The full cast has been announced for WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: THE MUSICAL™ ahead of the production’s official world premiere and the launch of the “Take a Shot” tour in Phoenix later this month. The show will run in a limited three-week engagement from Saturday, May 28 through Sunday, June 19 at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix • Stage West before heading out on an open-ended national tour that will continue through Louisville, Ky., Fort Worth, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with seated companies and international productions of the show currently in development. The tour follows a sold-out tryout show of the musical at Art Park Players in Deer Park, Texas last August. For tickets and up-to-date information on the “Take a Shot Tour”, visit www.womenofacertainage.com.

In this outrageously funny hit, Abe Goldfarb (Broadway “Beetlejuice” and voiced several Pokemon characters) plays six different lovers, foils, accomplices and a supremely British TV singing competition judge. Goldfarb is joined by the hilarious trio of Andrea Canny (37-year career on stage and opened Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage at MGM Studios in Orlando), Fredericka Meek (TV actress and one of two “Coquettes” who performed with Conan O’Brien on his “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television” tour), and Sheri Sanders (founder of Rock the Audition and “Little Becky” on the Urinetown National Tour).

After putting their dreams on hold to raise families and build careers, Bev (Andrea Canny), Max (Fredricka Meek) and Lulu (Sheri Sanders) are ready to grab life through the mic, reclaim their college dreams of Be singing sensations, and compete for glory in the hit American Starmaker TV singing competition! They’ve been rehearsing for weeks, and nothing’s going to stop them — except, apparently, the show’s age limit. Fired for being too old, they take matters into their own hands to capture the attention of the show’s brutally honest judge: one way or another! Armed with nothing more than a few arcade game guns, a few cookies and some new voices, hilarity ensues as the crazy characters of WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: THE MUSICAL™ go to great lengths to prove that there is no age limit for taking a picture of your dreams. Especially when karaoke night is so easy to hold hostage.

Shirley Johnston and Doña Oxford join as off-stage vocalists and understudy, and TJ Mannix on stand-by for Goldfarb.

Featuring twenty infectious original songs by Jeff Thomson (Music) and Jeremy Desmon (Lyrics), WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: THE MUSICAL™ features an original book by Desmon, directed by Natalie Nucci (“Menopause The Musical”) and choreography by four-time Ovation Award winner Lee Martino. WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: THE MUSICAL™’s design team includes multi-Emmy Award-winning Andy Walmseley (Set Design: “American Idol”, “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire”, “So You Think You Can Dance”, “America’s Got Talent”, “West End & Touring: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story”, “Blood Brothers”), Steve Shapiro (“Sound Design”) and Ryan A. Patridge (“Menopause The Musical”, “The Bronx Wanderers – Las Vegas,” “Austin City Limits”). The tour includes the vocal direction of Andrew David Sotomayor (Tours: “Tootsie – The Musical”, “Margaritaville – The Musical”) and Adam MacDonald (Tours: “Wicked”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”) and the group arrangements and performances by Tony and Grammy nominee August Eriksmoen (Broadway: “Come From Away”, “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway”, “First Date”).

2022 WOACA INITIAL CALENDAR

Phoenix, AZ

Herberger Theater • Stage West (222 E Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ)

HerbergerTheater.org

Box Office: 602-252-8497

Dates: May 28 – June 19

Tickets: On sale now!

Distribution: to be determined

Louisville, Kentucky

Dates: June 21 – July 23

Location: to be specified

Fort Worth, TX

Dates: August 1 to 21

Location: to be specified

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dates: August 23 – October 30

Location: to be specified

For more information, visit: www.womenofacertainage.com

ABOUT DISTRIBUTION

ABE GOLDFARB (Male) is an actor, writer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. He’s been on Broadway (in “Beetlejuice”), he’s voiced several Pokemon characters, and he’s hosted burlesque shows all over the world (seriously) . All my love for Mom and Rosebud.

ANDREA CANNY (Beverly, Dance Captain) Andrea Canny’s 37-year career has spanned Asia, Europe and the United States. Dame), Adventurer’s Club, and more. Singer of the Decade (Broadwayworld.com 2020). Critic’s Pick: Best Actress in a Musical 2018 (Mama Rose in “Gypsy”), Reverend Mother (“Nunsense”). Recordings: Solo CD (Cab Fab), Sleeping Beauty (10th anniversary recording of “Disenchanted”). Producer of the Emmy-nominated and Golden Brick Award-winning concert (From Broadway with Love: Orlando.) Andrea is thrilled to be back on stage with this fun show! www.andreacanny.com imdb.me/andreacanny

FREDERICKA MEEK (Maxine) World Premiere: “Unsung Sheroes” (Encore Producer’s Pick, Hollywood Fringe Festival; Official Selection: 2020 Atlanta Black Theater Festival). Pre-Broadway Workshop: “Car Wash the Musical: The Norman Whitfield Story”. Partial television and cinema: “Mommies: An American Parody”, “Dak Tandy”, “Willing and Able”, “Blackbird***”, “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop”, “Anger Management”, “Work It , “”CONAN”, “Franklin & Bash”, “Tonight Show”, “Head Cases”, “General Hospital” (recurring). Recipient of an NAACP Theater Award for Best Supporting Actress, she has headlined comedy festivals in Los Angeles and abroad, won Best Ensemble Cast and Best Comedy Series at LAWeb Fest, and was nominated for Best Comedy Short at the Trail Dance Film Festival. Tours: “Legally forbidden to be funny on television”, CelticFusion. She is extremely proud to be part of Rising Storytellers Search along with her talented and beautiful sisters and writing partners Karla Mosley and Chante Carmel. IG: FrederickaPatricia. Twitter: @FrederickaMeek

SHERI SANDERS (Lulu) Passionate about problem-solving in the Broadway community for 18 years, Sheri completely bridged the gap between popular music and musical theater with the pop/rock revolution, Rock The Audition. When she piloted her RTA classes on ZOOM in 2015, Sheri became the first-ever on-camera musical theater teacher. Between teaching gigs, she was able to tour nationwide in “Urinetown” (Little Becky), play Kitty in the opera “The Screams of Kitty Genovese” (NYMF), Golde in “Fiddler on the Roof” (Surflight ), Mrs. Squirrel in “Emmet Otters Jug Band Christmas at Goodspeed”, Rosie in “Mamma Mia” at ACT of CT, and now wonderful Lulu. She appreciates this amazing team so much for the opportunity to start playing a LOT more!

SHIRLEY JOHNSTON (Pit Singer, Backup: Maxine, Beverly) is an award-winning singer/dancer/actress/choreographer/director and dance teacher based in San Diego for over 30 years. She has taught in both San Diego and New York City and currently teaches at the San Diego Musical Theater where she is also director of the academy. Some of her favorite roles: Brenda “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”, Charlayne “Ain’t Misbehavin'”, Fortune Teller “Sideshow”, Bonnie “Anything Goes”, Charlotte “A Little Night Music”, Lucy “Avenue Q”, Medda Larkin “Newsies”, Mrs. Phelps in “Matilda”, Jacqueline in “La Cage Aux Folles” and The Witch in “Big Fish”.

SHIRLEY JOHNSTON (Pit Singer, Backup: Maxine, Beverly) is an award-winning singer/dancer/actress/choreographer/director and dance teacher based in San Diego for over 30 years. She has taught in both San Diego and New York City and currently teaches at the San Diego Musical Theater where she is also director of the academy. Some of her favorite roles: Brenda “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”, Charlayne “Ain’t Misbehavin'”, Fortune Teller “Sideshow”, Bonnie “Anything Goes”, Charlotte “A Little Night Music”, Lucy “Avenue Q”, Medda Larkin “Newsies”, Mrs. Phelps in “Matilda”, Jacqueline in “La Cage Aux Folles” and The Witch in “Big Fish”.

DOÑA OXFORD (Pit Singer, Backup: Beverly, Lulu) Grew up in musical theater at the prestigious Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts. She studied at NYU hoping for a life on Broadway, but her impressive piano skills led her to play with many rock legends, including Keith Richards, Van Morrison, Roger Daltrey, Bob Weir, Levon Helm , and on Grammy-winning albums, and film scores, including “Norbit,” “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” “Girl’s Trip,” and Eddie Murphy’s “Night School.” His Boogie Woogie Piano video has over 12 million views. She is recurring on television: “Car Lot”, “General Hospital” and the new Mel Brooks series “History Of The World Part 2”.

TJ MANNIX (Alternate: Men) In his 25 years in New York, TJ has covered everything from Santa Claus (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) to soap operas (“All My Children,” “One Life to Live,” “As the World Turns”), serial killers (too many) – as well as 85 commercials and three versions of “Law and Order”. He toured the world with The Second City/NCL and with his epic improvisational musical “LimboLand”. TJ is the founder of the New York Musical Improv Festival, www.NYMIF.com He admits to having had a very dark year as a Mouseketeer. Professor at Circle in the Square, NY Film Academy, PCMT. Proud member of Actor’s Equity. Thanks to the Gang at Avalon Artists.