>>>
>>> WE
>>> WE ARE FINDING THE FUN ON STAGE WHERE THEY ARE SINGING
ABOUT SOMETHING WE SELDOM EVEN
TALK ABOUT, THAT BEING
MENOPAUSE.
MENOPAUSE. THE SHOW MEANS TO CHANGE YOUR
ATTITUDE ABOUT THE CHANGE.
IT IS MAKING AUDIENCES LAUGH
AND SING ALONG FOR A DOZEN
YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW. THE ACTRESS MEGAN CAVANAUGH
AMAZINGLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS
ROLE FOR 15 YEARS.
SHE IS PART OF A NATIONAL TOUR
STOPPING HERE IN PORTLAND FOR
JUST TWO SHOWS TOMORROW.
15 YEARS, SAME SHOW, MEGAN.
>> WHY DO YOU STAY WITH IT?
>> IT IS SO MUCH FUN AND THE
REACTION WE GET FROM THE
AUDIENCE IS SO GRATIFYING AND I
LOVE THE WOMEN I WORK WITH.
IT IS JUST A GREAT JOB.
I JUST LOVE MY JOB.
>> "MENOPAUSE" THE MUSICAL,
WOULD YOU BUY A TICKET?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LEARN A LOT ABOUT THIS.
>> YOU DO GET A LOT OF GUYS IN
THE AUDIENCE.
THE AUDIENCE. >> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. AND THEY COME IN VERY
RELUCTANTLY AND THEY LEAVE AS
HAPPY AS THEY CAN BE.
>> DO THEY LEARN ANYTHING?
>> THEY DO.
>> THEY LEARN TO KEEP THEIR
MOUTH SHUT.
MOUTH SHUT. >> DO THEY LEAVE WITH A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WIVES
AND PARTNERS?
AND PARTNERS? >> WE HAD A GENTLEMAN COME UP
ON STAGE, I WOULDN'T HAVE
GOTTEN DIVORCED.
GOTTEN DIVORCED. >> OH!
>> OH!
>> OH! >>
>> OH! >> IT IS SAVING MARRIAGES,
MATT.
MATT.
MATT. >>
MATT. >> ONE SHOW AT A TIME.
>> AND THE SONGS THAT YOU
COVER, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE
DECADES, WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE
TUNE BY THE WORDS ARE CHANGED
TO EXPRESS SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS
AND THINGS YOU EXPERIENCE
DURING MENOPAUSE.
DURING MENOPAUSE. THESE FOUR FRIENDS MEET HOW?
>> THE FOUR WOMEN WHO DON'T
KNOW EACH OTHER MEET AT A
LINGERIE SALE AT BLOOMINGDALE
AND THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER A BRA
AND THEY REALLY THEY'RE ALL
GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE THAT IS
THE COMMON DENOMINE FOR AND IT
IS -- DENO, MA'AM DENOMINATOR.
>> AND THEY'RE ALL SONGS THAT
WE KNOW, AND STAYING AWAKE.
>> STAYING ALIVE.
>> THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT IS
MY HUSBAND SLEEPS FORTUNATE.
>> AND I NEVER DO.
>> I HAVE INSOME KNEE YACHT.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT GOING TO THE
LINGERIE SALE, I DON'T THINK
YOU WOULD GO UNLESS IT WAS ON
SALE.
SALE.
SALE. >>
SALE. >> I AM LEARNING THINGS NOW.
>> LINGERIE IS THE FURTHEST
THING FROM THE MIND.
>> AND SO SOME OF THE OTHER
THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR
CAREER, MEGAN, YOU HAVE STAYED
ATTACHED TO AS WELL AS THIS
MUSICAL, FOR EXAMPLE, "A LEAGUE
OF THEIR OWN," AND MARLA HOOCH
WAS YOUR CHARACTER.
>> A GREAT NAME.
SHE WAS THE HOMELY SECOND BASE
WOMAN.
WOMAN.
WOMAN. I
WOMAN. I DID ALL OF MY OWN BATTING IN
THE MOVIE.
THE MOVIE. >> WAS THAT FUN?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND YOU'RE SINGING AS WELL
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> YES, I'M SINGING OFF KEY,
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> AND YOU WERE TELLING ME THAT
YOU STILL VERY MUCH HAVE A
CONNECTION TO "LEAGUE OF THEIR
OWN."
OWN."
OWN." >>
OWN." >> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I'M FRIENDS WITH MANY OF THE
LADIES THAT ARE STILL ALIVE,
THE ALL AMERICAN GIRLS LEAGUE
WHO PLAYED FROM 1943 TO 1954.
I JUST SAW THEM LAST WEEKEND IN
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. WE DID A LITTLE CELEBRATION
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> THAT WAS GINA DAVIS THERE?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND YOU SAID YOU GET INVITED
TO THROW OUT PITCHES?
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. AND THE CHARLOTTE AUGUST 27 AND
2 AND I'M ALSO -- I'M GOING TO
FIELD OF DREAMS AND I'M PLAYING
IN A CELEBRITY DREAM WITH MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL RETIRED GUYS
AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY AT THE
FIELD AND COME OUT THROUGH THE
CORN.
CORN.
CORN. >>
CORN. >> I DARE YOU TO WEAR THAT T-
SHIRT FROM "MENOPAUSE, THE
MUSICAL."
MUSICAL."
MUSICAL." >> THEY'RE ACTUALLY GIVING US
UNIFORS.
UNIFORS.
UNIFORS. >> THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.
>> IT IS MY PLEASURE.
>> THERE ARE TWO SHOWS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT THE NEW MARK THEATRE,
IN THE AFTERNOON AND 7:30.
90 MINUTES OF RIP ROARING FUN
AND MORE INFORMATION ANOTHER
MENOPAUSETHEMUSICAL.COM.
MENOPAUSETHEMUSICAL.COM. ON THAT WEB SITE YOU ALSO OFFER
HELP FOR WOMEN GOING THROUGH
THE CLANG.
THE CLANG. >> AND DON'T FIGHT OVER THE
TICKETS, PEOPLE.
TICKETS, PEOPLE. >> DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT