For Immediate Release
August 15, 2017
Press Contact
Michael Shepherd Jordan
Managing Director / Publicity Manager
michael@mclchicago.com
312-835-3183
August 15, 2017
Press Contact
Michael Shepherd Jordan
Managing Director / Publicity Manager
michael@mclchicago.com
312-835-3183
PICTURE IT! A GOLDEN GIRLS MUSICAL
DEBUTS AT MCL CHICAGO
SEP. 15 - OCT. 7
CHICAGO - MCL Chicago’s Executive Producer Alex Garday is pleased to announce the world premiere of “Picture It! A Golden Girls Musical” at MCL. From the writing duo of Jeff Bouthiette and Jay Steigmann, your four favorite golden girls come to life on stage in this hilarious musical inspired by the iconic TV show. The girls must navigate the Miami underworld while reckoning with ex-husbands, sex, and a cranky Sicilian mother, of course. For these four girls in Miami, it’s all about three things: Sex. Drugs. Cheesecake.
Performances will take place on Fridays and Saturdays, September 15 through October 7 at 8 p.m. at MCL Chicago (3110 N. Sheffield). General Admission tickets are $20 available via online, cash or credit at the door. The running time for each performance is approximately 90 minutes.
For press passes to any performance, please email Managing Director Michael Shepherd Jordan at michael@mclchicago.com.
Show Description
When Dorothy Zbornak is left by her husband Stan for a blonde flight attendant, she is forced to reckon both with being alone and having to support herself. With the help of her two best friends, sex-obsessed southern belle Blanche Devereaux and idiot Minnesotan Rose Nylund, and her mother, cranky Sicilian Sophia Petrillo, she sets off to find the perfect job. But when Rose reveals a secretive mob past, Dorothy's plans spin out of control. Will she be able to make a decent living? Will she even make it through alive? Will there be enough cheesecake for everyone???
Picture It! A Golden Girls Musical
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
September 15 - October 7
MCL Chicago
3110 N. Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
773-610-5930
Tickets: $20 General Admission (online, cash and credit at the door)
All performances are BYOB
Book/Lyrics: Jeff Bouthiette and Jay Steigmann
Music: Jeff Bouthiette
Director: Molly Todd Madison
Music Director: Stephanie McCullough
Choreographer: Sheena Laird
Wigs and Makeup: Brittny Congleton
Cast (Cast Bios): Mel Bee (SOPHIA), Casey Coppess (BLANCHE), Beau Nolan (DOROTHY), Michael Silver (ROSE), Ashley Geron (STAN), Courtney Crary (ENSEMBLE), Danni Krehbiel (ENSEMBLE), Heather Scholl (ENSEMBLE)
MCL Chicago Creative Team
Executive Producer: Alex Garday
Music Director: Stephanie McCullough
Producers: Michael Shepherd Jordan, Cat McDonnell
MCL Chicago is located in the heart of Lakeview and the Belmont Theater District. The theater is conveniently accessible by the CTA (Belmont Red/Brown/Purple lines as well as the #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, and #77 Belmont buses). MCL Chicago is wheelchair accessible.
ABOUT MCL CHICAGO
MCL Chicago creates and fosters exceptional live music comedy. It expands the power of comedy, of theatre, and of the Chicago community at large through music, performance, and community outreach. Operating since 2009 in the Belmont Theatre District, MCL Chicago is a venue for comedians, performers and improvisers of all trades, offering a variety of self-produced work and that of visiting companies.
Performances will take place on Fridays and Saturdays, September 15 through October 7 at 8 p.m. at MCL Chicago (3110 N. Sheffield). General Admission tickets are $20 available via online, cash or credit at the door. The running time for each performance is approximately 90 minutes.
For press passes to any performance, please email Managing Director Michael Shepherd Jordan at michael@mclchicago.com.
Show Description
When Dorothy Zbornak is left by her husband Stan for a blonde flight attendant, she is forced to reckon both with being alone and having to support herself. With the help of her two best friends, sex-obsessed southern belle Blanche Devereaux and idiot Minnesotan Rose Nylund, and her mother, cranky Sicilian Sophia Petrillo, she sets off to find the perfect job. But when Rose reveals a secretive mob past, Dorothy's plans spin out of control. Will she be able to make a decent living? Will she even make it through alive? Will there be enough cheesecake for everyone???
Picture It! A Golden Girls Musical
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
September 15 - October 7
MCL Chicago
3110 N. Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
773-610-5930
Tickets: $20 General Admission (online, cash and credit at the door)
All performances are BYOB
Book/Lyrics: Jeff Bouthiette and Jay Steigmann
Music: Jeff Bouthiette
Director: Molly Todd Madison
Music Director: Stephanie McCullough
Choreographer: Sheena Laird
Wigs and Makeup: Brittny Congleton
Cast (Cast Bios): Mel Bee (SOPHIA), Casey Coppess (BLANCHE), Beau Nolan (DOROTHY), Michael Silver (ROSE), Ashley Geron (STAN), Courtney Crary (ENSEMBLE), Danni Krehbiel (ENSEMBLE), Heather Scholl (ENSEMBLE)
MCL Chicago Creative Team
Executive Producer: Alex Garday
Music Director: Stephanie McCullough
Producers: Michael Shepherd Jordan, Cat McDonnell
MCL Chicago is located in the heart of Lakeview and the Belmont Theater District. The theater is conveniently accessible by the CTA (Belmont Red/Brown/Purple lines as well as the #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, and #77 Belmont buses). MCL Chicago is wheelchair accessible.
ABOUT MCL CHICAGO
MCL Chicago creates and fosters exceptional live music comedy. It expands the power of comedy, of theatre, and of the Chicago community at large through music, performance, and community outreach. Operating since 2009 in the Belmont Theatre District, MCL Chicago is a venue for comedians, performers and improvisers of all trades, offering a variety of self-produced work and that of visiting companies.
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