ORLANDO, Fla., May 4, 2009 — HOT FLASH! The international hit show Menopause The Musical brings "The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change" back to California for a five-city tour during May 2009.
The musical is set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a lingerie sale. The all-female cast makes fun of their woeful hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges. A sisterhood is created between these diverse women as they realize that menopause is no longer The Silent Passage! It is a stage in every woman's life that is perfectly normal!
Menopause The Musical is the work of writer and producer Jeanie Linders. The laughter-filled 90-minute production includes parodies from the classics of the '60s, '70s and '80s. Menopause The Musical is directed by Kathryn Conte and choreographed by Patty Bender with musical direction by Alan Plado.
California Tour '09
Bakersfield
Majestic Fox Theatre
May 9 & 10
Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza/Fred Kavli Theatre
May 12
San Bernardino
California Theatre of the Performing Arts
May 14 – 17
Santa Barbara
Lobero Theatre
May 20 – 22
Modesto
Gallo Center for the Arts
May 26 – 28
Menopause The Musical has launched a women's movement that has superseded entertainment and become a must-see event. It is estimated that nearly 11 million women have attended a performance since the 2001 opening in Orlando, Florida. Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, writer and producer Jeanie Linders created the show as a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived "The Change." "Most women know intuitively that every other woman is experiencing hot flashes or night sweats," says Linders. "There is always a close friend or two who can sympathize or identify with her, but when they are sitting in a theater with hundreds of other women, all laughing and shouting‚ 'That's me! That's me on stage!' they know what they are experiencing is normal. They aren't alone … or crazy. It becomes a sisterhood." Since its first performance, the show has evolved as a grassroots movement of women who deal with life after 40 and all the challenges that result from the mental, physical, and spiritual freedom of being a woman.
Menopause The Musical has entertained audiences across the country in more than 250 cities and in a total of 14 countries. Internationally, the show has visited Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom, Singapore, South Africa, and South Korea. Each week women of all ages and stages find their spirits lifted by the show's light-hearted look at menopause. No longer is it The Silent Passage!
Presented by J's Theatre Den, Inc.
http://www.MenopauseTheMusical.com
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Diana Pratt
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