About the Show

A single mother attempts to rebuild a home amidst the devastated terrain of an illness untreated.

Jessica Hendy, (Cats, Aida, Amour) brings her complex life story to the stage in a new musical that is simultaneously earth shattering, funny, yet ultimately cathartic.

In Walking With Bubbles, we meet 'Jessica' - A single mom and Broadway actress determined to make her dreams a reality. But, it's harder to work towards that when a secret from her past follows her and her young son, 'Bubbles', to New York City.

With music by Brianna Kothari Barnes and directed by Richard Hess, this solo show explores mental illness and how far a mother will go for her son, her family, and finally herself.

Critic Reviews (2)

“Hendy ties up her open-ended story with a wholesome bow of acceptance of her life’s erratic trajectory — an unavoidable landing pad for most retrospectives. But I suppose we can afford her a moment of cliché in a story that is otherwise unrelentingly uncharted.”
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“...this female-driven narrative is inspiring and may well impart hope to others in crisis.”
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Creative team

Brianna Kothari Barnes