Post-Tonys Drowsy Chaperone Box Office Gets Wake Up Calls — Worth $700,000
By Kenneth Jones
13 Jun 2006
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| Tony winner Beth Leavel in The Drowsy Chaperone. |
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| photo by Joan Marcus |
The Drowsy Chaperone may not have taken the Best Musical Tony Award June 11, but its five wins and videogenic musical number helped bring in $700,000 immediately following the broadcast.
Following the Sunday Tony telecast on CBS (and as of 3 PM June 12), Drowsy prompted more than four times the usual Monday take, a spokesman said.
Variety reported that the musical comedy at the Marquis Theater now has an advance of $10 million.
The Drowsy Chaperone won 2006 Tonys in the categories of Best Score (Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison), Best Book (Don McKellar and Bob Martin), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Beth Leavel), Best Costumes (Gregg Barnes) and Best Scenic Design of a Musical (David Gallo).
