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Penn’s pioneering all-female musical comedy troupe launched an SNL star. What’s next?

Bloomers is celebrating their 40th anniversary this weekend with their Fall Show.

The cast of Bloomers, Penn's all women musical comedy troupe, rehearses "The Batchelor: Will You Accept this Show?" October 17, 2018, for their fall show as they celebrate their 40th anniversary this weekend. From left: Daryn Naiburg-Smith, '22; Hope Brindle, '22; Amanda Bello, '22; Michaela Zammuto, '21; Katie Marshall, '19 (also the director); Reagan Bracknell, '21 (the Batchelor); and Alison Yarto, '21. Bloomers exists because Penn's oldest musical comedy group, Mask and Wig, still does not allow women to join.
The cast of Bloomers, Penn's all women musical comedy troupe, rehearses "The Batchelor: Will You Accept this Show?" October 17, 2018, for their fall show as they celebrate their 40th anniversary this weekend. From left: Daryn Naiburg-Smith, '22; Hope Brindle, '22; Amanda Bello, '22; Michaela Zammuto, '21; Katie Marshall, '19 (also the director); Reagan Bracknell, '21 (the Batchelor); and Alison Yarto, '21. Bloomers exists because Penn's oldest musical comedy group, Mask and Wig, still does not allow women to join.Read moreTOM GRALISH / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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