Megan Cavanagh: From Marla to Menopause
By: Iris Wiener
The name Megan Cavanagh is synonymous with Marla Hooch, the wide-eyed, scene-stealing second base-woman in A League of Their Own. However, Cavanagh also has an excellent pitch- as a singer, that is, and she has been sharing it with the world for the past thirteen years as Earth Mother in Menopause the Musical, which comes to The Gateway at Patchogue Theatre on Sunday, October 8th at 2pm and 7pm. Menopause is a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “the change,” featuring a story told through musical parody of hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s. In between raising funds for the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC) and speaking on League Q&A panels celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film, Cavanagh spoke with Theaterlife.com about what she has been up to since Penny Marshall’s iconic 1992 hit, her Broadway ambitions, and returning to the Long Island theatrical mainstay.
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