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.
Theater West End is at 115 W. 1st Street , Sanford, FL.
Pump Boys & Dinettes (4/5/24-4/28/24)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (1/5/24-1/28/24)
The Full Monty (11/10/23-12/3/23)
Sweeney Todd (9/7/23-10/1/23)
The Prom (8/4/23-8/27/23)
9 to 5 (6/2/23-6/25/23)
Spring Awakening (4/14/23-5/7/23)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (3/10/23-3/26/23)
The Great American Trailer Park Musical (1/12/23-2/5/23)
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Tiara’s Hat Parade
Orlando Family Stage (2/7 - 2/22) NEW PLAY | |
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From My Hometown
The Winter Park Playhouse (1/23 - 2/21)
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Yo, Ho, Ho! Let’s Go!
Orlando Family Stage (1/24 - 2/22) | |
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Lilly and the Pirates the Musical
Orlando Family Stage (2/21 - 3/15) NEW MUSICAL | |
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Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN
King Center (4/12 - 4/13) | |
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Peabody Auditorium (2/18 - 2/18) | |
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The Times They Are a-Changing: An Evening of Music, Love and Learning
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice (UUCOV) (1/31 - 1/31) | |
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The Cottage
Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse (1/16 - 2/8) | |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center (The Moss Center) (2/6 - 2/6) | |
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