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The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
- Robert Harling
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News About Steel Magnolias at Cleveland Play House
Laura Kepley Steps Down as Artistic Director of Cleveland Playhouse
March 21, 2022Laura Kepley has stepped down as Artistic Director of Cleveland Playhouse. A search for an interim artistic director is already underway.
CLUE Starring John Treacy Egan Has Set the Record as the Highest Grossing Production in Cleveland Play House History
February 06, 2020The Cleveland Play House (CPH) production of Clue: A New Comedy has set the record as the highest grossing production in CPH history, also breaking the single ticket sales record just two days after opening on January 31. The all new production continues at CPH through February 23, 2020, before launching a national tour in the fall of 2021.
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The Prom
Near West Theatre (4/12 - 4/28) | |
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Beauty and the Beast
Cassidy Theatre (10/11 - 10/27) | |
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She Kills Monster
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Clue
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Star Machine
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music (4/25 - 4/26) | |
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The Magic Flute for Kids
Severance Music Center (5/18 - 5/18) | |
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Pretty Woman (Non-Equity)
Bologna Performing Arts Center (5/7 - 5/7) | |
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