FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2024 *It Shoulda Been You* Opens this Weekend at Hopewell Theatre! YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Millennial Theatre Company (MTC) presents It Shoulda Been You at the Hopewell Theatre (702 Mahoning Ave. Youngstown, OH 44511), Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm, Saturday, April 20 at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 21 at 2pm, Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 7:30pm, Sunday, April 28 at 2pm. Artistic Director Joe Asente states that this production was a long time in the making for MTC, “This was actually the show that we were supposed to do for our very first production back in 2016. We announced and held auditions, and a delay from the licensing company forced us to switch gears and produce Heathers instead. We have had a few false starts on this show over the years, but for one reason or another, things never quite lined up correctly. It may have taken eight years to get here, but I am confident that this is the time and the cast that we were always meant to have. I could not be more thrilled to finally take this project on with such an all-star cast!”. Asente continued that although this show is lesser-known that some of MTC’s other more recent productions, he thinks this is a show that Youngstown audiences will love , “I saw this show on Broadway in 2015 and immediately fell in love with the music and the story and knew it was something I had to do. This show has everything you could want packed into a 90 minute run time; it can make you laugh until you cry and then turn around and hit you with something that will make you feel things in ways you did not expect. Everyone can find something to relate to in this show, and that is the beauty of it. Add to that a twist that you will never see coming, and you are in for a night of theatre that you will never forget!” *It Shoulda Been You* is a musical comedy about a wedding-gone-wrong. The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature. His mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And, when the bride's ex-boyfriend crashes the party, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle "Here Comes the Bride!" It's up to the sister of the bride to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after in this musical comedy for anyone who ever had parents. The all-star cast includes Maureen Collins, Colleen Chance, Natalina Kazimir, Edward Bazzell, Nate Beagle, Terry Shears, Roz Blystone, Andy Scott, Sierra Ellis, Ty Hanes, Ben Doss, PK Lankford, Hannah Sinclair, Adam Dominick. Directed by Joe Asente with Musical Direction by Tyler Stouffer with additional choreography by Danielle Mentzer.. Tickets are $25 and are available online at www.millennialtheatre.org. For promotional photos, please click HERE <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/112y4mfotoU7o1KEbo3cOWktH2XSP6HFW?usp=sharing> . For more information regarding this performance please connect with MTC via Facebook, Instagram (@mtc_theatre), or email millennialtheatrecompany@gmail.com About the Millennial Theatre Company: The Millennial Theatre Company (MTC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company committed to producing theatrical experiences that reflect the interests and experiences of the Millennial Generation. They aim to produce generation relevant content through musicals, millennial-created and written works, workshops, and other various theatrical experiences. For more information, visit MTC’s website millennialtheatre.org, as well as their Facebook and Instagram (@mtc_theatre).