A musical recounting the stage-acting careers of three Tony-nominated performers is coming to the Effingham Performance Center this month.  Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now will be featured on Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m.  It features Kerry Butler, Laura Bell Bundy, and Marissa Jaret Winokur, the latter of whom in fact won a Tony for her role in Hairspray.  Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now is a depiction of the actresses' own lives using music from the many shows in which they have performed. 

The trio met while part of the cast for Hairspray.  They sang the song “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now” together, hence the name of this musical.  Bell Bundy says the show chronicles their lives in showbiz and as mothers. 

The show includes a “mom medley,” which is a set of parodies of well known songs. 

Bell Bundy does a number of impersonations in the show, a skill she developed from an early age. 

Bell Bundy says so far, Hairspray has been the highlight of her career.  She highlights the timing of the show and the role it played in her stage-acting career, which Mama I’m a Big Girl Now highlights. 

Tickets are available at the Effingham Performance Center box office and on Ticketmaster.  More information on the show is available here.

Laura Bell Bundy appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.