A mother (Catherine Cox) and daughter (Leslie Kritzer) redefine their relationship in THE MEMORY SHOW
THE MEMORY SHOW
The Duke on 42nd St
229 West 42nd St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
Tuesday – Sunday through May 18, $65
646-223-3010
www.transportgroup.org
www.dukeon42.org
In the two character musical The Memory Show, a daughter (Leslie Kritzer) moves back home to take care of her mother (Catherine Cox), who has just been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Blending humor and tragedy in charming, touching ways, the musical deals with the changing relationship between mother and daughter in such songs as “Me and My Mother,” “You Remember Him Wrong,” and “Who’s the President of the United States?” The Memory Show, which originated in the graduate musical theatre writing program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is now having its New York premiere at the Duke on 42nd St., features book and lyrics by Sara Cooper and music by Zach Redler; it is directed by Joe Calarco for the Transport Group Theatre Company, which is also holding a series of special events in conjunction with the show, including “Dark Nights: Mary Testa and Michael Starobin” on May 5 and a Mother’s Day brunch at Chez Josephine on May 12.
TICKET GIVEAWAY: The Memory Show runs through May 18 at the Duke on 42nd St., and twi-ny has three pairs of tickets to give away for free. Just send your name, daytime phone number, and all-time-favorite movie or play about a mother-daughter relationship to contest@twi-ny.com by Friday, May 3, at 12 noon to be eligible. All entrants must be twenty-one years of age or older; three winners will be selected at random. All responses will be kept confidential.