Menopause the Musical Plays MAC 2/8-27

It's time to kick-up those high heels! The Off-Broadway and international hit sensation Menopause The Musical® is coming to the Mesa Arts Center as part of its 10th year celebration of "The Change!" Performance opens February 8th.

The hilarious musical is set in NYC's Bloomingdale's store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a lingerie sale. The cast laughs at 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 and ‘70s and ‘80s. Disco hit "Stayin' Alive" becomes "Stayin' Awake," Motown favorite "My Girl" is transformed into "My Thighs," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" switches to "In the Guest Room or on the Sofa, My Husband Sleeps at Night," and "Puff The Magic Dragon" becomes the anthem to exercise, "Puff, My God I'm Draggin'".

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. "It may not be Shakespeare, but our focus is different. We want to bring women together and empower them. This is an event - a happening," says Kathi Glist, President of GFOUR Productions. "It resonates with just about any woman over 40, but it is enjoyed by all. And the men laugh just as hard," she adds.

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 theatre 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."

Tickets On Sale Now!
Mesa Arts Center
One East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
February 8th - 27th
Evening performances: Tuesday - Sunday at 7:30 pm
Matinee performances: Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm
Tickets $42. Great group discounts available.
To purchase tickets call, 480.644.6500 or visit www.MesaArtsCenter.com

Millions of women around the world (men too!) have attended a performance since the 2001 opening in Orlando, Florida. Menopause The Musical® has entertained audiences across the country in more than 450 US cities, total of 15 countries and nearly 300 international cities. Internationally, the show has visited Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Scotland, 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. It's ‘The Hilarious Celebration of Women and the Change!®‘

For more information, visit www.MenopauseTheMusical.com.