THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Tour Thread

Georgia Engel will be doing spit takes throughout North America this coming season when she reprises her Broadway role of Mrs. Tottendale in the national tour of The Drowsy Chaperone.
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The tour schedule includes the following engagements, with more to be announced:

Sept. 19-Oct. 14: Toronto's Elgin Theatre

Oct. 16-28: Cleveland's Playhouse Square - Palace Theatre

Oct. 30-Nov. 11: St. Louis' Fox Theatre

Nov. 13-18: Charlotte's Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Belk Theater

Nov. 27-Dec. 2: Philadelphia's Academy of Music

Dec. 4-16: Cincinnati's Aronoff Center for the Arts

Dec. 18-23: Birmingham's BJCC Concert Hall

Jan. 1-13, 2008: Ft. Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Jan. 15-20, 2008: Tampa's Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Jan. 22-27, 2008: Atlanta's Fox Theatre

Jan. 29-Feb. 3, 2008: Naples' Philharmonic Center for the Arts

Feb. 5-10, 2008: Orlando's Carr Performing Arts Centre

Feb. 12-17, 2008: Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Feb. 19-24, 2008: Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

Feb. 26-March 2, 2008: Pittsburgh's Benedum Center

March 4-9, 2008: Buffalo's Shea's Performing Arts Center

March 18-30, 2008: St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

April 22-May 4, 2008: Boston's Opera House

May 6-11, 2008: Providence's Providence Performing Arts Center

May 13-18, 2008: Greenville's Peace Center

May 20-June 1, 2008: Houston's Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

June 24-29, 2008: Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre

July 8-20, 2008: Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center
Georgia Engel to Star in Drowsy Tour; Additional Dates Revealed

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let's hope someone doesn't make Georgia mad. lest she quit much like she did on Broadway!

I'm kind of surprised at some of those sites for a first-run tour. Not all, but some of those? Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center is a lot better. Maybe their tour availability was all filled up.

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It was announced that it would be part of the 07/08 season in San Francisco, but no specific date was announced for the engagemnt, just that it would be Summer 2008. But from the schedule, it looks like SF will be getting the show Aug 2008.

Thta's great! She'll be a real draw because of her TV name, and then we can also get great Broadway talents elsewhere instead of trying to find a big name who has no talent.
Broadway Blog: The Road You Didn't Take to Broadway (the Hollywood detour)

Thanks Wanna Be A Foster for the post.

Loved the show the 2 times I saw it shortly after it opened on Broadway, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the tour when it plays down here in Ft. Lauderdale.

Looking forward to the other cast annoucements, which most of us on here will know who they are -- whether they are 'names' or not. Having Georgia Engel headlining will be a bit misleading but at least it'll bring some attention to the show.

Georgia did not get mad and quit. Her contract was up.

Ugh! Where's Chicago on this list??

"I can't belive it's playing Boston's Opera House. It's the theatre that actually managed to swallow up The Lion King and Phantom. Drowsy will be lost on that stage."

I totally agree. Is the Colonial taken at that time?

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I read somewhere that this girl got Kitty.
Marla Mindelle

Beth and Danny both have young families, so I can't imagine them being in a position to take off touring for a year. And Bob won't be doing the whole tour.

Maybe Rachel York can leave Camelot to don the Janet pin curl wig?

I think she'd be stellar as Janet Van De Graff.

i'm totally ok with that too. Rahcel York could play Nelli in South Pacific.