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Miss America's Ugly Daughter at Greenway Court Theatre

Dates: (2/2/2019 - 3/24/2019 )

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Greenway Court Theatre

544 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, 90036

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Phone: 323-285-2078

Tickets: $15-$40

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Miss Americas Ugly Daughter is a darkly comedic, poignant two character solo show about the seismic mother-daughter relationship of Bess Myerson and her only child, Barra Grant.Bess Myerson was the first and only ever Jewish Miss America. She was famous, she was infamous. She had it all until she fell in love with the wrong man and lost her reputation and a little of her mind.Her daughter, Barra, was an awkward child who was not equipped to wear tiaras. As Barra takes us on the journey of her life, Bess is ever-present, fixated on improving Barra by molding her into a version of herself. Her advice is not very helpful as Barra wages a feisty struggle, trying to fit in at school, meet the right man, find a career and forge her own place in the universe. Barras final challenge occurs when she has a daughter of her own and has to discover a whole new set of...

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News About Miss America's Ugly Daughter at Greenway Court Theatre

BWW Interview: Barra Grant's Not Her MISS AMERICA Mother's DAUGHTER

January 29, 2019

Being the daughter of the first Jewish Miss America, Barra Grant sailed through her childhood rebellious and harboring a contentious relationship with mom Bess Myerson. Not until Barra had a daughter of her own, did she understand her mom's methods more clearly. Barra has turned her lemon of her childhood experience into the lemonade of her theatre piece MISS AMERICA'S UGLY DAUGHTER, which begins February 8, 2019 at the Greenway Court Theatre. I had the chance to illicit some bon mots from this enduring writer/performer.

MISS AMERICA'S UGLY DAUGHTER Returns to Greenway Court Theatre

January 08, 2019

Writer/performer Barra Grant is back with her darkly hilarious mother-daughter story: the true, inside tale of Grant's seismic relationship with her mother, Bess Myerson. Pageant Productions andCanon Theatricals presentMiss America's Ugly Daughter: Bess Myerson & Me written by Grant and performed by Grant andMonica Piper. Eve Brandstein directs for a Feb. 8 opening at the Greenway Court Theatre, where performances continue through March 24.

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