Plews, who is director and choreographer in residence at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse, has previously worked on productions of Buddy, Into the Woods, The Hot Mikado and Talent there. It is produced by Ovation in association with Alex Segal. October 14-30, 2022 CLOSED Broadway World Review Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. The production is directed by Racky Plews, choreographed by Fabian Aloise, with musical supervision by Michael England, musical direction by Tim Whiting, design by Martin Thomas, lighting by Howard Hudson, sound by Aaron Buck and casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow. We are actively seeking playbill sponsors for our Fall, and Spring Productions along with our annual student production of Music of the Night. Although it ran for 674 performances during its original Broadway run at the Marquis Theatre between April 2006 and December 2007, and also took Tony's for actress Beth Leavel, scenic designer David Gallo and costume designer Gregg Barnes, its transfer to the West End's Novello in June 2007 ran for less than two months.Īccording to press materials, The Drowsy Chaperone begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favourite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called The Drowsy Chaperone, and the show magically bursts to life. 2016), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Jesus. The musical, written by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison, won Tony Awards for both Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Previous credits include Heathers: The Musical (Rams Dad. and a cast of Broadways very best in the multiple Tony-winning musical comedy hailed by New York Magazine as The Perfect Broadway.

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