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MY MAMMA: THE SUPER ACTION HERO To Premiere At The ATA In May

Witness the hilarious journey of Mamma Benjamin, a 75-year-old woman who fights to be cast as the super action hero in her son's film.

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MY MAMMA: THE SUPER ACTION HERO To Premiere At The ATA In May

MY MAMMA: THE SUPER ACTION HERO, Written and Directed KENTHEDO ROBINSON runs May 2-3 at 8pm; May 4 at 3pm & 8pm; May 5 at 3pm; May 8-11 at 8 pm; May 12 at 3pm (Special Mother's Day Show) at the American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, NYC. 

Filmmaker Jerome Benjamin returns home to Smoky Hills, Kansas, to put the finishing touches on his super action hero script. He is soon faced with major opposition from his 75-year-old mother - Mamma Benjamin - who demands to be cast in his new film... [wait for it] AS THE SUPER ACTION HERO!

When he refuses, stating that she's not what Hollywood demands as a superhero (her arthritis didn't help matters either), Mamma B calls upon the stars who have gone before, and devises a plan to land the role.

She even puts his life in danger to prove she can save a life and that she can be a super action hero.

Will Mamma B save her son? Will Mamma B get the part?
The best is yet to come!

The cast features Ms. D, Sharell Williams, Alton Ray, James Oliver, Leesandra Moore, Zsay Moore



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