Die Mommie Die!
The action is set in 1967 in the Beverly Hills home of failed musical actress Angela Arden. Angela is unhappily married to film producer Sol whose cloying relationship with their daughter, Edith, is anything but wholesome. Meanwhile, Angela is carrying on with protuberant tennis pro Tony Parker who becomes the object of lust to both Edith and Angela’s gay son, Lance. Angela’s husband Sol is adored from afar by Bootsie, the family’s long-time, long-simmering housekeeper. When Angela decides to poison Sol, a cascade of dark family secrets come to light - improbably, histrionically and hilariously. Written by Charles Busch, directed by Michael Mizerany. The dark comedy evokes the 1960s “Grande Dame Guignol” films that featured aging stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner and Tallulah Bankhead.