DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL Closes 3/31 in LA

DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell...and Back! will have its final week of performances through March 31 at the El Portal Theatre prior to its Las Vegas engagement. Tickets starting at $25 are on sale at elportaltheatre.com, or by calling 1-866-811-4111.

The audience response and reviews were so strong that the producer of DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL, who had previously produced the off-Broadway hit MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, was able to conclude negotiations for the Las Vegas production.

Prior to Los Angeles DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL was performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach and the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A separate, Canadian company performed the show at Stage West in Mississauga, Ontario last fall.

DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell...and Back! promises a night of laughter and solidarity for all. The story centers on Linda, who is still reeling from the collapse of her marriage. When all she wants to do is have another bowl of Chubby Hubby ice cream, Linda's three friends (along with a massage therapist/pizza delivery boy/make-over guru and others) decide to help her move on to a new beginning by throwing her the mother of all divorce parties. Using familiar songs with clever new lyrics, and coupled with a good dose of comic mayhem (and a touch of "naughty") the girls cut loose on the realities of divorce, long term relationships and moving on.

Broadway and professional theater producer Mark Schwartz (MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL) teamed up with Dr. Amy Botwinick, author of Congratulations on Your Divorce -The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After to create this riotous new production, which features direction, lyrics and choreography by Jay Falzone (SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL, COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS).

Co-conceiver/author and producer of DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell...and Back!, Mark Schwartz saw the theme as a perfect follow-up to the successful MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, "Finally, another Girls' Night Out," says Schwartz. "DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell...and Back! is the perfect opportunity for friends and adult family members to get together and laugh at a subject that affects nearly everyone."

Schwartz said, "A decade ago, a similar but different subject was the motivating factor for me to work on and produce a show. The subject was MENOPAUSE - and it was coming out of the closet. The realization that half the population is either pre- or post-menopausal at some point in their life, and was not alone in this, was a fact. It does not matter where you come from, or what language you speak, you are part of the sisterhood."

"Today 50% of first marriages end in divorce, and 60% of second marriages end in divorce. So, half of everyone who has ever been married has gone through a divorce - and the other half experiences it indirectly through friends or family. We have ceremonies and celebrations for many things: weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals, etc. Why not a divorce? Divorce can now be seen as a new beginning, a future, a positive moving on for all involved and finding the happily ever after."

"This situation creates the perfect platform to tell the real life stories of women, warts and all, and create some great comedy. Mix in fun songs and lively dancing and you've got the perfect Divorce Party on stage. Not only will women leave dancing and laughing their way up the aisle, more importantly, they will feel connected and supported by a sisterhood of women sharing the same experience. Together they will learn how to powerfully move on."

DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell...and Back! is intended for adults only. The show plays through March 31, 2013 at the El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Tickets starting at $25 are available at elportaltheatre.com, or by calling 1-866-811-4111.

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