What might a man newly divorced, who has lost custody of his children, do to regain control of his life? If he is out-of-work, in this case an actor, do to gain precious moments with his children? If his name is Daniel Hillard, the answer is practically anything.
Based on a novel “Alias Madame Doubtfire” by Anne Fine penned in 1987, becoming a film in 1993, “Mrs. Doubtfire” graduated into a musical by Karey and Wayne Fitzpatrick for music and lyrics, with book by Karey Fitzpatrick and John O’Farrell in 2019. The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts will entertain the Hillard family from Tuesday, October 3 to Sunday, October 8 and you are invited to the interesting gathering.
Prepare to warm the cockles of your heart as you see the lengths one dad, Rob McClure’s Daniel Hillard, will go to to be with his children when his wife (in real life) Maggie Lakis’ Miranda is dedicated to stopping him from any contact with them. A messy divorce and a loss of custody forces Daniel to be creative and think way way outside the box. With his acting abilities in tact, and a good friend as a make-up artist/genius on board, he takes on an alter ego. He becomes Euphegenia Doubtfire, a kindly but firm nanny from Scotland, to enter the lives of his kids Lydia (Giselle Gutierrez), Christopher (Cody Sawyer Braverman/Axel Bernard Rimmele) and Natalie (Emerson Mae Chan/Kennedy Alexandra Pitney).
Ironically Mrs Doubtfire has the astonishing ability to teach Daniel how to be a better father, a more loving man than he was before. How do you prove you are a more responsible dad who can also become a devoted husband? Stand in line for some pretty informative and remarkable lessons on how to be both.
For tickets ($39 and up), call the Bushnell, 166 Capital Avenue, Hartford at 860-987-5900 or online at bushnell.org. Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m, Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 pm. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday nights have special offers code KIDSNIGHT, buy one ticket and get one at 50% off for certain seats. For two hours prior to the show, a fall festival will offer games, refreshments, snacks, face painting and balloon animals.
Let Mrs. Doubtfire shower you with her parenting skills and expand your love for those nearest and dearest to your heart.
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