{"id":2167788,"date":"2025-11-20T02:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2167788"},"modified":"2025-11-20T02:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:31:11","slug":"mcmurry-theatre-to-stage-fast-paced-hollywood-comedy-moonlight-and-magnolias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mcmurry-theatre-to-stage-fast-paced-hollywood-comedy-moonlight-and-magnolias\/","title":{"rendered":"McMurry Theatre to stage fast-paced Hollywood comedy \u2018Moonlight and Magnolias\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McMurry University\u2019s Theatre Department will present Moonlight and Magnolias Nov. 20\u201322 at the Ryan Little Theatre, offering audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic rewriting of one of Hollywood\u2019s most enduring films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. each night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The play recounts the true-to-life chaos behind the 1939 production of Gone With the Wind. With the film in trouble and its screenplay falling flat, producer David O. Selznick makes a drastic decision: he shuts down filming, locks himself in his office with screenwriter Ben Hecht and director Victor Fleming, and refuses to let anyone leave until they salvage the script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What follows is a five-day marathon fueled by clashing egos, a ticking clock and a steady diet of bananas and peanuts. The comedy highlights both the absurdity and the artistry of filmmaking under pressure, capturing the high stakes surrounding one of the most iconic movies in American cinema.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets are available at the McMurry Theatre box office or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cur8.com\/18572\/project\/133851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:online at the production\u2019s ticketing page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">online at the production\u2019s ticketing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcountryhomepage.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTAB &#8211; BigCountryHomepage.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McMurry University\u2019s Theatre Department will present Moonlight and Magnolias Nov. 20\u201322 at the Ryan Little Theatre, offering audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic rewriting of one of Hollywood\u2019s most enduring films. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. each night. The play recounts the true-to-life chaos behind the 1939 production of Gone With the Wind. 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