These Broadway Mamas Are Back and Better Than Ever!
Broadway fans, three of your favorite leading ladies from Hairspray are back and better than ever!
Tony nominees Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde), Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice, Xanadu), and Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray) have teamed up for some of the most fun you will have Off-Broadway. If you’re in the Big Apple this festive season for your annual dose of theater and shopping, be sure to grab tickets to see these super-talented thesps who have reunited for a fabulous, toe-tapping, show-stopping special event, Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now! The show is now playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) for a limited run through December 8, 2024.
Expect a dazzling night of nostalgia, laughter, and unforgettable musical moments as these Broadway mamas—who first met while originating the roles of Tracy, Penny, and Amber in the Tony Award-winning show Hairspray—take the stage again. They will revisit the show that helped launch their careers and lifelong friendships, all while singing hits from the shows that made you fall in love with them over 20 years ago.
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now! is packed with music, memories, musings on love and parenthood, and backstage anecdotes that will have you smiling, and laughing out loud. These ladies are in fine form and their stories, interactions, and bits of business are hilarious. We swear it’s the most fun you’ll have sitting down—that is, until you leap to your feet with applause. From the iconic Hairspray hits like “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “I Can Hear the Bells” to creative mashups, exclusive medleys, hilarious parodies, and more than a few wild cards, this show is a night filled with all the joy of a Broadway musical—without the price tag.
Between them, these stars have graced 16 Broadway shows, appeared in over 300 television episodes, and have become beloved fixtures in the entertainment world—from Beetlejuice to Mean Girls to Legally Blonde, not to mention some detours into reality TV and the Country Music Awards.
“It’s so wonderful to work with two women I not only love as friends and confidants, but who I admire for their talent and comedic timing,” says Laura Bell Bundy. “We have each other’s backs on stage as well as off. We opened Hairspray together as young women, sharing this truly extraordinary moment in Broadway history. We came up together, cheered each other on as we had subsequent successes, and have been a part of each other’s lives through so many of life’s transitions—even into motherhood. Our show will take you on that journey… a beautiful journey of following. We also wrote this together! Directed it together. Like three friends in the sandbox just having the best time.”
“It is an honor to join forces with these three incredible Broadway legends to produce a show that showcases their illustrious careers while celebrating motherhood and the power of female friendship,” says Kerry Butler
“I haven’t been back on a NY stage since Hairspray!” says Marissa Jaret Winokur. “I am beyond excited to return with this incredibly personal show with Kerry and Laura Bell. This is such a passion project that we literally got together and wrote a show. Every time we have done it, we find new things and remember new stories! I love performing with such strong women. We made this show for ourselves out of love and joy. I couldn’t be more grateful and excited to share it with everyone! Our lives have changed so much over the last 22 years, but when we are back on stage together, it is like time stood still… and we look exactly the same.”
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now! plays on Saturday at 2 PM and 8 PM, Sunday at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Monday at 7 PM. For more information and tickets, go here.
