Cooper has brought her beautifully silly brain to life and put it on the stage for all of us to enjoy. Every year, she tells the performers who sign on for one of her shows that they're all going to be "ass clowns, they have to check their dignity at the door." But anyone who's laughed till they peed themselves at one of her shows already knows how outrageously hilarious Cooper can be when she's singing and dancing and telling us all about her wonderfully goofy self. And since she's planning to take next year off to be with her new babe, fans should make sure to see this show. It will be 2011 when we see her again. Today's special preview performance is at 8 p.m. Regular performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Through August 29. Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. For information, call 713-527-8243 or visit www.catastrophictheater.com. $25 to $50.
Wed., July 29, 8 p.m.; Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: July 29. Continues through Aug. 29, 2009