Michelle Maccarone - The Professional Broad's Guide to Vintage Authenticity

Michelle Maccarone is a 41-year-old New York City playwright, performer, and podcast host who found her creative voice by celebrating the wit and wisdom of mid-century women. Her latest play, "The Leopard and the Lynx," premiered at the New York Theatre Festival in January 2025.How her obsession with "Auntie Mame" led to discovering Pat Tanner's real-life story of bisexuality and lavender marriageWhy she believes people in the 1970s had more freedom to create their own identities than we give them credit forThe challenge of directing your own writing: "It's just too much, you get stuck in your own head"How perimenopause is teaching her not to recognize her own body anymoreWhy she's working on a one-woman show about Elsa Maxwell, the queer party planner who invented the scavenger huntHer philosophy: "Not everyone has to like you and that's okay"Instagram/Facebook: @vintageoldbiddy Podcast: "Vintage Old Biddy"Connect With Us:Website: https://www.thenewmaturity.com Instagram: @thenewmaturity Newsletter: https://thenewmaturity.substack.comEmail: [email protected] episodes drop every other Wednesday. Subscribe now so you never miss a conversation that might just change how you see growing older.