MacLaine starred as Ouiser Boudreaux along side Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts in the 1989 film version of the popular play.
Below, playwright Robert Harling and current cast members Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe, Christine Ebersole, Frances Sternhagen, Delta Burke and Marsha Mason (in addition to Burke’s 3 month old chihuahua Lola and Gayheart's 3 year old maltese Jackie) visit with MacLaine backstage at the Lyceum Theatre, located at 149 West 45th Street, in New York City.
Photo by Aubrey Reuben