Steel Magnolias To Play Final Performance Sunday, July 31

STEEL MAGNOLIAS will play its final performance at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway on Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 3pm. As of that performance, the show will have played 23 previews and 136 regular performances.

A touring production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS will launch in the 2007-2008 season.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS stars 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. Written by Robert Harling and directed by Jason Moore, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is currently playing at the Lyceum Theatre, (149 West 45th Street, east of Broadway). Previews began March 15 and the official opening date was April 4, 2005.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS 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.

Set design is by Anna Louizos, costume design is by David Murin, lighting design is by Howell Binkley, sound design by Ken Travis and hair design is by Bobby H. Grayson.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS is produced on Broadway by Roy Gabay, Robyn Goodman, Danzansky Partners, Ergo Entertainment, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Susan Dietz/Ina Meibach, Michael Galvis/Billy Huddleston, and Elsa Daspin Suisman/Martha R. Gasparian.

Tickets for STEEL MAGNOLIAS are on sale through Telecharge.com online and by phone at (212) 239-6200, and in person at the Lyceum Theatre box office. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, matinees Wednesdays at 2pm, Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm. Visit the website at www.SteelMagnoliasBroadway.com.