In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body. Originally cast with Carol Burnett in the lead of Charlotte Hay, this show operated as her fierce comedic come-back to Broadway.

Sponsors include Leavenworth Local Hotel, Weston United Methodist Church, Atchison Rental, Weston Bend Candle Company, BAC Music, Rentmyinstrument.com, and Lagniappe Entertainment.

Featuring local area actors: Alexa Cary, Charles Pridgen, Hannah Magee, Mitchell Pennington, Jakson Pennington, Mary Jane Norman, Jak Pennington, Jennifer Kirby, Ann M. Raab, Joshua Montambeault, and Jason Utlaut. Directed by Laura Pridgen, Assistant Directed by Mitchell Pennington, Fight Choreography by David Miller, Stage Management by Jenn Hensley.

$50 VIP Admission includes one free cocktail with a personal charcuterie board in a comfortable, lounge chair toward the front of the theatre

“Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.