Ferenc Molnar Biography
Ferenc Molnar
Ferenc Molnar (1878-1952), Hungarian playwright and novelist, born in Budapest. Several of his plays were presented on the New York City stage, and all were successes, including The Guardsman, Liliom, The Swan, The Glass Slipper, and The Play's the Thing. In 1928 English translations of his Twenty-five Plays were published. Rodgers & Hammerstein used Molnar's Liliom as the basis for the musical CAROUSEL. His plays are characterized by graceful romantic situations and amusing dialogue.
Recent Performances of works by Ferenc Molnar
| Production/Credit | Where | Opening Night |
| The Play's the Thing | Dover Little Theater | 5/7/2010 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | SummerStage at Leonia | 7/17/2008 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Studio 13 Productions | 9/20/2007 |
| The Play’s The Thing | Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | 6/5/2007 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Rhino Theatre Company | 6/3/2005 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Phoenix Productions | 9/12/2003 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Main Street Theatre Company | 5/30/2003 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Cumberland Players | 7/19/2002 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Strand Theater Project | 11/23/2001 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Opera Theatre of TCNJ | 11/8/2001 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Surflight Theatre | 8/21/2001 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Spring Lake Theatre Company | 8/9/2001 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Battery Factory Theater | 7/27/2001 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Paper Mill Playhouse | 5/30/2001 |
| The Play's the Thing | New Jersey Repertory Company | 1/6/2000 |
| Carousel ...... (Based on a Play) | Manalapan Community Players | 7/30/1999 |
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