The new Catastrophic Theater show opens tonight, and it will have some familiar elements for longtime fans of the local scene.

The Catastrophic Theatre presents the world premiere of THE TAMARIE COOPER SHOW written, directed and choreographed by Tamarie Cooper. June 19 - July 19 at Stages Repertory Theatre

Perhaps no other person in Houston theatre history has shared more - or more intimate or embarassing - details of her life on stage than Tamarie Cooper. And Houston audiences love her for it.

With her spectacularly popular Tamalalia series, Tamarie has spoken, sung and danced about her high hopes, her irrational fears, her wacked out dreams, her love life, her sex life, her unfortunate dating history, her unfortunate drug history, her love of bacon and her ass.

But a lot's changed since the last time you saw Tamarie - she's not the cocktail queen of regrettable hookups anymore. She got married, she bought a house and now she's contemplating motherhood. The Tamarie Cooper Show finds the 37-year-old Tamarie embarking on a brand new adventure as she tries, in her inimitable fashion, to negotiate her new-found domestic bliss.

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The Tamarie Cooper Show opens Thursday, June 19, at Stages Repertory Theatre (3201 Allen Parkway) and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm through July 19. Tickets are $20 Thursdays, $25 Fridays and Saturdays. For ticket information, call the Stages box office at 713-527-0123 or visit www.stagestheatre.com.