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A musical parody which takes its inspirations from such classic shows and films as "Gypsy", "The Bad Seed", "Mame", "All About Eve", and many others, this is the first time JPAS has produced this show, and only the third production of the show in the greater metropolitan New Orleans area.
Directed by "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont, the show tells the story of Judy Denmark, a bland housewife, is the mother of talented eight-year-old Tina, who declares, "I was born to entertain." Sylvia St. Croix, an overbearing and sleazy agent, encourages Tina to audition for the school play. Third-grade teacher and frustrated ...Read More
A musical parody which takes its inspirations from such classic shows and films as "Gypsy", "The Bad Seed", "Mame", "All About Eve", and many others, this is the first time JPAS has produced this show, and only the third production of the show in the greater metropolitan New Orleans area.
Directed by "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont, the show tells the story of Judy Denmark, a bland housewife, is the mother of talented eight-year-old Tina, who declares, "I was born to entertain." Sylvia St. Croix, an overbearing and sleazy agent, encourages Tina to audition for the school play. Third-grade teacher and frustrated actress, Miss Myrna Thorn, directs the show and casts an untalented (but parentally connected) girl, Louise Lerman, for the lead, making Tina the frustrated understudy. After "begging nicely and saying please," Tina "accidentally" hangs Louise from the catwalk with a jumprope so that she can play Pippi. Lita Encore, Judy's adoptive mother (and Tina's grandmother) is a tart-tongued theatre critic who "hates musicals." She shows up to review the premiere and, in a series of revelations, we learn that Sylvia St. Croix is really Ruth Del Marco, a Broadway star from the past who went into hiding because of bad reviews from - of course - Lita Encore. Judy recognizes the name Del Marco, and she discovers that she is indeed Ginger Del Marco, the child of Ruth (Sylvia) and is therefore talented herself. Tina is sent away to the Daisy Clover School for Psychopathic Ingenues while her mother becomes a Broadway diva...with a secret that needs discovering.
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