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05/04/2017 Broadway revival of 'Present Laughter' opens

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SERINO COYNE: Present Laughter - TV Commercial

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Cobie Smulders and Kevin Kline in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter

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GREAT PERFORMANCES | Official Trailer: Noël Coward’s Present Laughter | PBS

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Cobie Smulders: Present Laughter on Broadway

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Cobie Smulders, Kristine Nielsen, and More Feel Bubbly as Present Laughter Opens

Present Laughter is a comic play written by Noël Coward. The play's title comes from a song in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which urges carpe diem. A Broadway revival opened at the St. James Theatre, starring Kevin Kline as Garry, Kate Burton as Liz, Reg Rogers as Morris, and Kristine Nielsen as Monica, with direction by Moritz von Stuelpnagel.
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