Moonlight and Magnolias
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 29, 2005
Closed May 8, 2005
Opened Mar 29, 2005
Closed May 8, 2005
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Manhattan Theatre Club presents the New York premiere of Moonlight and Magnolias, a new play by Ron Hutchinson. Set in Hollywood in 1939 and inspired by real events, Moonlight and Magnolias is a behind-the-scenes account of the frenetic collaboration between film producer David O. Selznick, director Victor Fleming and screenwriter Ben Hecht as in a mere five days, they struggle to write the screenplay for Gone With the Wind. Lynn Meadow directs.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
New York City Center - Stage I
131 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
This mainstage at MTC is a 299-seat house with a proscenium stage. Originally a prolific showcase theater, this space has become one of the country's most productive and prestigious theaters. The overall quality of the productions cannot be matched [...] Read More
131 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
This mainstage at MTC is a 299-seat house with a proscenium stage. Originally a prolific showcase theater, this space has become one of the country's most productive and prestigious theaters. The overall quality of the productions cannot be matched [...] Read More
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Locked in a room for five days with nothing to eat but bananas and peanuts, three men supposedly crafted the screenplay to what is widely considered one of the finest films of all time. Inspired by actual events, Ron Hutchinson's hilarious new comedy Moonlight and Magnolias tells the behind-the-scenes story of Gone With the Wind as seen through the eyes of producer David O. Selznick (Douglas Sills), director Victor Fleming (David Rasche), and writer Ben Hecht (Matthew Arkin).
As the play opens, Selznick has fired original Gone With the Wind director George Cukor and stopped production of the film, costing himself $50,000 a day. He's brought in Hecht to rewrite the screenplay, showing him t[...]