How you feel about Menopause: the Musical likely will depend on your response to the Chitlin Circuit and the Borscht Belt.
Elite America snootily likes to pretend that the theat-uh it patronizes has nothing whatsoever in common with the declasse offerings of the Chitlin Circuit (known alternately as African-American "urban theater") or the Borscht Belt that gave a jump-start to the careers of such Jewish entertainers as Mel Brooks and Buddy Hackett.
If you go Menopause: the Musical is being performed in the M&T; Bank Pavilion of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St., through at least Sept. 2. Showtimes vary. Tickets $45-$65. Call 410-5437-7328 or go to france-merrickpac.com.