STEEL MAGNOLIAS is centered in a small town beauty shop in Louisiana where social veneers are set aside and women see one another once a week, building relationship and community with extraordinary mettle that suits the metaphor in the play's title.
Virginia Repertory Theatre celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern with a production of Steel Magnolias featuring an all-star cast. The show opens on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, and runs through August 25, coinciding with the official anniversary on August 1. Sixty years ago in 1953, six actors, two children, a dog and two pigs moved into a historic ruin called Hanover Tavern. The transplanted New Yorkers founded Central Virginia's first professional theatre and named the company in memory of a deceased college friend, Barbara Barksdale.
Little Fish Theatre today announced the opening of the spirited and heartwarming classic of stage and screen: STEEL MAGNOLIAS. An eclectic group of ladies share their joys and sorrows in this beloved comedic drama by Robert Harling.
Get a taste of the South up North with Blackfriars Theatre's production of Robert Harling's hilarious and heartbreaking play, Steel Magnolias. Set in a beauty parlor in Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is a story of the friendship between six Southern women who gossip, laugh, harangue and hold each other through the best and worst of what life has to offer; all with perfectly done hair. With favorite lines like, "If you can't find anything good to say about anybody, come sit by me," and "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion,' this play is sure to have you rolling on the floor while reaching for your hankie.
East West Players (EWP), the nation's largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest-running professional theater of color in the country, announces its 48th Anniversary Season, Making Light. The season includes the classic 'Steel Magnolias' by Robert Harling, the world premiere of 'The Nisei Widows Club: How Tomi Got Her Groove Back' by Betty Tokudani, the world premiere of 'A Nice Indian Boy' by Madhuri Shekar, and the musical 'Beijing Spring,' lyrics by Tim Dang and music by Joel Iwataki. The third installation of the EVOKE New Works Festival will focus on Southeast Asian emerging artists.
Paradise Theatre continues its 13th season 'The Year of Awareness' with STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling, directed by Jeff Richards, tonight, April 19-May 5, 2013.
Williams Street Repertory is proud to announce rehearsals are underway for the final production of their second season: Steel Magnolias. The show opens Friday, April 26 at 8pm onstage at Raue Center For The Arts in Historic Downtown Crystal Lake, Illinois. Additional showdates are: April 27, May 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 8:00 pm and May 11 at 3:00 pm.
Laguna Playhouse will present the final show of its 2012-2013 season, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, written by Robert Harling and directed by Jenny Sullivan.
Paradise Theatre continues its 13th season 'The Year of Awareness' with STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling, directed by Jeff Richards, April 19-May 5, 2013.
The Missoula Community Theatre dishes up a southern slice of life as familiar and comforting as sweet potato pie. Opening March 15, Steel Magnolias is the quintessential story of warmth, friendship and trust. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
The Missoula Community Theatre dishes up a southern slice of life as familiar and comforting as sweet potato pie. Opening tonight, March 15, Steel Magnolias is the quintessential story of warmth, friendship and trust.
Comedies about Southern women talking are a dime a dozen. Most audiences cling to Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS, imbued with healthy doses of both comedy and drama, as the quintessential Southern women play. However, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten's DIXIE SWIM CLUB may start giving Robert Harling some competition.
The PSC Community Theatre presents a dramatic reading of 'Steel Magnolias', written by Robert Harling and directed by Fabienne LePanse. Come and share this poignant comedy about the lives of 6 women who gather at the local beauty salon to do the things friends do..... bond; gossip; and argue.
Lifetime's contemporary version of the stage play and 1989 film, STEEL MAGNOLIAS debuts on DVD with UltraViolet May 7th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The PSC Community Theatre presents a dramatic reading of 'Steel Magnolias', written by Robert Harling and directed by Fabienne LePanse. Come and share this poignant comedy about the lives of 6 women who gather at the local beauty salon to do the things friends do..... bond; gossip; and argue.
The Missoula Community Theatre dishes up a southern slice of life as familiar and comforting as sweet potato pie. Opening March 15, Steel Magnolias is the quintessential story of warmth, friendship and trust.
The 2013 Season is the year that Broadway and Hollywood meet at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre. For its 19th Anniversary Season, the theatre has a line-up of shows that were hits both on the silver screen and on the Broadway stage. The first of these blockbuster shows, which will open the theatre's new season, is STEEL MAGNOLIAS, one of the most funny and heartwarming plays ever to appear on the stage.
The 2013 Season is the year that Broadway and Hollywood meet at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre. For its 19th Anniversary Season, the theatre has a line-up of shows that were hits both on the silver screen and on the Broadway stage. The first of these blockbuster shows, which will open the theatre's new season, is STEEL MAGNOLIAS, one of the most funny and heartwarming plays ever to appear on the stage. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Philadelphia in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Anchorage in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
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