Stardom and Middle Age
Anita GatesApril 20, 2012: Ingrid is the interesting one. She begins as a trophy-wife type with a French twist, goes through an entertaining Patsy Stone of “Ab Fab” phase and ends up as Janis Joplin.
READ THE REVIEWTheater: Barrow Street Theatre / 27 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014
MoM won “Outstanding Musical” at the New York International Fringe Festival and “Best Musical Comedy of the Year” from New Jersey’s Daily Record. The story follows five moms who team up to nervously play a fundraiser at the local high school gym. One thing leads to another and, before they know it, they are a full time touring band. Caught up in the euphoric whirlwind of success, their newfound freedom quickly creates problems back home as they transform from moms to rock stars. Battered by sex, drugs, alcohol and the sheer exhaustion of life on the road, the women struggle to find a balance between who they were and who they have become.
April 20, 2012: Ingrid is the interesting one. She begins as a trophy-wife type with a French twist, goes through an entertaining Patsy Stone of “Ab Fab” phase and ends up as Janis Joplin.
READ THE REVIEW