BrightSide Theatre Will Present STEEL MAGNOLIAS in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 5, 2020
BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues their 9th Season --with Guilty Pleasure movie Steel Magnolias. Based on this play of a classic story of family, strength in women, and big southern hair, it is the perfect way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Steel Magnolias.
Chanticleers Theatre Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 15, 2020
Chanticleers Theatre (a?oeChanticleersa??) is proud to present Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling. The show will run from February 7, 2020 through March 1, 2020: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at Chanticleers Theater, 3683 Quail Avenue, Castro Valley Community Center Park, Castro Valley, California. Tickets are $22-$27 each and may be purchased online at https://chanticleers.org/ or by calling 510-SEE-LIVE (510-733-5483). Group discounts also available.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS Shares the Strength of Southern Women Bonding Over Life's Challenges
by Shari Barrett
- Jan 13, 2020
Playwright Robert Harling based the STEEL MAGNOLIAS story on his experience with the death of his diabetic sister. As her best friend and closest sibling, Harling found it difficult to cope with losing her, and his friends advised him to write about his feelings as a coping method. What began as a short story then evolved into a full-length play due to the complexity of the relationships and emotions that existed among the female characters who are a?oeas delicate as magnolias but as tough as steela?? who utilize humor and lighthearted conversations to cope with the seriousness of life's underlying situations.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS: Bonds in a Salon at Beef & Boards
by The Marriage Matinee
- Jan 12, 2020
STEEL MAGNOLIAS is a much beloved play and film full of the charms of the South and the wit and resilience of the women who inhabit it. It has so many timeless themes, like the bonds of womanhood, the trials of courtship, the anxieties of motherhood and aging. What makes it such an enduring presence on the stage is the way these themes interweave to create peaks of humor and valleys of tragedy that ultimately show a beauty salon is more than a place to beautify. It is a place to forge friendships that are there to catch you when you fall.
All-Female Ensemble of Powerhouse Vancouver Actors to Perform STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 7, 2020
Boone Dog Productions presents playwright Robert Harling's warm and witty Steel Magnolias from February 14-March 8, 2020, at The Nest (1398 Cartwright St). Featuring an all-female collective of Vancouver-based performers, this beloved story of camaraderie and fierce loyalty epitomizes Southern charm and unwavering strength in the face of triumphs and tragedies. Based on true events, and widely known for the hit film adaptation starring Julia Roberts, the timeless drama follows a young woman as she grapples with a life-altering medical diagnosis.
Theatre Palisades Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 12, 2019
How do you solve a problem like that child Shelby?! You don't. A tender, funny, sad, funny play about the family tug of war between mother (M'lynn) and daughter (Shelby). And their friends who all come to the same beauty parlor where life and its issues get discussed and dissected in a very Southern and ladylike way. A perennial favorite of the American stage!
Serenbe Playhouse Announces 2020 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 15, 2019
The award-winning Serenbe Playhouse, named one of the world's most innovative companies for live events by the Fast Company, has announced its 2020 Season with a lineup of six productions including two musical blockbusters, one familiar play and a brand new work for family audiences.
Drury Lane Theatre Announces 2020-2021 Season Including EVITA, THE KING AND I, and More!
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 5, 2019
Drury Lane Theatre announces its 2020/2021 season, including Evita, The King and I, and more! Drury Lane's 66th season also includes the empowering tale of female friendship Steel Magnolias; Forever Plaid, an ode to the best of the 1950's; and the family-friendly dance spectacular Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. Subscription packages including all five spectacular productions start at only $170 and are on sale now. Drury Lane Theatre's season runs April 2020-March 2021 at 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.
2019 IDEA AWARDS Recipients Announced
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 4, 2019
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre; three grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well the visionary playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Announces 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 1, 2019
Half of the mainstage shows in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's 2020 Season are new to its stage, with a lineup that takes audiences to New York City and Paris a?" twice a?" as well as Louisiana, Austria, and Bedford Falls, New York.
Paula Plum Directs STEEL MAGNOLIAS With Hub Theatre Company Of Boston
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 15, 2019
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the smash hit film, Hub Theatre Company of Boston presents the award-winning comedy Steel Magnolias, directed by Paula Plum, Friday, July 19 - Saturday, August 3 at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave. in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm. Tickets to all performances are "Pay-What-You-Can." Donations of toiletries and beauty supplies will be collected at each performance for local women's shelters. For tickets and more information visit www.hubtheatreboston.org
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