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Present Laughter

    Story

    Struck by the infamous mid-life crisis, Present Laughter follows the life of an accomplished and successful actor, Garry Essendine. What happens when he is visited by an uncommon mix of people- a young admirer, his ex-wife, his manager, and an aspiring playwright?

    The stellar cast consists of three-time Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burton who has also appeared on popular sitcoms such as Scandal, andGrey’s Anatomy, and also Cobie Smulders from How I Met Your Mother and Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel is also a Best Director Tony Award nominee.

    Critics' Reviews

    • "Present Laughter is ideal, a purring vintage Daimler."

    -- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

    • " 'Present Laughter' is a delicious drawing-room comedy that Coward dashed off in 1942 to amuse himself and his friends while engaging in a bit of sober self-reflection. Kline relishes the comic challenge in this snazzy production directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel."

    -- Marilyn Stasio, Variety

    Cast & Creatives

    Stars: Kate Burton, Kevin Kline, Kristine Nielsen & Cobie Smulders

    Director: Moritz von Stuelpnagel

    Writer: Noel Coward

    Cancellation policy

    These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

    Ratings & Reviews

    4.4
    438 Ratings
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    13
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    James Macmillan

    James

    4/5

    Feb, 2020

    The ticket reminder email was helpful (i had lost the original email) and the show was really excellent. A great evening.
    Joana da Costa Pimenta

    Joana

    5/5

    Feb, 2020

    Lovely
    Ida Jorgensen

    Ida

    5/5

    Feb, 2020

    Easy and simple service
    Marcia Kaplan

    Marcia

    5/5

    Jun, 2017

    The process was easy and the service fee was reasonable. The only issue was that the host was not in the spot promised to deliver the ticket so I had to call.
    Tatyana McCormick

    Tatyana

    4/5

    Jun, 2017

    Great service. Great customer service. It was a little hectic understanding where to get the tickets and we felt it was cutting it close to show time by the time the person came to deliver our tickets. But overall it was a positive experience. Would use the service again.

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