Hot News Hot Flash: Hormonal Hijinks, Menopausal Mayhem Sweeping America!

Hot News Hot Flash: Hormonal Hijinks, Menopausal Mayhem Sweeping America!

GFour Productions Announces Spring 2008 Tour of 'Menopause The Musical(R)' in Hot Cities Across U.S.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget the U.S. Presidential Elections! The hottest fever sweeping America and its voters right now isn't named McCain, Obama or Hillary.

It's called Menopause.

"The Silent Passage" is silent no more. And it's coming soon to a hormonally heated theatre near you.

GFour Productions announces the Spring 2008 schedule for the internationally acclaimed blockbuster "Menopause The Musical(R)."

Hot Flashes & Sex

A lively, liberating, laugh-out-loud, true-to-life comedy, "Menopause" -- dubbed "The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change(R)" -- is set in a big-city department store.

Beside a lingerie sale, four very different women -- from different backgrounds -- meet by chance, with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra.

And, hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex. And, day-to-day challenges of aging parents, children and partners.

Through "Professional Woman," "Soap Star," "Iowa Housewife" and "Earth Mother," the 90-minute musical pokes fun at everything from memory loss and mood swings, to wrinkles and eating binges.

Musical Mayhem

The four share their ups and downs -- and downs and ups -- through a collection of 25 re-lyricized baby boomer songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's. The disco hit "Stayin' Alive" becomes "Stayin' Awake." Motown favorite "My Guy" becomes "My Thighs."

"Puff The Magic Dragon" morphs into the middle-age menopausal exercise anthem "Puff, My God I'm Draggin.'"

And, the mighty "In the Jungle" refrain from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" switches from Savannah to Suburbia with "In the Guest Room or On the Sofa, My Husband Sleeps at Night."

Neither Silent Nor Shakespeare

The inspiring show encourages a healthy dialogue about aging and women's health. Its message is: "Menopause is a passage, but it should no longer be 'The Silent Passage.'" It's a perfectly normal stage in every woman's life.

"It may not be Shakespeare but our focus is different. We want to bring women together and empower them," says Kathi Glist, one of the show's producers. "It resonates with just about any woman over 40. And the younger women laugh just as hard. It's a celebration and a party every night!"

From Atlanta and Australia, to Syracuse and South Korea, "Menopause The Musical(R)" has been seen by nearly 10 million people in 12 countries since it debuted in a converted 76-seat Orlando perfume shop in 2001.

   Menopausal "Fun Facts"   -- Two million women turn 50 each year.   -- There are 75 million baby boomers.   -- Half are women.    More Information:   Visit http://www.menopausethemusical.com/    Image:   http://www.ereleases.com/pr/2008-GFour.jpg    Spring 2008 Schedule / Contacts:    Dallas, TX - March 11-16   Jo Ann Holt   joannholt@charter.net   Tickets: 214.631.ARTS    Austin, TX - March 25-30   Gene Bartholemew   gbartholomew@mail.utexas.edu   Tickets: 512.477.6060    Houston, TX - April 1-6   Sydney Greenblatt   sgem@powerstart.com   Tickets: 713.227.4772    Memphis, TN - April 10-13   Greg Belz   gregbelz@hotmail.com   Tickets: 901.743.ARTS    Nashville, TN - April 16-20   Susan Andrews   susanandrews@andrewsagencypr.com   Tickets: 615.255.ARTS    Norfolk, VA - April 23-27, April 30-May 4   Julie Murphy   Julie.circlec@cox.net   Tickets: 757.671.8100   

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

Source: GFour Productions

CONTACT: Dallas, TX - March 11-16, Jo Ann Holt, joannholt@charter.net,
Tickets: +1-214-631-ARTS; Austin, TX - March 25-30, Gene Bartholemew,
gbartholomew@mail.utexas.edu, Tickets: +1-512-477-6060; Houston, TX - April 1-
6, Sydney Greenblatt, sgem@powerstart.com, Tickets: +1-713-227-4772; Memphis,
TN - April 10-13, Greg Belz, gregbelz@hotmail.com, Tickets: +1-901-743-ARTS,
Nashville, TN - April 16-20, Susan Andrews, susanandrews@andrewsagencypr.com,
Tickets: +1-615-255-ARTS; Norfolk, VA - April 23-27, April 30-May 4, Julie
Murphy, Julie.circlec@cox.net, Tickets: +1-757-671-8100

Web site: http://www.menopausethemusical.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment