Steel Magnolias,
which is by Robert Harling and directed by Jason Moore, is receiving its Broadway premiere,
although it's long-running off-Broadway production at the Lucille
Lortel Theatre led to an acclaimed and popular 1989 film that starred
Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Darryl Hannah, Olympia
Dukakis and Julia Roberts.Steel Magnolias features 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 follows the lives of six indomitable Southern women as they share
their personal triumphs, tragedies, beauty tips, recipes, and more than
the occasional piece of scandalous gossip in Truvy's beauty shop in
Chinquapin, Louisiana.Performances are Tuesday through Saturday
evenings at 8pm, matinees Wednesdays at 2pm, Saturdays at 2pm and
Sundays at 3pm. Tickets for Steel Magnolias are on sale through Telecharge.com online, by phone at (212) 239-6200, and in person at the Lyceum Theatre box office.
