Frankly, My Dear, the Critics Love “Moonlight and Magnolias!”
“The title, Moonlight and Magnolias, conjures ethereal images but, in fact, this production is a wryly-written comedic romp that goes from bananas to nuts — deliciously hilarious from beginning to end.”
– Housatonic Living
“All the actors take full command of the stage in this fast-paced comedy. They are pros at slapstick as directed by Sonnie Osborne."
– Hersam-Acorn Newspapers
“I’m a pushover for slapstick when it’s done well, and it is at TheatreWorks in New Milford under the direction of Sonnie Osborne.”
– Joanne Rochman, Curtain Call
Gone With The Wind Production Trivia
When Gary Cooper turned down the role for Rhett Butler, he was passionately against it. He is quoted saying both, “Gone With The Wind” is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history," and, “I’m just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper.”
With only five performances left, we urge you not to miss out on this hilarious comedy, inspired by true events, going on at TheatreWorks New Milford. Click here to get your tickets now. Please note that Saturday, May 3rd is nearly sold out.
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As God Is Our Witness, Moonlight and Magnolias Is Selling Fast!
Get Your Tickets Today
When: April 18,19 25,26 May 2,3 4, 9,10
Time: Fri & Sat - 8:00PM / Sun, May 4 - 2:00PM
Where: TheatreWorks, 5 Brookside Ave, New Milford, CT
How much: $20.00 (Includes $1.50 Service Fee)
Seating: Reserved Seating
PEOPLE WITH SEVERE NUT ALLERGIES SHOULD AVOID THIS PRODUCTION.
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Moonlight and Magnolias
Featured Actor…
Jonathan Ross
“Jonathan Ross has a flair for comedy.” So says critic Joanne Rochman of Curtain Call in her review of TheatreWorks’ current production of Moonlight and Magnolias. Kind words, no doubt, but only just the tip of the iceberg when describing the most seasoned actor on the stage in what is becoming a tremendously popular production for the 2008 season.
Mr. Ross portrays Oscar Award-winning director Victor Fleming, who was hastily pulled off the set of The Wizard of Oz to replace fired Gone With The Wind director George Cukor (some say at the request of Fleming’s good pal, Clark Gable). Mr. Ross plays the role with the dash and swagger of the “man’s man” that Fleming was…at least until he and the other three sleep-deprived characters quickly deteriorate in the office of David O. Selznick after five days on a strict diet of only peanuts and bananas. From there, it’s no-holds barred.
On playing the larger-than-life character of Fleming, Mr. Ross said, “I find the mix of fact and fiction [in playing Fleming] both interesting and challenging.”
Mr. Ross first graced the boards at TheatreWorks before it was TheatreWorks back in 1984, when it was known as “The Little Theatre of New Milford,” where he debuted in the role of Henry, the old actor, in The Fantasticks. After the “Little Theatre” took on the TheatreWorks moniker in 1992, he portrayed Frank Strang in Equus in 1994. All tolled, Mr. Ross has appeared in over 25 productions at TheatreWorks alone.
“Versatility” would have to be the word that best describes Mr. Ross’ onstage presence. He has certainly displayed his comic prowess time and again, while in courtroom dramas, he has coolly prosecuted Leopold and Loeb in Never the Sinner, Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency, and Scrooge’s Nephew Fred in the 1997 version of Ghost of a Chance. What’s more, his gifts of song and dance have been on display in musicals such as Sweeney Todd, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Full Monty (at the Thomaston Opera House).
So what is it that keeps Mr. Ross coming back to TheatreWorks for one audition after another? “It's the variety of the challenging material,” Mr. Ross said. “You could go to any theater in the area and do another production of Oklahoma. But where else but TheatreWorks could I have done such shows as Equus, Sweeney Todd, Burn This, Kiss of The Spider Woman, Gross Indecency, The Lying Kind, The Laramie Project, et cetera, et cetera.”
A long-time resident of Thomaston, Mr. Ross is married to actress KC Ross, who will be featured in TheatreWorks’ upcoming Tennessee Williams’ drama, Suddenly Last Summer.
Mr. Ross has many reasons which drive him to perform, one of them being, “You become very close, very fast to the people you work with in theater,” Mr. Ross said. “It is not uncommon to work with someone on a show for a month and make a connection that could never happen with people you have worked with for years in your ‘day job.’”
His other three cast mates couldn’t agree more that they are blessed to have Mr. Ross as part of this tight ensemble in this wonderful production. Please come see this theatre veteran in this very funny production by clicking here. |
