Even for reliable Theater West End, this “Steel Magnolias” was a cut above. My only quibble: The tempo started to slacken too early, but that could also be a late-in-the-run factor.

Steel Magnolias comes to West Virginia Public Theatre this month. Performances run June 27 – 30 at Canady Creative Arts Center.

It might be tempting to dismiss Robert Harding’s 1987 melodramedy Steel Magnolias — best known for its Oscar-nominated adaptation featuring Sally Field and Julia Roberts — as a manipulative ...

As most readers likely know, Magnolias depicts 2 1/2 years in Truvy's beauty parlor, where six women of Chinquapin, La., gossip, joke, fuss and support each other through life's travails.

Annelle, Truvy's assistant stylist, washes M'lynn's hair. Annelle is played by sophomore Katelyn Agazzi and M'Lynn is played by senior Kenzie Robinson in Zachary High's 'Steel Magnolias.