Menopause The Musical

Looking for something to do one night this week or this weekend? Enjoy the theater and some good "chick humor"? Head on down Galveston way, er, to The Island, and take in the limited run of Menopause The Musical at the Grand 1894 Opera House from March 6 - 11. Written and produced by Jeanie Linders, this is a hilarious celebration of the most dreaded event in any woman's life (except the news that she is about to become a mother, of quadruplets, and they are all boys*). They are not "hot flashes", they are "power surges", and whatever you do, strike the words "moody" and "bitch" from your vocabulary, in that order, or otherwise. Lest you lost some vital portion of your carcass for your efforts at humor, or sarcasm.

This play, well, kind-of-musical (including songs such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine (You No Longer See 39"), begins with four very different women meeting in Bloomingdale's in NYC and having nothing in common, save titties a black bra (every woman must have at least one, preferably more), some memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats (nice, and for all the wrong reasons, we might add) and a compulsion to eat chocolate and more. Galveston is fortunate to be a part of this production's nationwide tour, so, please, go have a look-see and a good belly laugh. Showtimes are Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 p.m. (plenty of time for dinner, at say, Gaido's - where the crab cakes are divine), Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices range from $18.50 to $48.00 and may be purchased online or by phoning 800.821.1894.

The Grand 1894 Opera House
2020 Postoffice Street
Galveston Island

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*Writer's note: we love little boys, they are precious and say the funniest things when they are little (no comment on those over the age of 21). That being said, we cannot begin to fathom wrangling four of the little darlings, at one time, much less the poopy diapers - we recommend spreading them out, way out. We have the utmost respect and admiration for any woman/couple faced with such an experience. If it doesn't kill you, it builds some serious character.