NEWS FROM THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

“THE DROWSY CHAPERONE” STAR

BETH LEAVEL

WAKES UP NEW YORK ON MORNING TELEVISION

THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th

WNBC’s “Weekend Today in New York” at 7:30 a.m.

WABC’s “Eyewitness News This Morning” at 9:45 a.m.

Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel, who stars as the Tony Award® winning musical's title character in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, will be on a caffeine high this Sunday morning, September 16th as she wakes New Yorkers from their slumber with two live morning television show appearances before performing the anthem “As We Stumble Along” at the annual “Broadway on Broadway” concert later that day.

WNBC’s “Weekend Today in New York” weather anchor SallyAnn Mosey will chat with Leavel live from the “Broadway on Broadway” stage in Times Square at 7:35 a.m.
“Weekend Today in New York” airs from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. on WNBC, Channel 4 in New York.

WABC’s “Eyewitness News This Morning” anchor Phil Lipoff will interview the Tony winner with Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of the League of American Theaters and Producers, at 9:45 a.m. “Eyewitness News This Morning” airs from 6:00 – 8:00 a.m. on WABC, Channel 7 in New York.

Following Leavel’s tour of New York’s leading morning news broadcasts, she will perform the “rousing anthem” “As We Stumble Along” opposite Broadway’s newest “Man in Chair” Jonathan Crombie (the mini-series “Anne of Green Gables”) at 12:00p noon live from the “Broadway on Broadway” stage in Times Square in front of over 50,000 fans.

Presented by The League of American Theatres and Producers and the Times Square Alliance, the annual “Broadway on Broadway” event will begin on Sunday, September 16th, 2007 at 11:30 AM. Over 50,000 fans are expected to enjoy the concert that includes performances and/or appearances from stars of Broadway's musicals and plays.

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).

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.

To chase his blues away, a modern day musical theatre addict known simply as “Man in Chair” drops the needle on his favorite cast album – the 1928 musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone. From the crackle of his hi-fi, the uproariously funny musical magically bursts to life on stage. We are instantly immersed in the hilarious tale of a glamorous bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the heavens. Man in Chair’s infectious love of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater.

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

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE plays Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 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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