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Moonlight and Magnolias By Ron Hutchinson will close on February 14.

Due to the weather forecast, the Old Opera House is cancelling their scheduled performances on Friday 2/5 & Saturday 2/6 of Ron Hutchinson's comedy MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS.

Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

Moonlight and Magnolias By Ron Hutchinson February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

South Bend Civic's first production of 2010 is the area premier of the much-loved comedy, Moonlight & Magnolias. In the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium, this is the wackiest 'Gone with the Wind' ever.

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to present the extensive archives of the New York theatrical agency, American Play Company (APC)/ Century Play Company (CPC), including correspondence, contracts, company records, and theatrical scripts covering the first two quarters of the 20th century (est. $120,000-180,000), during the Fine Books & Manuscripts auction on February 14, 2010.

Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

South Bend Civic's first production of 2010 is the area premier of the much-loved comedy, Moonlight & Magnolias. In the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium, this is the wackiest 'Gone with the Wind' ever.

Moonlight and Magnolias By Ron Hutchinson February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

South Bend Civic's first production of 2010 is the area premier of the much-loved comedy, Moonlight & Magnolias. In the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium, this is the wackiest 'Gone with the Wind' ever.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment in association with the Laguna Playhouse are proud to present the second production of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, the critically-acclaimed co-production with The Laguna Playhouse of MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Andrew Barnicle.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment in association with the Laguna Playhouse are proud to present the second production of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, the critically-acclaimed co-production with The Laguna Playhouse of MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Andrew Barnicle.

Making movie history is not easy! Just ask film producer David O. Selznick, who stops the filming of Gone with the Wind three weeks into production because he wants a rewrite of the unwieldy script. He hires playwright Ben Hecht to do the job-in only five days! Only one problem: Hecht has never even read the novel. So, Selznick summons Hecht and Gone With the Wind director Victor Fleming to his office, locks the doors and closes the shades. Subsisting on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men spend five days crafting a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful films of all time. This wildly funny and engaging tale illuminates the behind-the-scenes business of movie-making during the golden age of Hollywood. A co-production with McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

When you've got a prestige project like Gone With The Wind in your hands, your goal as a director or a producer or a writer or, hell, even a craft services caterer, is to make it be the Best. Movie. Ever. In 1939, in what seemed like a banner year for celluloid masterpieces, David O. Selznick was a young, ambitious, forward-thinking producer that knew this film, based on Margaret Mitchell's global best-seller, should be better than how it was progressing. Thus, according to Hollywood legend, he decides to shut down production on this massive film project, fire his original director, and bring in a trusted script doctor to fix the flaws in what would eventually prove to be one of history's most successful and celebrated pictures of all time. Thus is the premise of Ron Hutchinson's MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, now playing at the Laguna Playhouse through November 1. There's plenty of laughs here, but can be slow and too long at certain moments.

Moonlight and Magnolias, the new comedy hit that tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of one of the most celebrated movies of all time, will open Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's 15th anniversary season on the 70th anniversary of the American movie classic Gone with the Wind. The area premiere of Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson opens October 24, 2009.

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company will open its 15th anniversary season on October 24, 2009. For the past 14 years the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) has been igniting your mind by touching your heart with acclaimed regional premiere productions such as Old Wicked Songs, The Magic Dreidels, Rose, Family Secrets, Miklat, Women Before a Glass, Parade, and 2.5 Minute Ride. In our 15th anniversary season, 2009-2010, we continue the tradition of excellence and thought provoking theater.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment in association with the Laguna Playhouse are proud to present the second production of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, the critically-acclaimed co-production with The Laguna Playhouse of MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Andrew Barnicle.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) presents the hilarious play of cinematic history, Moonlight and Magnolias, by Ron Hutchinson, running Sep. 18 - Oct. 11, 2009, at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, located at 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Ill. Press night is Friday, Sep. 18 at 8 p.m.

Moonlight and Magnolias, the new comedy hit that tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of one of the most celebrated movies of all time, will open Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's 15th anniversary season on the 70th anniversary of the American movie classic Gone with the Wind. The area premiere of Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson opens October 24, 2009.

Making movie history is not easy! Just ask film producer David O. Selznick, who stops the filming of Gone with the Wind three weeks into production because he wants a rewrite of the unwieldy script. He hires playwright Ben Hecht to do the job-in only five days! Only one problem: Hecht has never even read the novel. So, Selznick summons Hecht and Gone With the Wind director Victor Fleming to his office, locks the doors and closes the shades. Subsisting on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men spend five days crafting a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful films of all time. This wildly funny and engaging tale illuminates the behind-the-scenes business of movie-making during the golden age of Hollywood. A co-production with McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.