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Divorce! The Musical keeps packing ‘em in at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre. The World Premiere run of the hilarious and poignant examination of the institution of marriage has been extended indefinitely! Plus, the critically acclaimed production will create two special reading presentations to benefit the Courage Campaign at 8 p.m. on May 11 and 12.
“Divorce! The Musical encourages the audience to laugh at marriage and its ugly side – divorce. But it also highlights the subtle nuances of a relationship - the aspects of which are universal and applicable to both heterosexual and homosexual relationships,” said show creator Erin Kamler. “Though the play tackles the fleeting world of relationships in a lighter vein, the issue of marriage equality that it supports is no laughing matter. The cast and the crew strongly believe in marriage equality for everyone and passionately support the Courage Campaign in their quest to restore marriage equality. I hope our two reading presentations focusing on the gay and lesbian aspects of divorce will bring us one step closer to marriage equality in California.”
The performances will take place at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre in Los Angeles and showcase a lesbian couple (Lowe Taylor as Penny Bailey-Hughes and Kerri-Anne Lavin as Rachel Richards) on Monday, May 11 and a gay couple (Rick Segall as Rich Hughes and Steve Staley as Pendleton Bailey-Hughes) on Tuesday, May 12. Performing both evenings will also be Leslie Stevens as Lisa Groper/Annie Hughes, Gabrielle Wagner as Laureen Grub/Therapist, Gregory Franklin as Mediator/Don Hughes, and Matt Kaminsky in Various Roles. All of the proceeds will go toward the Courage Campaign’s efforts to restore marriage equality.
The Courage Campaign, an online organizing network working towards progressive change, is currently canvassing to help build grassroots support to restore marriage equality to California. Since the passage of Prop 8 in November the Courage Campaign has worked tirelessly to accomplish this mission through its Equality Program and its series of Camp Courage trainings. With Iowa’s repeal of its ban on same-sex marriage and Vermont’s recent move to legalize same-sex marriage, momentum for marriage equality nationwide continues to grow. Divorce! The Musical is its first-ever attempt to build awareness and sponsorship for a cause through the performing arts.
Benefit tickets are $55. Visit www.divorcemusical.com and click on the Courage Campaign Icon.
Divorce! The Musical performs 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $34.99. Call 323-960-1056 or visit www.divorcemusical.com. The Hudson Mainstage Theatre is located at 6539 Santa Monica Bl., in Hollywood.
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Photo by Craig Schwartz--(center L-R) Lowe Taylor, Rick Segall, (background L-R) Leslie Stevens, Gabrielle Wagner and Gregory Franklin.
For more info: www.divorcemusical.com, www.couragecampaign.org.
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