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  1. Review: Redesigning WomenRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Jun 3 | Best of New Orleans

    When they chose to parody the 1980s sitcom Designing Women , Varla Jean Merman , Ricky Graham, Brian Peterson and Jack Long knew there would be an audience for their version.

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  2. 'Project Runway' winner Michelle Lesniak stays firmly planted in PortlandRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 1 | OregonLive.com

    ... bow. She jokingly compares her shirt to the power-suit blouses worn by cast members of the '80s sitcom "Designing Women." "I'm a Sugarbaker woman!" she says, exuberantly imitating the Southern accent of the show's stars, Dixie Carter and Delta ...

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  3. Review: Redesigning WomenRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 29 | Best of New Orleans

    When they chose to parody the 1980s sitcom Designing Women , Varla Jean Merman , Ricky Graham, Brian Peterson and Jack Long knew there would be an audience for their version.

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  4. Sharp tongues, tart laughs fill 'ReDesigning Women' at Mid-City TheatreRead the original story

    Tuesday May 28 | NOLA.com

    ... that actors followed to create characters and tell stories. Airing back during the Clinton administration, "Designing Women" was one of the last sharply written, clever TV comedies of that era. Following the exploits of four women running an Atlanta ...

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  5. Re-Designing Women' is a parody with a dose of local humorRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 23 | The Advocate

    Still, "Re-Designing Women," opening this week at Mid-City Theatre, is not a spoof about men in drag performing women's roles.

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  6. Preview: Redesigning WomenRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 20 | Best of New Orleans

    When the TV sitcom Designing Women debuted in 1986, it found its signature device in just the second episode: A rant by the character Julia Sugarbaker - now immortalized on YouTube under the title "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia." In the episode about beauty pageants, Julia doesn't like the way a pageant organizer belittles her sister ... (more)

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  7. At the Rose Room, Re-Designing Women Puts Men in Dresses and the Audience in StitchesRead the original story

    Apr 24, 2013 | Dallas Observer

    ... comedies by Las Vegas playwright Jamie Morris: Jamie Morris wasn't in them. He's in his latest - Re-Designing Women , now in its world premiere at the Rose Room on Cedar Springs - and he's terrific. In a killer cast directed by Andi Allen, Morris ...

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  8. Theater preview: Hal Holbrook's 'Tonight!' brings Mark Twain to SLCRead the original story

    Apr 20, 2013 | Deseret News

    ... movies and miniseries, been nominated for 12 Emmys and won five. He has had memorable roles on two sitcoms, "Designing Women" (alongside his wife Dixie Carter) and "Evening Shade," with guest appearances on "The West Wing," "ER and "The Sopranos." ...

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  9. Hal Holbrook and Samuel Clemens, together again on stageRead the original story

    Apr 19, 2013 | Daily Record

    ... Holbrook has appeared in a number of significant productions on stage, screen, and TV, from sitcoms like "Designing Women" (in which he appeared with his late wife, Dixie Carter) to the groundbreaking TV movie "That Certain Summer," which dealt with ...

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  10. 5. Prodigal Dad on women and weightRead the original story

    Apr 12, 2013 | KSL-TV

    ... - unless you're fat, and then you're supposed to be ashamed," said Suzanne Sugarbaker in a 1989 episode of Designing Women . Ms. Sugarbaker struck a nerve in a good way. The actress was nominated for several awards and won a few of them. It was a ...

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  11. I See His Delta BurkeRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2013 | Dallas Observer

    ... there that you will discover The Uptown Players raiding your re-runs in a new production aptly called Re-Designing Women . (It works on so many levels.) In the latest big-mouth broad adventure, we find the girls struggling as the design business ...

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  12. Michael McKean Joins the Glint Benefit Reading With Cecily Strong, Jean Smart and MoreRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... & Shirley) will join Beau Bridges (The Descendants, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Jean Smart (Garden State, Designing Women), and Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live) for a one-night only reading of The Glint, a new play by Matt Hoverman , to benefit ...

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  13. Legendary Bingo at Hamburger Mary's Celebrates 15 Years as WeHo's Craziest Game NightRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | LA Weekly

    ... Mary's is the restaurant that bingo made." His first celebrity ball caller was actress Jean Smart from Designing Women . "I remember watching the show and thinking, 'This is so cool,'" Bowman says. "This is like being in Jean Smart's living room. ...

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  14. Legendary Bingo at Hamburger Mary's Celebrates 15 Years as WeHo's Craziest Game NightRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | LA Weekly

    ... Mary's is the restaurant that bingo made." His first celebrity ball caller was actress Jean Smart from Designing Women . "I remember watching the show and thinking, 'This is so cool,'" Bowman says. "This is like being in Jean Smart's living room. ...

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  15. Beau Bridges, Cecily Strong and Jean Smart to Lead the Glint Benefit Reading, 4/22Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 27, 2013 | BroadwayWorld.com

    Beau Bridges (The Descendants, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Jean Smart (Garden State, Designing Women), and Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live) will star in a one-night only reading of The Glint, a new play by Matt Hoverman , to benefit Opening Act, an ...

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  16. CBS/LandovGay Lessons From ArchieForget Hillary Clinton and Rob...Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 27, 2013 | The Daily Beast

    ... day of arguments in landmark same-sex marriage cases, here's a topical look back at what The Golden Girls , Designing Women , and more taught us about gay rights. Blanche's brother is getting married, and she's embarrassed: "I can accept the fact ...

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  17. 7 Republicans Whose Names Sound Like Drag QueensRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2013 | Queerty

    ... oodles of Linda Evans realness 2. Reince Priebus (Head of the GOP) Reminds everyone she was on an episode of Designing Women -but after Delta Burke left the show 4. Connie Mack IV (Former Representative from Florida, son of Sen. Connie Mack III) A ...

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  18. Daniel Sharman & Stephen Amell join Hallmark's 'When Calls the Heart' film, TV ShowRead the original story

    Mar 21, 2013 | OhNoTheyDidnt

    ... an all star cast that, aside from Sharman and Amell, also includes Maggie Grace ( Taken 2 ), Jean Smart ( Designing Women ), Lori Loughlin ( 90210 ), and Poppy Drayton. Smart is a three time Emmy award winner. The film is written and directed by ...

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  19. Photo by Kim Eubanks Cristen Wheatley is the 2012-2013 Miss USC UnionRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 13, 2013 | The Union Daily Times

    ... scene they performed during the talent portion of the pageant. Wheatley performed a scene from TV show "Designing Women," in which she portrayed main character Julia Sugarbaker. "I chose that particular scene because it was pageant-related; it was ...

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  20. March 15: Sheryl Lee Ralph to speak at Empowerment LuncheonRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 8, 2013 | Ledger-Enquirer.com

    ... No stranger to television, Sheryl Lee Ralph’s credits include “It’s a living,” “Designing Women,” “The District,” and most notably, the sassy, intelligent, loving step-mother in “Moesha.” Tickets can ...

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