Canadian
Premiere! Limited Engagement! Playing now through Nov. 25/12
Tickets now on sale at www.stagewest.com or by
calling 905-238-0042
The ultimate Girls’ Night Out show from the Producer
of the Off-Broadway hit MENOPAUSE THE
MUSICAL
“Don’t get mad - get everything!” is the
mantra for DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! From
the producer of the Off-Broadway hit, MENOPAUSE
THE MUSICAL.
DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The
Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! will have its Canadian premiere at
Stage West Theatre Restaurant, 5400 Dixie Road Mississauga, playing from
September 20 to November 25, 2012. Tickets starting at $45.99 per person plus
tax for a Wednesday matinee to $92.99 per person plus tax, which includes the
performance and our fabulous buffet dinner.
Whether
you are newly divorced, on the brink, or happily remarried, DIVORCE
PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! promises a night
of laughter and solidarity for all. The story centers on Linda, who is still
reeling from the collapse of her marriage. When all she wants to do is have
another bowl of Chubby Hubby ice cream, Linda’s three friends (along with a
massage therapist/pizza delivery boy/make-over guru and others) decide to help
her move on to a new beginning by throwing her the mother of all divorce parties.
Using familiar songs with clever new lyrics, and coupled with a good dose of
comic mayhem (and a touch of “naughty”) the girls cut loose on the realities of
divorce, long term relationships and moving on.
Broadway and professional theater producer Mark Schwartz
(MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL) teamed up
with Dr. Amy Botwinick, author of Congratulations
on Your Divorce -The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After to create this
riotous new production, which features direction, lyrics and choreography by
Jay Falzone (SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL,
COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS).
“Divorce
parties are a growing, global trend,” says Dr. Botwinick, who uses her own
divorce experience as a way to help empower other women. “They are an important
ritual that helps people move powerfully forward with their lives. Over
the last few decades our views on many social issues have changed – and for me, right now DIVORCE is
center stage and proud to show her face.
Divorce used to be the evil stepchild who needed to be locked up in
their room. Our parents and grandparents would whisper the big bad “D” word.”
“Now, entertainment banks on the latest
and greatest marital break-up. Major
newspapers and magazines write cover stories to chronicle how millions of
families each year are adjusting to their divorce transition and beyond. And I think most married couples, if they are
honest; think about divorce at least once during their relationship.”
“This situation creates the perfect
platform to tell the real life stories of women, warts and all, and create some
great comedy. Mix in fun songs and lively dancing and you’ve got the perfect
Divorce Party on stage. Not only will women leave dancing and laughing their
way up the aisle, more importantly, they will feel connected and supported by a
sisterhood of women sharing the same experience. Together they will learn how
to powerfully move on.”
Co-conceiver/author and producer of DIVORCE
PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! Mark Schwartz saw
the theme as a perfect follow-up to the successful MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, “Finally, another Girls’ Night Out,” says
Schwartz. “DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back!
is the perfect opportunity for friends and adult family members to get
together and laugh at a subject that affects nearly everyone.”
Schwartz said, “A decade ago, a
similar but different subject was the motivating factor for me to work on and
produce a show. The subject was MENOPAUSE – and it was coming out of the
closet. What Grandma called “the silent passage,” was becoming the topic of the
day -- much like the subject of divorce is today. The realization that
half the population is either pre- or post-menopausal at some point in their
life, and was not alone in this, was a fact. It does not matter where you come
from, or what language you speak, you are part of the sisterhood.”
“Today 50% of first marriages end in
divorce, and 60% of second marriages end in divorce. So, half of everyone
who has ever been married has gone through a divorce – and the other half
experiences it indirectly through friends or family. We have ceremonies and celebrations for many
things: weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals, etc. Why not a divorce?
Divorce can now be seen as a new beginning, a future, a positive moving on for
all involved and finding the happily ever after.”
DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL-The Hilarious Journey to Hell…and Back! is intended for adults only. The show plays alternating Tuesday and
Wednesday to Sunday evenings with matinees on Sundays and alternating
Wednesdays from September 20 to November 25, 2012. Performance schedule is Tuesday through
Saturday evenings; buffet dinner begins at 6; 30 p.m., curtain at 8 pm; Sundays
theatre opens at 5;00 p.m., curtain at 6;30 p.m. Matinees; buffet at 11;00
a.m., curtain at 12;30 p.m. Tickets can
be booked online at www.stagewest.com/905-238-0042
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Calendar Listing for DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL
Theatre: Stage
West Theatre Restaurant, 5400 Dixie Rd. Mississauga
Dates: Limited
engagement; September 20 to November 25, 2012
Playing: Tuesdays through Sunday evenings
(alternate Tuesday evening performances)
with Matinees on
Sunday and alternating Wednesdays. Tuesday to Saturday;
Buffet begins at 6; 30 p.m. with
Curtain at 8 p.m. Sundays; Buffet at 5; 00 p.m.,
Curtain 6; 30 p.m.,
Matinees; Buffet at 11; 00 a.m., Curtain at 12; 30 p.m.
Tickets: www.stagewest.com, or by calling
905-238-0042
Prices: Tickets Wed mat $45.99*, Sun mat
$47.99*, Weekdays $72.99, Friday $82.99,
Sat. $92.99* *Prices are per person plus and include
buffet dinner and
performance.
905-282-8206
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