Chichester festival theatrePlayed as a broad farce, Sean Foley's revival starring Rufus Hound ignores Noël Coward's faultless verbal stylingsRufus Hound, whose recent roles include Mr Toa…
Noel Coward's comic play Present Laughter is said to be his most autobiographical work, dealing with the complexities of a life of fame in the theatre world. It tells of the mischief and mis…
Noel Coward's 1942 play Present Laughter is often thought of as the playwright's most autobiographical creation. Yet 'faith to reality' is not
Chichester Festival Theatreis a place of firsts forTracy-Ann Oberman. Last year, she performed inThe Fiddler on the Roof, her first professional musical. This Spring, she returns to CFT once…
Sean Foley's production opens in Chichester in April
The full company has been revealed for the opening production of Chichester's Festival 2018, Noël Coward's Present Laughter, with Rufus Hound as Garry Essendine, Katherine Kingsley as Liz…
Many consider Twelfth Night Shakespeare's supreme achievement in comedy. It is also one of his most popular and frequently produced plays. George Bernard Shaw, who hated Shakespeare, describ…
Watch Kline’s Tony-winning performance in the 2017 Broadway revival.
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Kevin Kline's Tony Award-winning performance in the GREAT PERFORMANCES presentation of No l Coward's Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes t…
The Drama League has announced Academy and Tony Award-winner Kevin Kline and 'American Idol' finalist Justin Guarinihave joined the roster of special guest performers for the 34th Annual Mus…
Noël Coward's Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Cow…
The recent Broadway revival of the Noel Coward comedy Present Laughter will be playing a new venue: the PBS TV series Great Performances. On Friday, November 3 at 9 PM ET, the production sta…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, but who needs turkey when GREAT PERFORMANCES is serving up some fabulous hams in Broadway's Best on PBS, a special Friday night li…
Go behind the curtain of Noël Coward's Present Laughter with Director Moritz Von Stuelpnagel, Executive Producer Jordan Roth and cast members Cobie Smulders and Kate Burton. Noël Cowar…
The three-time Tony winner celebrates his birthday October 24.
Indecent and Holiday Inn will also be presented on television.
The award-winning revival, Steven Levenson’s If I Forget, and more titles air this month via the online streaming service.
Those and many others will be available to stream starting later this month and next.
The award-winning revival, Steven Levenson’s If I Forget, and more titles set air dates for the online streaming service.
Kristin Chenoweth Will Sing Out at the London Palladium Kristin Chenoweth is London-bound! The Wicked original has added a one-night concert-tour stop at the iconic West End venue the London…
PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the sing…
The fall lineup also includes a tribute to Harold Prince.
On this Throwback Thursday, we look back on our live set tour with Tony-winning scenic designer David Zinn.
Present Laughter closes tonight, July 2. Take a look at the show's journey on Broadway before we say farewell.