It has been

said that God doesn't make mistakes. The same can not be said for angels,

though. At least the one in "Heaven Can Wait," Southside Theatre

Guild's latest production.

An overeager

angel rescues boxer Joe Pendleton from a plane crash but Pendleton wasn't

going to die. In fact, he wasn't supposed to arrive in Heaven for another

60 years. Mr. Jordan, the supervisor in Heaven, cannot return Pendleton

to his body, because it has been cremated by his manager Max Levene.

Until other

accommodations can be made, Pendleton is put in the body of the extremely

wealthy Mr. Farnsworth, who is about to be murdered by his wife. Pendleton,

as Farnsworth, then begins to right Farnsworth's wrongs and train for

a boxing match that he was supposed to fight before his untimely death.

"Heaven

Can Wait" is an extremely popular work. The play, written by Harry

Segall, has been made into a movie several times. The 1941 film, called

"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" won two Academy Awards. It was followed

In 1978 "Heaven

Can Wait" was released, featuring Warren Beatty as Pendleton, who

was now an NFL quarterback. Chris Rock brought the story back in 2001

with "Down to Earth."

Southside's

production is much like the 1941 film. Peter Morgan plays the role of

Joe Pendleton, while Terry Hoffman takes on the role of Mr. Jordan. Other

members of the cast include Rebecca Kling as Messenger 7013, Keith Williams

as Max Levene and Rachel White as Bette Logan. Husband and wife Jonny

and Heather May round out the principals as Tony Abbott and Julia Farnsworth.

Rounding out

the cast are Nancy Norris, Carrie Thames, David Porter, Samuel Knight,

Ian McCarthy, Sam Thames and Travis Thames. "Heaven Can Wait"

is directed by Tammy Hyder-Williams.

"The show

is going to be tremendous," said Hyder-Williams. "We are laughing

our way through rehearsals. It's a wonderful show, lighthearted, funny,

entertaining and promises to bring a smile to everyone who comes and sees

it."

"Heaven

Can Wait" will run at 8 p.m., Thursdays-Saturdays July 24-Aug. 9.

All tickets on Thursdays are $10, while tickets for Friday and Saturday

performances are $12 for adults and $10 for children.

For more information

or to reserve your tickets, phone 770-969-0956 or visit www.stgplays.com.

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