Midday theater J. Wynn Rousuck joins us now with another of her weekly reviews of the Maryland stage. Today, she spotlights Miss You Like Hell, a timely 2016 musical about immigration now in production at Baltimore Center Stage.
With book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes and music and lyrics by composer Erin McKeown, Miss You Like Hell takes us on the cross-country road trip of Beatriz, an undocumented immigrant (played by Lorraine Velez) and her troubled teenage daughter Olivia (played by Stephanie Gomérez), and introduces us to the constellation of characters they meet along the way. Directed by Rebecca Martinez, with music direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes, the musical explores themes of escaping and belonging, the power of the mother-daughter bond, and the wrenching challenge of the migrant experience.
Miss You Like Hell continues at Baltimore Center Stage through Sunday, October 13. For directions and ticket info, click here.
