The ensemble production features four women at a department store's lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex, and more. A joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized classic baby boomer hits, the 90-minute show features chart-toppers including "I Heard It Thru the Grapevine You No Longer See 39" and the disco favorite "Stayin' Awake! Stayin' Awake!"

Since its first show in a tiny, 76-seat perfume-shop-converted theatre in Orlando, FL, on March 28, 2001, Menopause The Musical®, has launched a women's movement that has superseded entertainment and become a must-see event. To date, nearly 9 million fans in 12 countries have seen the Off-Broadway sensation. Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, writer/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. 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 the post-WWII baby boomer generation.

"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 420 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."

Menopause The Musical® is directed by Kathryn Conte and choreographed by Patty Bender with musical direction by Alan Plado.

Menopause The Musical® has entertained audiences across the country in more than 100 cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Danville (KY), Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Haven (CT), New York, Orlando, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Seattle, St. Louis, Syracuse (NY), Tampa, Upland (CA), and West Palm Beach, as well as internationally in 11 countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom, South Africa, and South Korea. Each week nearly 35,000 women of all ages and stages find their spirits lifted by the show's light-hearted look at menopause.

From press release.