Rosie O'Donnell Visits The Marvelous Wonderettes On Opening Night, 9/14

Rosie O'Donnell paid a special visit to the cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes after she caught the opening night performance on Sunday, September 14th.

Direct from an 8-week special limited engagement at Laguna Playhouse (beginning July 8, 2008) and a record-setting 19 month run at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, The Marvelous Wonderettes is currently playing Off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre. The show is Written and directed by Roger Bean

A cotton-candy colored non-stop pop musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes features the iconic sounds of the fifties and beyond in a journey back to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where the Wonderettes - Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy - are four young girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts.  Brimming with such classic hits as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My Party” and “It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song),” The Marvelous Wonderettes is a high-octane musical blast from the past.     

Writer/director Roger Bean has written several musicals originally created for and produced by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Route 66, Honky Tonk Laundry, Why Do Fools Fall In Love? and The Andrews Brothers have also been produced in numerous theatres across the country (Musical Theatre West, Delaware Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre). 

The Marvelous Wonderettes will feature Set Design by Mike Carnahan, Costume and Wig Design by Bobby Pearce (Broadway’s Taboo), Lighting Design by Jeremy Pivnick, Sound Design by Cricket S. Myers, Musical Direction by Brian William Baker and Choreography by Janet Miller.

This production is presented by David Elzer (Jewtopia, The Laramie Project), Peter Schneider (The Lion King, Sister Act: The Musical) and Marvelous Dreams, NYC. 

The Marvelous Wonderettes earned an Ovation Award (Best Musical in an Intimate Theatre) and LADCC Awards for Best Choreography and Ensemble in its run at Los Angeles’ El Portal Theatre. 

The Marvelous Wonderettes will play as follows at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street): Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 7:00 PM, with matinee performances on Wednesday at 3:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday at 3:00 PM.  Tickets are available through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or (212) 239-6200.  Tickets are $75.00, with a limited number of $25.00 Student Rush tickets available at the box office 1 hour prior to show.  A limited number of premium tickets are also available at $125.00.  For more information, please visit www.MarvelousWonderettes.com.

Rosie O'Donnell and the Marvelous Wonderettes