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NAACP Image Award nominee Tracy Morgan plays wild and unpredictable movie star Tracy Jordan in NBC's two-time Emmy Award-winning '30 Rock,' a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live variety show. This year, 30 Rock is nominated for 17 Emmy Awards including Tracy Morgan for best supporting actor.

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.

Comedy Works South in The Landmark Village has announced the appearance of comedian Tracy Morgan for two nights and three shows only, Saturday October 17: 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM and Sunday October 18: 7:00 PM.

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.

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.

The following are Laguna Playhouse's upcoming events through February 2010.

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.

The critically acclaimed Cinnabar Theater and 6th Street Playhouse co-production of Ted Swindley's musical, Always, Patsy Cline returns to the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma for an encore presentation. This musical pays tribute to Pasty Cline (who epitomized the country music sound in the late 1950s and ' 60s) in a true story told with humor, emotion, music and a little audience interaction.

September 4-27- Special Performance, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Performances: Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

NAACP Image Award nominee Tracy Morgan plays wild and unpredictable movie star Tracy Jordan in NBC's two-time Emmy Award-winning '30 Rock,' a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live variety show. This year, 30 Rock is nominated for 17 Emmy Awards including Tracy Morgan for best supporting actor.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce their production of the World Premiere comedy Wake by Carey Crim this summer. The production will enjoy an eleven-week engagement from Thursday, June 18 through Saturday, August 29, 2009.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announced today that Parker Posey has had to withdraw from the cast of THIS, a new play by Obie Award winner Melissa James Gibson (Suitcase, [sic]), due to developing a case of Lyme Disease. A replacement actress for the lead role of Jane will be announced shortly.

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.

The critically acclaimed Cinnabar Theater and 6th Street Playhouse co-production of Ted Swindley's musical, Always, Patsy Cline returns to the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma for an encore presentation. This musical pays tribute to Pasty Cline (who epitomized the country music sound in the late 1950s and ' 60s) in a true story told with humor, emotion, music and a little audience interaction.

Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and still history's all time domestic box-office champion[1] ($1.5 billion1), Gone with the Wind has long been considered the most celebrated motion picture of all time. On November 17, Warner Home Video (WHV) will honor the romantic epic with a stunningly restored and remastered version, available for the first time on Blu-rayTM. Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition is sure to be a 'must-have' for collectors of classic films, available both in Blu-ray as well as on DVD.

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced today that the 2010 Spirit Awards will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010, and will air live and uncut at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel). The nominations press conference will take place on Tuesday, December 1.

THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE: Sinatra, Selznick, Menopause, and Wonderettes highlight remainder of 2009.

THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE: Sinatra, Selznik, Menopause, and Wonderettes highlight remainder of 2009.