Stage Write

Menopause the Musical is exactly what one might expect. The Beef & Boards debut is a cheeky, fun look at “The Change” set to song. Any woman who can identify with the experience is sure to love the show. Four very different women cross paths in Bloomingdales department store. Despite their differences they have an automatic sense of camaraderie because of the one thing they have in common: menopause! Unlike most Beef & Boards shows, there is no intermission. The musical is a brisk 90 minutes.  The songs are parodies of familiar classics from the 1960s. The songs poke fun at the systems of menopause. From the night sweats to hot flashes, memory loss to mood swings, the reworded versions of “California Girls” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” are a playful look at the challenges of Menopause. The set has art deco-style dressing room doors lining the back, allowing for quick entrances and exits. Over the course of one day in the mall the women commiserate and en...