NEW HAVEN, CT - Delighting over 8 million people worldwide, Menopause The Musical, the Off-Broadway phenomenon sweeping the nation, returns to Long Wharf Theatre this summer.

This limited engagement of Menopause The Musical runs from June 15 - Sept. 23 on Long Wharf Theatre's C. Newton Schenck Mainstage.

Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, writer/producer Jeanie Linders creates a glorious celebration for women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived "The Change."

Four women meet at a Bloomingdale's lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and more.

A joyful parody of 25 classic baby boomer hits, the 90-minute show features such sure-fire chart-toppers as "I Heard It Thru the Grapevine; You No Longer See 39," and the disco smash "Stayin' Awake! Stayin' Awake!"

Since its first performance, the show has evolved as a "grassroots" movement of women who deal with life after 40 and all the challenges that result in the mental, physical and spiritual freedom of the baby boomer generation.

"Most women know intuitively that every other woman is experiencing hot flashes or night sweats," says Linders. "There is always a close friend or two who can sympathize or identify with her.

"But when they are sitting in a theatre with 400 women, all laughing and shouting‚ 'That's me! That's me on stage!' they know what they are experiencing is normal. They aren't alone . . . or crazy. It becomes a sisterhood."

Single tickets for Menopause The Musical are available online; by phone at 203-787-4282 or toll-free at 800-782-8497; and in person at the Long Wharf Theatre Box Office (222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT).