Moon Over Buffalo at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Mistaken identities, outrageous plot twists, slapstick comedy and a plethora of self-obsessed performers desperately trying to keep things from falling apart. It's all in a day's work for master of the period-perfect farce Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor). In this fast-paced comedy set in Buffalo in 1953, a husband-and-wife acting team with a crumbling marriage try to keep their company together long enough to allow famed director Frank Capra to see their repertory ensemble perform. But with a pregnant ingenue, a drunk leading man and a surprise visit from their daughter, things quickly go horribly (and hilariously) wrong. The original Broadway run of Moon Over Buffalo starred Carol Burnett and ran for more than 300 performances, and now it's coming to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.