By John Hayden

Are they sisters from different misters? Yes. Do they have a Twinning attitude? Most Definitely. Miss Bouvèé and Jennifer McClain are teaming up once again, this time for the aptly named show Double Trouble. South Florida’s most prominent performing partners are reunited for a show by Robert Leleux at the Center for Spiritual Living. The show’s synopsis focuses on twin sisters, Mimi and Minnie Bouvèé, and they haven’t spoken in decades! “After years of success in show business as kids, one of them left to get married and the other to pursue the spotlight alone. But life hasn’t been so perfect for Minnie Bouvèé as her career is now on the fritz. Likewise, her sister Mimi isn’t so happy in the burbs after all! The death of their overbearing and controlling stage mother has caused the two to reunite at long last. As the funeral events unfold, a trip down memory lane results in laughter, show stopping songs, and the spark of sizzling sisterhood. Maybe they are exactly what each other needs! Double the dose of fun, double the belting, double the fabulousness; Double Trouble!”

Miss Bouvèé talked with OutClique about Double Trouble and her constant collaborating with McClain, like real sisters but without the arguing and stealing of the other’s makeup. “Obviously Jennifer and I are not sisters in real life and in our cabaret act Boozy Belters we don’t sell it as such. This is a wonderful and charming new story told by two cabaret performers who are also theatrical veterans! Jennifer and I are both known as cabaret artists in this town and afar. We count our blessings in that the audience who attends usually already knows us and loves us from the cabaret scene. It then becomes our privilege to show them something different; in this case a theatrical story about two sisters told through comedy and song.”

McClain and Miss B are well known throughout South Florida and everytime they appear together, it’s a completely different show. Miss B says that’s thanks to their fans. “I think even the most scripted show on Broadway never gives the same show twice because no audience is the same twice. We as performers respond when and if you respond. This show definitely has room for ad libs (in the style of Carol Burnett) so I’m sure things will be born each night!”

Despite their long history as friends and performing partners, Miss B says it’s still a thrill each time they’re on stage together. “I’ve made no secret that I am a McClainiac as they’re called. Jen is as kind as she is talented and passionate. There’s a scene in the show when I get to sit back and watch her have a solo moment and I am in the same awe as the audience. She could hold the audience for hours and hours if she wanted to. She’s a marvel and I’m just so glad I get to share a stage with her in this show!”

Up next: the big screen! “We both will be part of the full feature film Big Easy Queens filming this May in Fort Lauderdale and New Orleans, so I am very excited about that. The film will be out early next year! Additionally, we are very excited to share that this show is booked on a small summer tour! We will be taking this show to Chicago, Detroit, and Fire Island in the summer of 2022!” So catch them while they’re here!