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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Dallas Theater Center (DTC) presents Native Gardens at the Kalita Humphreys Theater Feb. 9 - Feb. 26. Directed by Sylvia Cervantes Blush. Native Gardens is a brilliant comedy written by Mexican-American playwright Karen Zacarías, in which cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies.
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dallas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
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Broadway Season 2024-25
Broadway at the Center (5/1 - 5/31) | ||
Anastasia
Plaza Theatre Company Dudley Hall (5/17 - 6/8) | ||
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AT&T Performing Arts Center (12/14 - 7/20) | ||
Funny Girl
Music Hall at Fair Park (8/6 - 8/18) | ||
Charlotte's Web
Artisan Center Theater (5/10 - 6/1)
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Ain't Too Proud
Winspear Opera House (5/1 - 5/4) | ||
Sister Act
Repertory Company Theatre (7/19 - 8/4) | ||
A Christmas Carol the Broadway Musical
Courtyard Theater (12/20 - 12/22) | ||
Hairspray
Music Hall at Fair Park (6/18 - 6/30) | ||
My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale
Artisan Center Theater (8/30 - 9/21)
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