Billy and Ray at Laguna Playhouse

Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...Marshall directs with a steady, knowing hand on Keith Mitchell's classy set, which re-creates the fourth-floor corner office dubbed the Grand Suite by lesser talents wanting the clout that Wilder and Chandler have been afforded, despite famed producer Samuel Goldwyn's dictum that writers "should be kept in dark, dank basements so they can grow like mushrooms." Still, the most fascinating aspect of "Billy & Ray" is Bencivenga's smart, knowing script, which captures an important era in filmmaking fueled by two great minds who rose above their shared belief that "if there's one thing Hollywood hates, it's originality.""