In the 25 years since Robert Harling spent 10 days writing a play in honor of his late sister, Steel Magnolias has become an enduring story of female friendship told with an irresistible mix of laughter and tears. Set in Truvy’s beauty shop in small-town Louisiana, the play enjoyed a 1,126-performance off-Broadway run before Harling adapted it into a beloved 1989 film starring Sally Field as M’Lynn and Ju…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:17PM on November 28, 2012