THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Play Barter Stage II, Beginning Tonight

"The Marvelous Wonderettes" has sold out theatres around the country and now, for the first time, this fun filled production comes to Barter Stage II beginning tonight, June 11.

This two-act musical production follows four high school friends through their 1958 senior high school prom and their 1968 high school reunion. The girls have all been nominated for prom queen and each is determined to prove she should win. Missy, Cindy Lou, Betty Jean and Suzy don miles of crinoline, their best dancing shoes and plenty of rouge to belt out their favorite hits.

The musical numbers in "The Marvelous Wonderettes" make it the perfect play for a girls-night-out. The show includes more than 25 total songs such as: "Mr. Sandman," "Stupid Cupid," "It's In His Kiss," "It's My Party," and "Leader of the Pack."

The cast of "The Marvelous Wonderettes" includes some of Barter Theatre's most notable ladies. Abbey Hunt, who audiences will remember from "Love, Sex and the I.R.S.," appears as Cindy Lou Huffington, "the prettiest girl at Springfield High School."

Esco Jouléy plays Betty Jean Reynolds, the tomboy of the bunch. Jouléy appeared in "Anything Goes" and "The Miracle Worker" earlier this year.

Sarah Laughland, who starred as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," appears as Susy Simpson, a crafty but love-struck sweetheart.

The four-woman cast is rounded out Annie Simpson who has most recently appeared as a Barter Player in shows for children. Simpson plays Missy Miller, the most focused Wonderette with a passion for organization.

Amanda Aldridge, who was responsible for the knockout dance routines from "Anything Goes" in the spring of this year, is playing not one, not two, but three huge roles in the design of "The Marvelous Wonderettes." Aldridge is the director, costume designer and co-choreographer of this can't-miss musical.

"The Marvelous Wonderettes" is made possible by Corporate Sponsor, The Virginia Highland Small Business Incubator. Barter Theatre is funded in part by The Virginia Commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.