Present Laughter
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 18, 2007
Closed Jun 17, 2007
Opened May 18, 2007
Closed Jun 17, 2007
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Huntington Theatre Company's final show of its 25th Anniversary Season is Noël Coward's comedy Present Laughter, starring Broadway, film and TV star Victor Garber. Nicholas Martin directs.
The comic story of self-absorbed aging matinee idol Garry Essendine (Garber), whose agents, managers, house staff, and paramours create a dysfunctional surrogate family, Laughter debuted on Broadway in 1946. The original and three popular revivals featured some of the theatre world's greatest actors such as George C. Scott, Nathan Lane, Frank Langella, Kate Burton, Alison Janney and even Coward himself.
The previously announced revival of Streamers moves to the company's November 2007 slot.
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In the cushy world conjured by Noël Coward in his exquisite piffle Present Laughter, now being given a smashing revival by Nicholas Martin at the Huntington Theatre, the worst crisis imaginable might consist of a case of inferior sherry. Never mind that middle-aged matinee idol Garry Essendine (Victor Garber) has his hands full fending off fierce advances, sexual and otherwise, from various avid fans -- even as he and his best friends vie for the favors of a woman who's clearly trouble.
The vixen in question, Joanna, doesn't appear until the show's middle act, which helps to build suspense. Except that when she arrives, in the person of Pamela J. Gray, she's a bit of a letdown. Gray i[...]