Really fun time.
by Nancy on 6/2/24Harrah's Cabaret at Harrah's Las Vegas - Las VegasThe cast was extremely talented and the show was great. We laughed throughout the show and had a truly wonderful experience.
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Menopause The Musical on Tour
There are ch-ch-changes of life aplenty in Menopause The Musical, the hit Off-Broadway production (2002-06) that has sold more than 15 million tickets since its 2001 debut. Written by Jeanie Linders, Menopause rejiggers two dozen hit songs from the ‘50s through the '80s to talk to women — and the men who love but may not completely understand them — about food cravings, hot flashes, memory lapses, night sweats, the lure of cosmetic surgery and other common responses to the natural aging process. The longest-running scripted musical in Las Vegas history, Menopause is playing at Harrah's Cabaret and around North America on the latest legs of a tour that has included some 500 cities worldwide. Call its appeal "half-universal" and join Menopause's celebration — with laughter and sisterhood — of something every woman may eventually experience.
About Menopause The Musical
A Professional Woman, an Earth Mother, an Iowa Housewife and a Soap Star meet in Bloomingdale's lingerie department. So begins Menopause The Musical, which quickly amps up into a series of rollicking rewrites of familiar pop hits: "Chain of Fools" becomes "Change of Life," "Staying Alive" becomes "Staying Awake," "Night Fever" become "Night Sweating" and "My Guy" becomes "My Thighs." The music is nostalgic and the wordplay never less than clever. ''Nothing I can do 'cause it sticks like glue — to my thighs,'' sings the Iowa Housewife. ''No matter what I eat, there's always cellulite — on my thighs.''
While the four women come from vastly different backgrounds, they share a single inescapable characteristic: All are going through menopause. In addition to common observations on appetites ("Looking for Food in All the Wrong Places") and energy lapses ("Puff, My God I'm Draggin'"), Menopause goes there with slightly edgy observations on vibrators ("Only You") and antidepressants ("My doctor prescribed a pill to control my urge to kill").
Menopause The Musical provides a rare opportunity to see older female actors in starring roles discussing menopause publicly. It also recognizes, represents and celebrates female audience members as never before, and that's one change long overdue.
The cast was extremely talented and the show was great. We laughed throughout the show and had a truly wonderful experience.
The cast was amazing! Great singers and they played into their character roles seamlessly. I took a star off for the venue. First reason was that it was SO COLD! We were to the point of shivering and fingers going numb by the end. Second, a security guard approached my mom from behind after she took a video for Snapchat (she didn’t know she shouldn’t have as there was no announcement beforehand). He grabbed her by the shoulders and spoke with his face in her ear, telling her “he’d been watching her all night” and didn’t understand she didn’t have a video go delete because it was snapchat. Insisted on watching her go through her photo album app. Super creepy and slightly aggressive way to handle the situation.
Punny twist to this ugly process called Menopause!
Telling the story of the different phases of menopause was very relatable and funny.
For women of a certain age and their partners who have to put up with them, this says it all! Covering all the symptoms in a hilariously funny way it had me relating and laughing all the way through. The character portrayals were brilliantly executed.
We laughed until we cried! It was so fun, and so spot on! The males in the audience also seemed to really enjoy it! A must see!
Great show lots of lsughs! Would recommend a show for anyone who loves oldies music and wants to have a good time laughing and enjoying the show
Great musical, good entertainment. The actors were very professional, talented and nice. Was impressed. Would definitely recommend it to anyone.
We got to the theatre early and were moved closer to the stage. We have seen this musical at the AL Shakespeare Festival but had forgotten how funny it is. The actresses were A+++. The casting was perfect for their rolls and they all had wonderful singing voices. The audience was captivated and entertained the entire time. We laughed so hard we were wiping tears. The bar service was great.
This show really hit the mark. It was fun and engaging, hilarious but so real.