Ben Hecht News

His Girl Friday, John Guare's inspired combo of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's original play The Front Page and the screen version His Girl Friday, began previews Sunday at The Shaw's Festival Theatre

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'Moonlight and Magnolias,' tonight, June 8 to June 24. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at The Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.

With the start of summer comes the promise of sunny days, but since June is only the first of many warm months to come, there is no excuse not to duck into a theater for a few hours to catch a fabulous show.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'Moonlight and Magnolias,' June 8-24. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.

The opening night celebration of PLATO's inaugural production 'Moonlight and Magnolias' at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre will be held tonight, May 17 at 6:00 pm.

The opening night celebration of PLATO's inaugural production 'Moonlight and Magnolias' at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre will be held Thursday, May 17 at 6:00 pm.

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell previously announced the casting and creative teams for the three plays featured next season on The Shaw's Festival Theatre stage. In making the announcement, Ms. Maxwell noted: 'I am so inspired by the range of talent we've assembled to make up our 2012 Ensemble. This extraordinary group of artists will bring to life the vivid contemporary ideas of each and every playwright whose work we are proudly presenting.'

The Community Theatre of Little Rock presents its spring production of Ron Hutchinson's comedy Moonlight and Magnolias in downtown Little Rock, Ark.

The Community Theatre of Little Rock presents its spring production of Ron Hutchinson's comedy Moonlight and Magnolias in downtown Little Rock, Ark.

Try as they might, director Martha Wilkinson and her talented ensemble of actors just can't breathe enough life into a thin, tepid script to make it work onstage for audiences eager to be entertained. Virginia Cate and Duke Ernsberger's Elvis Has Left The Building is pleasant enough, with a promising premise, yet it falls flat despite the best efforts of the cast and crew putting forth the new production at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre.

To help celebrate the launch of Fox Valley Repertory's 2012 season with the opening of the behind-the-scenes 'Gone With the Wind' comedy titled Moonlight and Magnolias, Fox Valley Rep is hosting a special screening of the classic film 'Gone With the Wind' at the historic Arcada Theater in downtown St. Charles on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3pm (105 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174).

To help celebrate the launch of Fox Valley Repertory's 2012 season with the opening of the behind-the-scenes 'Gone With the Wind' comedy titled Moonlight and Magnolias, Fox Valley Rep is hosting a special screening of the classic film 'Gone With the Wind' at the historic Arcada Theater in downtown St. Charles on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3pm (105 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174).

Fox Valley Repertory begins its 2nd season with the comical glimpse behind the creation of the screenplay 'Gone With the Wind' with Ron Hutchinson's Moonlight and Magnolias. Directed by Dennis Zacek, former Tony Award-winning Artistic Director of Victory Gardens, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; box office 630-584-6342).

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell proudly announced the casting and creative teams for the three plays featured next season on The Shaw's Festival Theatre stage. In making the announcement, Ms. Maxwell noted: 'I am so inspired by the range of talent we've assembled to make up our 2012 Ensemble. This extraordinary group of artists will bring to life the vivid contemporary ideas of each and every playwright whose work we are proudly presenting.'

Fox Valley Rep, in residence at Pheasant Run Resort, announces an exciting line-up for their calendar-year 2012 season, many new to the Fox Valley community, including the comedy behind 'Gone with the Wind' during golden age of Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias, the romantic musical featuring Neil Sedaka's hits of the 1960's, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Theo Ubique's critic-acclaimed Chicago revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Some Enchanted Evening, Deborah Zoe Laufer's modern empty-nesters comedy, Sirens, and the holiday musical, The Winter Wonderettes.