The Waterfront Playhouse will close the blockbuster 76th season with the hilarious comic thriller, Die, Mommie, Die! by Charles Busch and starring Randy Roberts. The play opens on May 12th and will run for 3 weeks, playing Wednesday to Saturday each week at 8 PM. There will be one low priced preview on May 11th at 8 PM.

“Die, Mommie, Die!” is a comic melodrama that evokes the lurid 1960’s films that featured aging stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Mr. Roberts plays Angela Arden, a once famous pop singer, who is trapped in a hateful marriage with film producer Sol Sussman (David Black). Angela will do just about anything to get out of the marriage and find happiness with her hot younger lover, an out of work TV actor, Tony Parker (Rock Solomon). So Angela disposes of Sol in a hilarious scenario.

In a move that combines Greek tragedy with Hollywood kitsch, Angela’s daughter, Edith (Erin McKenna), convinces Angela’s emotionally disturbed son, Lance (Matt Hollis Hulsey), that they must avenge their father’s death by killing their mother. Lance, demanding proof of Angela’s crime, slips some LSD into her after-dinner coffee. Angela is plunged into a wild acid trip that reveals all of the Sussman family’s dirty laundry once and for all. Assisting with the she-nanigans is Angela’s mouthy maid, Bootsie (Traci Reynolds).

Variety raved, “‘Die, Mommie, Die!’ is Charles Busch’s funniest and most accomplished and without question, raunchiest work. A real doozy.”

Die, Mommie, Die! is directed by Murphy Davis and will feature an outstanding cast of comic actors. Set designer Michael Boyer will create the 1960’s Beverly Hills home, with costumes by J. B. McLendon, Randy Roberts & Sushi. Lighting will be by John Jaworski with properties by Carmen Rodriguez. Trish Manley is the stage manager.

Randy Roberts is a Key West legend with his famous one man show at LaTeDa. He has appeared in film (“Any Day Now” with Alan Cumming, etc.), TV (“America’s Got Talent,” etc.) and stage, including “Bitchslap!” at the Waterfront two years running.

David Black has just come off the smash hits “The Producers” and “Enchanted April” at the Waterfront. Erin McKenna and Matt Hollis Hulsey were in the Waterfront’s “Noises Off,” as well as the Barn’s “Venus In Fur.” Rock Solomon appeared in last season’s “Monty Python’s Spamalot” as Sir Galahad and Traci Reynolds was in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “The Full Monty.”

“Die, Mommie, Die” carries an Audience Advisory of adult language and sexual situations.

The opening night of May 12th is sponsored by Kevin Melloncamp and Scott Mason, and includes a gala after party. The production is sponsored by LaTeDa.

Tickets are $40 and are available at www.waterfrontplayhouse.org or at 305-294-5015. Please go to the website or call the box office for details for discount specials such as our Friday Night Date Night.