The hilarious musical parody Menopause the Musical® is on a 25th Anniversary National Tour this fall, and Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is the only Chicago-area stop, one-show-only, Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m.
What better way to celebrate National Menopause Awareness Month in October, than gathering your favorite gal pals to enjoy the best feel good cure-all of all: a healthy dose of comedy.
The 25th Anniversary Tour of Menopause the Musical® stars (top, from left) Ingrid Cole as Earth Mother, Adrianne Hick as Soap Star, (bottom) Mary Louise Lee as Professional Woman and Luzma Ortiz as Iowa Housewife. Credit: Jason Niedle.
In Menopause the Musical, four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more. Set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, this hilarious musical parody will have audiences cheering and dancing in the aisles.
Join the party and see what more than 15 million women and fans worldwide have been laughing about for 25 years - this uproariously funny celebration of women and “The Change.
Paramount Theatre is located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, with easy, affordable parking and plenty of new restaurants nearby. Tickets to Menopause the Musical are $40-$70*. For tickets, visit ParamountAurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or stop by the Paramount box office Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or until show time on show days. For group discounts, contact Melissa Striedl, melissas@paramountarts.com or (630) 723-2461.
*Prices are for in-person purchases. Additional fees apply for phone and online orders.
Meet the cast
Ingrid Cole (Earth Mother) is a critically acclaimed actor/singer who has been honored with The Suzi Bass Award for “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” in A Catered Affair, as Rose in Gypsy, and as The Medium/Aunt in See What I Want to See, for which she also won Best Actress in a Musical-Atlanta Theatre Fan Winner. National credits include Into the Woods, Mary Poppins, Chicago and Fiddler on the Roof. She has been part of Menopause the Musical since 2005.
Adrianne Hick (Soap Star) is a native New Yorker. Recent credits include Diana, Next to Normal; Francesca, The Bridges of Madison County; Mother, Ragtime (Riverside Center); Ghost of Christmas Past, A Christmas Carol (Engeman Theater); Maria, The Sound of Music (Ivoryton Playhouse; Anna, The King and I (Interlakes), the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables (Fantine U/S/Factory Girl); and the international Tour of Jekyll & Hyde (Lady Beaconsfield).
Mary Louise Lee (Professional Woman) is an award-winning actor, vocalist, band leader, arts advocate, vocal coach, and digital marketer. She has toured internationally singing for the troops of the US Department of Defense. Lee performed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions, and was a Season 9 contestant on America's Got Talent. Some of her favorite roles include Mama in Raisin the Musical, Clairee in Steel Magnolias, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Caroline in Caroline and Change, and Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.
Luzma Ortiz (Iowa Housewife) recently joined the Menopause the Musical® family. Select credits include Antonia/Leona in Somewhere Over the Border (Cygnet), Gabby Orozco in American Mariachi (SCR), Bolero Singer in In the Heights, Eva Peron in Evita (Barclay), Tracy in Hairspray (PVPA) and the TV shows Lot Patrol (BET), The Paper (NBC) and Matlock (CBS).
About Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., is the center for performing arts in Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois. The beautiful, 1,843-seat theater, graced with a strong 1930s Art Deco influence and original Venetian décor, nationally known for its high-quality productions, superb acoustics and historic grandeur, has been downtown Aurora’s anchor attraction since 1931.
Since launching its own Broadway Series in 2011, Paramount has amassed more than 40,000 subscribers, making it the largest subscription house in the U.S.
Paramount Theatre is one of five live performance, event and education destinations overseen by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA) in downtown Aurora. ACCA also programs and manages the 165-seat Copley Theatre, at 8 E. Galena in the North Island Center; Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G, where its wildly acclaimed immersive production of Million Dollar Quartet will return October 7, 2026-January 3, 2027; the Paramount School of the Arts; and RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, downtown Aurora’s outdoor summer concert venue and home to Christkindlmarket Aurora.
Paramount Theatre is overseen by Tim Rater, President and CEO, Aurora Civic Center Authority; Jim Corti, Artistic Director, Paramount Theatre; a dedicated Board of Trustees and a devoted staff of live theater and music professionals.
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