Frances Sternhagen News

STEEL MAGNOLIAS opens tonight, Monday, April 4. Starring Delta Burke as Truvy, Christine Ebersole as M'Lynn, Rebecca Gayheart as Shelby, Marsha Mason as Ouiser, Lily Rabe as Annelle and Frances Sternhagen as Clairee, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is written by Robert Harling began performances March 15 and is playing at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street, east of Broadway). This production, which marks the Broadway premiere of the play, is directed by Jason Moore.

Rebecca Gayheart, who stars as Shelby in the Broadway production of Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS, will appear on NBC'S 'Last Call with Carson Daly' Tuesday night, April 5 at 1:35am (check local listings for times outside the New York tri-state area).

Click on the link below to see a video of Today Show host Bob Dotson in Louisiana with the real life people who inspired the characters in STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Robert Harling's award-winning play, which opens on Broadway tonight, Monday, April 4 at the Lyceum Theatre . Depending on your computer's connection speed, the video may take a few moments to load. Please be patient.

NBC's 'The Today Show' will feature a segment on STEEL MAGNOLIAS this Monday, April 4 in the 9:00am-10:00am hour (check local listings for times outside the New York tri-state area). Today Show host Bob Dotson travels to Louisiana to interview the real life people who inspired the characters in Robert Harling's award-winning play.

Tickets to the Ceremony Available to the General Public For the First Time. Awards to be Presented at The Marriott Marquis on Friday, May 13 at Noon

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS has two new charity auctions up on eBay, offering theater fans the chance to do things they normally could not!

A remarkable archive of theatrical interviews is now available for free on the internet, a result of the efforts of the American Theatre Wing to share its educational and informational programs with a wider audience.

The Drama League is proud to announce that the 71st Annual Drama League Awards luncheon and ceremony will be held on Friday, May 13, 2005 beginning at Noon in the Broadway Ballroom of The Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Performances of STEEL MAGNOLIAS begin tonight, Tuesday, March 15. Starring Delta Burke as Truvy, Christine Ebersole as M'Lynn, Rebecca Gayheart as Shelby, Marsha Mason as Ouiser, Lily Rabe as Annelle and Frances Sternhagen as Clairee, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is written by Robert Harling and will open Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street, east of Broadway).

It was announced today that the upcoming Broadway production of ON GOLDEN POND, starring the legendary James Earl Jones and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams, has been nominated for 4 Helen Hayes Awards, the prestigious awards that pay tribute to excellence in professional theater in Washington, DC. The production premiered last Fall at The Kennedy Center.

The box office at The Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) will open on Monday, February 28 at 10AM for the new production of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND starring two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope) and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!, King Hedley II).

Tickets are on sale now for STEEL MAGNOLIAS starring Delta Burke as Truvy, Christine Ebersole as M'Lynn, Rebecca Gayheart as Shelby, Marsha Mason as Ouiser, Lily Rabe as Annelle and Frances Sternhagen as Clairee.

Tickets for the new production of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND starring two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope) and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!, King Hedley II) will go on sale to the general public beginning Thursday, February 17 at 10AM.

Delta Burke, Christine Ebersole, Rebecca Gayheart, Marsha Mason, Lily Rabe and Frances Sternhagen star in the show, which begins previews March 15 and opens April 4.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS begins rehearsals Monday, February 14. Starring Delta Burke as Truvy, Christine Ebersole as M'Lynn, Rebecca Gayheart as Shelby, Marsha Mason as Ouiser, Lily Rabe as Annelle and Frances Sternhagen as Clairee, the play by Robert Harling, will open Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre

FOOD FOR THOUGHT, the lunch-time play reading series, under the Artistic Direction of its founder, Susan Charlotte, will celebrate its Fifth Anniversary when it opens its Spring 2005 season on Wednesday, February 23 with the New York premiere of a new Tennessee Williams' work Me, Vashya.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS, the play by Robert Harling, will open Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street, east of Broadway). The production, directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q), begins previews on March 15, 2005.

Marsha Mason will star as Ouiser, the sharp-tongued and wealthy curmudgeon, in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS.

Frances Sternhagen will star as Clairee, 'the former first lady of Chinquapin Parish', in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS.