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Television legend JoAnne Worley (“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In”) is now starring as “Mrs. Tottendale” in the Tony Award® winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at the Marquis Theatre.

WORLEY’S WORLD
By Edward Highfield, Matthew Meixler, and Brian Scott Lipton

Whether in her stage appearances in Hello, Dolly!, On the Twentieth Century, or Follies or her weekly stint in the popular television show Laugh-In, Jo Anne Worley has always known how to make audiences take notice of her singular talents. Right now, she's earning nightly ovations as Mrs. Tottendale in the hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Earlier this month, Worley allowed TheaterMania to join her on a brief shopping expedition with her beloved dog Harmony before taking us on a very special backstage tour at the Marquis Theater, complete with a surprise visit from her Tony Award-winning co-star (and fellow dog lover) John Glover.

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Prior to joining the cast of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Worley recently appeared on the New York musical stage in the acclaimed Encores! production of Follies and returns to Broadway for the first time in nearly 15 years since appearing in the revival of Grease! She made her Broadway debut in The Billy Barnes People and was in the original cast of Hello Dolly! as Carol Channing’s standby. She was recently named President of "Actors and Others for Animals."

The most celebrated musical of the 2006 season and the recipient of thirteen major awards, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE received the most Tony Awards® of any musical -five in total - including Best Book and Score, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, four Outer Critic's Circle Awards including Outstanding Score and the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE began previews April 3, 2006 and opened on Broadway on May 1, 2006 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

JoAnne Worley’s Broadway productions include The Billy Barnes People, the original production of Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi standby), Prince of Central Park and Grease! Last season, she appeared in the Actors’ Fund benefit staging of On the Twentieth Century. Off Broadway: The Mad Show. Tours: ”Mama Rose” in Gypsy, “the Wicked Witch” in The Wizard of Oz, the title role in Mame, Pirates of Penzance, Annie Get Your Gun, Anything Goes, Nunsense, Grease!, Annie, Call Me Madam. Other theater: Luv, Carnival, Second City Review, Hotel Passionato, Same Time, Next Year; Lovers and Other Strangers; Moon Over Buffalo, Steel Magnolias and the female version of The Odd Couple. Television work includes “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”; “Love, American Style;” “The Love Boat;” “Murder, She Wrote;” “Hawaii Five-O;” “Mad About You;” “Caroline in the City;” “The Martin Short Show;” “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and many guest spots on “The Merv Griffin Show,” “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and “The Andy Williams Show.” She has appeared on numerous game shows including “Hollywood Squares,” “Match Game” and “The 10,000 Pyramid” among many. In addition to originating the role of the “wardrobe” in Disney’s Academy Award® winning animated film Beauty and the Beast, Ms. Worley has performed as a voice over artist for several cartoons and Disney animated movies including Nutcracker Fantasy, A Goofy Movie and Belle's Magical World. Her many nightclub appearances include the revue S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous, S’Gershwin at New York’s Rainbow and Stars, The Sands and Harrah’s in Las Vegas and Miami’s famed Fontainebleu. She was recently named President of the “Actors and Others for Animals.”

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is directed and choreographed 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 DROWSY CHAPERONE is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag, and Jill Furman.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE plays Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets prices range from $26.25 - $111.25 (including $1.25 facility fee) and are available through Ticketmaster (212-307-4100), online at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at The Marquis Theatre box office (1535 Broadway).

www.DrowsyChaperone.com

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