‘Steel Magnolias’ National Tour

This L.A. Theatre Works production features a cast of six women, deep in a small Southern town in a Louisiana bayou, who together work through life’s issues of marriage, birth and death.

The story is centered around the Southern belles’ gossip in a beauty parlor. The stage play, written by Robert Harling, gained widespread popularity in 1989 after being made into a movie with an all-star cast.

Johnson said it’s a story of female friendships, empowerment, resilience and the comfort that can be found in your own backyard. “It’s touching and funny, and we’re excited to have it,” he said.