The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
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A Fabulous 50th: Chicago and A Chorus Line!
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) | |
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Tchaikovsky & Schubert
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/14 - 3/16) | |
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Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra
Eastwood PAC (3/1 - 3/23) | |
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DOT by Colman Domingo
The Box Riverside (2/27 - 3/2) COMEDY NEW PLAY
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Letters Aloud: From the Front—Letters of Service and Sacrifice
Smothers Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Coachella Valley Repertory (3/7 - 3/7) | |
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Something to Crow About
Bob Baker Marionette Theater (1/18 - 3/30) | |
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A Beautiful Noise
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (7/29 - 8/10) | |
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The Staircase
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (4/27 - 5/18) | |
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