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  2. Jul 28, 2017 · The Heartbreaking Real-Life Story Behind 'Steel Magnolias'. We caught up with writer Robert Harling for a look back at his iconic play, which debuted off-Broadway 30 years ago. It's been 30 years since Steel Magnolias, the play that inspired the iconic film by the same name, opened off-Broadway.

  3. We did a reading of it at a small off-Broadway theater, the WPA, which had an amazing reputation—Little Shop of Horrors started there. And there was an equally amazing director, Pamela Berlin, who totally got it.

    • Did Steel Magnolias open Off-Broadway 30 years ago?1
    • Did Steel Magnolias open Off-Broadway 30 years ago?2
    • Did Steel Magnolias open Off-Broadway 30 years ago?3
    • Did Steel Magnolias open Off-Broadway 30 years ago?4
    • Did Steel Magnolias open Off-Broadway 30 years ago?5
  4. May 17, 2023 · 'Steel Magnolias' is an off-Broadway play that debuted over 30 years ago and has been a huge triumph in the film industry as well. The heartbreaking true story behind it is absolutely unreal.

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  5. The play originally opened Off-Broadway (with one set and an all-female cast although the voice of a male DJ on the radio is intermittent during the play with all male "characters" referenced only through dialogue) at the WPA Theatre, in New York City, on March 28, 1987, with Pamela Berlin as director.

  6. Jan 26, 2023 · Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias remains best known for being the 1989 weepie with a stellar cast featuring Dolly Parton, Sally Fields and Julia Roberts, but began life Off-Broadway over thirty...

  7. The original production of the play opened off-Broadway at the WPA Theatre in 1987 and quickly moved to the larger Lucille Lortel Theatre, where it ran for 1,126 performances.

  8. Oct 8, 2018 · In 1987, an off-Broadway play made waves when a Hollywood producer saw it and fell in love. It was quickly turned into the movie Steel Magnolias and is now one of the most beloved movies of all time.

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