'Mom!' the Musical Takes Best of the Fest
Audience members at Chameleon Theatre Circle's annual New Play Festival chose 'Mom!'— an irreverent, touching tribute to the trials and joys of parenthood—as the best new play in 2012.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us "Hot Mama Blues" got a warm reception in Burnsville this weekend. The song is just a small sampling from "Mom!"— a musical written by a trio of Illinois women that was voted "best" of this weekend's New Play Festival. By sheer coincidence, the play is successor to another comedy that centers on family relationships one rung further up the matrilineal ladder: “Grandma’s Little Helper” was named "Best of the Fest" in 2011. "Mom!" was one of just 11 plays that made the final cut at the fest in 2012, the 13th annual competition sponsored by Chameleon Theatre Circle. The Star Tribune's Liz Rolfsmeier called the play a "fun, heartfelt, raunchy, …
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