Photos: Steel Magnolias Press Preview

Delta Burke (Truvy), Christine Ebersole (M'Lynn), Rebecca Gayheart (Shelby), Marsha Mason (Ouiser), Lily Rabe (Annelle) and Frances Sternhagen (Clairee) star in the show which was written by Robert Harling, and will be directed by Jason Moore.

The show opens on April 4, 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre, previews begin on March 15, 2005.

An Off-Broadway hit in 1987, Steel Magnolias played 1,126 performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre following its premiere at the WPA Theatre. Steel Magnolias has since been performed in hundreds of productions around the world. The popular film version premiered in 1989. Steel Magnolias follows the lives of six indomitable Southern women as they share their personal triumphs, tragedies, beauty tips, recipes, and more than the occasional piece of scandalous gossip in Truvy's beauty shop in Chinquapin, Louisiana.

Lily Rabe (Annelle), Frances Sternhagen (Clairee) and Delta Burke (Truvy) Rebecca Gayheart (Shelby), Christine Ebersole (M'Lynn) and Lily Rabe Marsha Mason (Oiser), Rebecca, Christine and Lily Frances and Delta Frances Sternhagen Delta Burke Delta in a fun pose Marsha Mason Christine Ebersole Christine Ebersole Rebecca Gayheart Rebecca Gayheart Lily Rabe Lily Rabe The lovely ladies of the cast