Theater: St. Luke's Theatre / 308 West 46th St., New York, New York, 10036
Synopsis:
Cougar The Musical unleashes three divine but disillusioned women who develop a taste for hot, young men. They let their inner cougar roar and purr, finding self-love and empowerment in the process. The sexy, ferocious cast of three fabulous-over-forty women and one multi-talented boy toy sing and dance their way through a satiating range of original songs, from grinding blues, to doo-wop, to pop to “Julio,” a romantic ballad, sung to a vibrator. Hilarious, soulful and heartwarming, Cougar the Musical is a madcap ride from Cougar Bar to nail salon to boudoir and back as the women learn to say “yes” to getting older, “yes” to trust and friendship and “yes” to proving that love is ageless.
October 23, 2012: The marital split of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore threw the creators of “Cougar the Musical.” You can tell because those stars’ names are in the lyrics, but with disclaimers like “before they broke up” inserted. The show’s message remains that relationships between older women and younger men are a great idea.
October 24, 2012: The cheesy clichés abound in Cougar the Musical at St. Luke's Theatre, but despite the corniness of the light plot (and the horrible sound system that serves this theater), the production is a fun time for the non-jaded female theatergoer.
October 24, 2012: Like a woman who tries to have it all, "Cougar The Musical" has a lot going on. The 90-minute off-Broadway tuner is funny, raucous, sweetly sentimental and romantic. And women, mostly women of a certain age, are likely to fall under its life-affirming spell.
October 24, 2012: In her new theatrical comedy "Cougar the Musical," Donna Moore lifts the veil to reveal a rarely seen world of predators hunting in their natural habitat.
And no, this isn't a show about mountain lions.