The Times They Are A-Changin'

OK, a terrible title to this entry, but we're just a week away from the avalanche that is "Menopause: The Musical," which will be presented many times, so you have no excuse for missing it.

I'll have more about it in the week ahead, but for now, here's the press release sent out by the Marshall Artists Series:


Menopause the Musical: A Celebration of Women and The Change!

The Marshall Artists Series and Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Women & Children’s Services are delighted to bring eight performances of the hilarious and heartwarming hit, Menopause the Musical, to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center! Evening performances are February 27-March 3 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be three matinee performances February 28 and March 3 at 2 p.m. and March 4 at 3 p.m.

In the hit musical, four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet in a Bloomingdale’s department store and soon find out lingerie isn’t the only thing they share.

Since 2001, this slide-splitting musical has entertained audiences from coast-to-coast and around the world. Patrons will laugh and cheer along with a joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized baby boomer hits including “I Heard It Thru the Grapevine You No Longer See 39” “Puff, My God I’m Draggin” and the disco favorite “Stayin’ Awake! Stayin’ Awake!”

Huntington native Joanne Cummings Grant is the national director of production for the musical. She will return home for the Huntington debut. Grant is a Marshall University alumna. She served as promotions and acting director at the Huntington Civic Center from 1980-1982. Currently, Grant is responsible for booking and putting together cast and crew for the musical in six countries and fifteen cities.

A dinner theatre option is available before the March 3 evening show and a brunch prior to the March 4 matinee. The meals will begin two hours before show time. Tickets for the pre-show meals are $20 per person. Seating availability is limited. Patrons should call the Marshall Artists Series at (304) 696-3326 for reservations.

Tickets for the shows are available now. Tickets are $39. Groups of 20 or more people will receive a $5 discount off each individual ticket. Tickets may be purchased through the Marshall Artists Series Box Office, located in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. The box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Phone orders may be taken from the box office for patrons calling (304) 696-6656. All major credit cards are accepted.

Tickets for all shows may also be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling (304) 523-5757 in Huntington or (304) 342-5757 in Charleston. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. Patrons can pick up tickets at any Ticketmaster outlet, including select Kroger stores.

This show is sponsored by Cabell Huntington’s Women & Children’s Services, WSAZ, the Herald Dispatch, Clear Channel Communications, and the Marshall Artists Series.