Cat And Nat Bring Their CAT AND NAT: THE FUN SHOW To Playhouse Square

From "sleep" to "sex" - "Pampers" to "parenting"...and all other "Mom truths" in between, the hilarious duo of "Cat and Nat" has become a viral sensation, commiserating with moms and dads about the realities of parenting. Now the success of their sassy videos is going live, on the road for CAT AND NAT: THE FUN SHOW.

Cat and Nat make their first Playhouse Square appearance Sat., March 24 at 8 pm in the Ohio Theatre. Tickets go on sale Fri., Feb. 23, priced at $50, $40 & $30. (VIP Meet 'n' Greet tickets are $100.) Tickets on sale at playhousesquare.org, 216-241-6000 and the Playhouse Square Ticket Office. The pair promises their FUN SHOW will include the expected "games, Q & A, impromptu dance parties and cocktails!"

Cat and Nat, Catherine Belknap and Natalie Turner, have gone from teen besties to business partners. Every week the Toronto pair broadcasts a number of episodes, including a daily "Chit Chat with Cat & Nat," on Facebook and a "#momtruth" every Friday. In between their scheduled content, they constantly update their Instagram story and chat with other moms in the digital community they've formed, garnering more than 500,000 followers, thousands of views and interactions. Their success has in turn, landed them guest appearances on TV talk shows such as "The Today Show.".

"We're just so happy that people feel like we've created a community that they belong to," says Nat. "Bringing the audience into the show is what sets us apart from things like a television show. We have favorite people that we love to watch on TV, but we can't access them. Even if you were to go to their Instagram and you were to leave a message, they may never see it."

Cat & Nat birthed the idea for the brand four years ago. The pair first began hosting events and then vlogging for their YouTube channel, sharing the trials and tribulations of motherhood. Becoming moms is what reconnected these high school pals after life and marriage naturally distanced them."When we first had babies, we wished that there was a place like this," says Nat. "There were so many things that we would just ask ourselves in our minds that we'd go over and over and over again."

Cat & Nat is a safe space for moms to be honest about the struggles they face, but also to celebrate the joys of motherhood. "Not everybody loves every phase and we always try to tell people that just because you're having hard days doesn't mean you don't love your kids," says Cat. "I still love them, I would do anything for them, but I found the phase of mothering hard when I had a baby."

This is the kind of real dialogue between the women that encourages moms to share, post and interact on a global level. Whether they are a working or stay-at-home mom, they are bound to feel helpless and alone at one point or another. Having a community of women to turn to for reassurance at your most vulnerable is priceless.

"I think what's been the most amazing thing about this community is realizing that everybody's insecurities are the same," says Cat. "We always remind each other that [any problem] is normal and it's going to pass."

Cat has three children and Nat has four (all eight and under), so the saying has proven true: sometimes it really does "take a village." Between running their brand and their respective households, Cat admits it's hard to get out for a date night, but that's okay. "There's no such thing as balance."

Although they don't often appear in their wives' videos, husbands Marc (Cat) and Mark (Nat) are just as integral to the family dynamic. "I think that the important thing is, Nat and I and our husbands are like a team. We see each other as partners in everything we do," shares Cat. "So, I think that it's not necessarily about taking time out to go for dinner. We do that. It's finding moments throughout the day to reconnect without making big, grand plans."

Cat & Nat often make the conscious choice to not sweat the small stuff. Crumbs on the couch? Clothes that don't match? Uneaten dinner? Don't sweat it. "Even if we're kind of freaking out on the inside, we just try to show an example of calm so that they won't get overwhelmed or so crazy about things that are not important," says Cat.

Cat's motto is "the problem is solvable". "So, there's no problem that we can't solve and that's kind of how we tackle everything," says Nat.

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