(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) -  The Drowsy Chaperone, a totally original new musical within a comedy, is swooping into town with tons of laughs and the most 2006 Tony Awards® of any musical on Broadway! San Diegan Casey Nicholaw (Tony®-nominated for Drowsy and Spamalot) directed and choreographed, with costumes by San Diego’s Tony Award®-winner Gregg Barnes, and a stellar creative team led by Second City’s Bob Martin, Don McKellar, Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The Drowsy Chaperone also won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical!

A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theatre and thought, “Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good,” this is the show for you. The Drowsy Chaperone tells the story of a modern day musical theater addict known simply as “Man in Chair.” To chase his blues away he drops the needle on his favorite LP – the 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. From the crackle of his hi-fi, the musical magically bursts to life on-stage telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone, the debonair groom, the dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs. Man in Chair’s love of The Drowsy Chaperone speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater.

The Drowsy Chaperone received more Tony Awards® than any other musical of the 2006 season, including Best Book (Bob Martin and Don McKellar); Original Score (Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison), Costume Design (Gregg Barnes) and Scenic Design (David Gallo). The creative team for The Drowsy Chaperone also includes lighting design by Ken Billington (Chicago) and Brian Monahan, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, orchestrations by Larry Blank, dance and incidental music arrangements by Glen Kelly, and music director/vocal arrangements by Phil Reno. The Drowsy Chaperone is produced by Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Bob Boyett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman.

Individual tickets will go on sale Friday, August 1st at 10:00am at the Civic Theatre Ticket Office (3rd & B Street, downtown San Diego). To order by phone, call the Ticket Office at (619) 570-1100 or Ticketmaster at (619) 220-TIXS; or purchase tickets via the Internet at www.broadwaysd.com

Visit www.drowsychaperone.com  for more information.

WHEN: September 23 - 28, 2008

WHERE: San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd and B Street, downtown San Diego

PERFORMANCE Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00pm
TIMES: Thursday at 7:30pm
Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday at 1:00pm & 6:00pm

TICKETS: $18--$79 Tickets Go On Sale Friday, August 1 at 10:00am

TICKET PURCHASE: Civic Theatre Ticket Office, (619) 570-1100
Ticketmaster (619) 220-TIXS
Group Discounts (619) 564-3001

THEATRE ADDRESS: 3rd and B Street, 1100 Third Ave.

PARKING: Paid parking available in the San Diego Concourse Parking structure.

WEBSITE: www.broadwaysd.com