Famous Faces
Phoenix Theatre has had more than a few stars share its stage over the years. From playwrights and authors, to television and film actors, PT has been home to those who went on to make a name for themselves as well as those who stopped by with their reputations preceding them.
Claire Booth Luce, writer of such hits as The Women spent time at PLT. And Andy Devine, Rosemary DeCamp, and Susan Flannery all went on to have successful television careers after spending some time on the PT stage. Nick Nolte called PLT home on several occasions. He appeared in 1963 in Squirks and then played Prince Charming in Cinderella. He also starred in The Golden Fleecing in 1964 and worked as Starbuck for Actors Inner Circle in The Rainmaker. L. Ron Hubbard, began his teaching of Scientology on PLT's Mainstage in the 1950s. Steven Spielberg screened his first film, Firelight, at the theatre in 1964.
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