A: Sutton Foster
by Robert Diamond - June 1, 2006
Best Leading Actress in a Musical nominee Sutton Foster tells us about The Drowsy Chaperone's path to Broadway and more!
2006 Tony Awards Q&A: Bob Martin
by Robert Diamond - June 3, 2006
Bob Martin is doubly-nominated for The Drowsy Chaperone (his Broadway debut), both as best leading actor in a musical and for co-writing the book.