Rebecca Gayheart Joins Steel Magnolias

By Amy Somensky Dec 12, 2004, 23:45 GMT

Rebecca Gayheart

After a brief stint on the daytime soap opera Loving, Gayheart joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210. Her film credits include Somebody is Waiting, Scream 2, Nothing to Lose, Urban Legend, Jawbreaker, Urban Legends: Final Cut and Harvard Man. Although she has limited stage experience, the actress won a Garland Award for her performance as Sunny Freitag in a Los Angeles production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo opposite Rhea Perlman.

Steel Magnolias tells the story of several women who meet in a small town Louisiana beauty parlor. The center of the story is M'Lynn and her daughter Shelby. The original production of the play opened in 1987 and ran for 1,126 performances. A 1989 film version starred Sally Field and Julia Roberts. The Broadway production, directed by Jason Moore is set to open on Broadway on April 4th.

Source: Broadway.com