Hats! is written by husband-and-wife team Anthony Dodge & Marcia Milgrom Dodge with songs by Doug Besterman, Susan Birkenhead, Michele Brourman, Pat Bunch, Gretchen Cryer, Anthony Dodge, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Beth Falcone, David Friedman, Kathie Lee Gifford, David Goldsmith, Carol Hall, Henry Krieger, Stephen Lawrence, Melissa Manchester, Amanda McBroom, Pam Tillis and Sharon Vaughn.
Inspired by The Red Hat Society, Hats! is an original musical about a 49.999-http://artseverywhere.com/images/event/36327/Hats.jpgyear-old woman, MaryAnne, who reluctantly faces the inevitable 50th birthday. In the production, MaryAnne warms up to her 50th once she meets several remarkable women who show her about fun and friendship after 50.
Since 2006, productions in DENVER, NEW ORLEANS, NASHVILLE, CHICAGO, LAS VEGAS, TAMPA...
"Hats!' off to aging gracefully" ~Chris Jones, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"HATS! is an affirmative and joyful celebration of womanhood. An untapped, ever- flowing gold mine filled with tender moments and endearing songs...That's a real audience emitting real belly laughs and crying real tears, dancing, singing and celebrating. I have never seen an audience so affected in the course of watching theater. They left feeling better about themselves, with renewed confidence that they are part of a larger community, emboldened that it's never too late to start living again. If 90 minutes of theater can do all that - sister, that's as real as it gets." ~John Moore, THE DENVER POST
"This is a feel-good show that's really about feeling good."
~Steven Oxman, VARIETY