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.
SUBMIT UPDATES
Videos
Mamma Mia!
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts [Dreyfoos Hall] (6/25 - 6/30) | ||
You're the Top: The Songs of Cole Porter
Vitalia (6/21 - 6/21) | ||
42nd Street
The Naples Players (6/26 - 7/21) | ||
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Colony Theater (12/6 - 12/15) | ||
A Rock Sails By
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (5/15 - 6/9)
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
| ||
Dance for Peace
Ocean Drive (5/27 - 5/27) | ||
Majah Issues Comedy Tour Comes to Miramar Cultural Center on June 21
Miramar Cultural Center / ArtsPark (6/21 - 6/21) | ||
VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW |
Recommended For You