by Robert Harling
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.
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
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Song of the Night
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/27 - 3/1) | |
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DOT by Colman Domingo
The Box Riverside (2/27 - 3/2) COMEDY NEW PLAY
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Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) | |
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Ravel & Brahms
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/13 - 2/16) | |
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Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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Mayuri Bhandari’s The Anti “Yogi” – a BFF ’24 in ’25 Free Musical, Immersive Event
Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space (3/9 - 3/9) | |
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The Half-Life of Marie Curie
The Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center (1/24 - 2/23) | |
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Amy Veltman’s PSA – Pelvic Service Announcement - a BFF ’24 in ’25 Free Event
Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space (3/2 - 3/2) | |
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Unlimited: A Wickedly Wonderful Celebration of Oz
Palm Springs Cultural Center (4/19 - 4/19) | |
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Tootsie The Musical
Desert Theatreworks (3/7 - 3/30) | |
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