With a balanced look at the "joys" of growing older, through a cast of three men and three women, MID-LIFE! strikes a chord with anyone regardless of age.
A series of scenes and sketches poke fun at the frustrations of mammograms, love handles, weekend warriors and protology exams. The cleverly crafted songs celebrate forgetfullness, reading glasses and menopause, but also touch on the sentimental wisdom that the later years afford us. MID-LIFE! is a hilarious romp with an honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process. Welcome to MID-LIFE!
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
3 Women
3 Men
COMMENTS
Strong character actors needed of all shapes and sizes.
Set Requirements: MID-LIFE! THE CRISIS MUSICAL requires a unit set.
The original production at The Chanhassen Dinner Theatres used a playing area stage level with a revolve to allow for quick set changes. The piano player sat on an upper level, which the actors could access via stairways on either side. This production also used a series of projections that transition between scenes.
Genre / Style: Musical Comedy
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
10 Piano Vocal Score
10 Libretto
Orchestration
1 Keyboard I (Conductor Score)
1 Drums
1 Keyboard II
1 Reed
1 Bass
Musical Numbers: Welcome To Mid-Life, Turning Forty, Biological Clock, Weekend Warriors, When He Laughs, A Trip To The Doctor, My Lost Love, Some Kids, I Quit, What Did I Come In Here For? Boys Night In, Classical Menopause...