PRESENT LAUGHTER's Garber Featured In The News

The New Yorker featured an article on Garber titled "Unspoiled Victor" by Hilton Als. It begins:

As an exceptionally beautiful young man, Victor Garber played Jesus in the film "Godspell" in 1973, where he wore a Superman T-shirt and had a heart painted on his forehead.

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New York Magazine featured an article titled "A Titanic Star: Victor Garber" written by Rebecca Milzoff.

The article begins: He's probably best known for his roles as Jack Bristow on TV's Alias, or in Titanic, which is a shame: Victor Garber has decades of stage work on his résumé (not to mention his breakout screen role as Jesus in Godspell, in 1973). Now the 60-year-old is displaying his spectacular range in a revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter, a breakneck farce in which he plays an aging matinee idol coping with a hysterical group of friends. Garber spoke to Rebecca Milzoff.

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Time Out New York featured an article titled "Has Victor Garber found his Tony role?" by Raven Snook

The article begins: Within minutes of meeting for a light prerehearsal lunch, Victor Garber reveals a bunch of interesting details about himself: He started out as a folksinger, he's diabetic and he's Jewish ("I had a very successful bar mitzvah"). The dashing actor seems so open and comfortable in his skin, it's easy to feel as if he's a pal, not a performer. But when asked how he's managed to have such a fruitful and diverse career for 40-odd years, he answers simply: "Mystery."

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Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to present a new Broadway production of Noël Coward's comedy Present Laughter, starring Victor Garber as "Garry Essendine", directed by Nicholas Martin.

Present Laughter will open officially on January 21st, 2010 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement through March 21, 2010.

The cast also includes Harriet Harris (Monica Reed), Brooks Ashmanskas (Roland Maule), Lisa Banes (Liz Essendine), Nancy E. Carroll (Miss Erickson), Alice Duffy (Lady Saltburn), Holley Fain (Daphne Stillington), Pamela Jane Gray (Joanna Lypiatt), James Joseph O'Neil (Fred), Richard Poe (Henry Lypiatt), Marc Vietor (Morris Dixon).

The design team includes Alexander Dodge (Sets), Jane Greenwood (Costumes), Rui Rita (Lights) & Drew Levy (Sound).

In Noël Coward's classic comedy, matinee idol Garry Essendine (Garber) sits at the center of his own universe. While Garry struggles to plan his upcoming trip to Africa, his elegant London flat is invaded by a love struck ingenue, an adulterous producer and a married seductress, not to mention Garry's estranged wife and a crazed young playwright. Just before Garry escapes, the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered and all hell breaks loose.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the American Airlines Box Office (227 West 42nd Street). Ticket prices range from $66.50 to $116.50.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Present Laughter plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.