The international hit show "Menopause The Musical," the hilarious celebration of women and The Change, has added a third show at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Fairchild Theatre at Michigan State University.
The date was added after the 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows sold out in four hours.
Since its first show in a tiny, 76-seat perfume-shop-converted theatre on March 28, 2001, "Menopause The Musical" has launched a women's movement that has superseded entertainment and become a must-see event. Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, writer/producer Jeanie Linders (who is also a native of Dixon, Ill. and a graduate of Northern Illinois University) 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," Linders said in a statement. "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."
