Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#2Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 3:22pm
Hopefully this is better than the Roundabout production...
#3Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 3:30pm
Hopefully Nina Arianda continues with it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#4Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 3:37pm
This makes me so happy! I'm such a fan on Kline, but he doesn't do all that much. I can't wait to see him!
Just read the article and while the headline says "next season," the article says early next year meaning Jan/Feb of 2017 (this season). Which one is it?
#5Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 3:43pm
Kad said: "Hopefully Nina Arianda continues with it."
I hope so too. The cast doesn't excite me as much otherwise. St. James though - I find it a bad house for plays. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#6Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 3:56pm
Boring. Should have picked a more interesting play Kevin!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#7Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 6:18pm
Well it says it opens April 5, so it's this season.
Guess they aren't doing renovations?
#8Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 6:22pm
According to Michael Riedel, the St. James Theatre will be renovated after Present Laughter completes its limited run...
http://nypost.com/2016/09/27/kevin-kline-is-coming-back-to-broadway/
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#9Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 6:53pm
Shocked that Kline actually said yes to something...
#10Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/27/16 at 7:28pm
Let's say I didn't like the Garber production of this, the Kim Cattrall Private Lives, or the Angela Lansbury Blithe Spirit. Should I give up on Coward, or do we think there's hope yet that a production will open my eyes. The one that most concerns me is having disliked Blithe Spirit (I fell asleep). That was considered a great production of his work, yes? I'm afraid he may just not be my cup of tea. But Kline and the director make for a compelling pair.
#11Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 1:11am
Noel Coward's plays are not always compatable with modern American humor. I like his stuff but it's not for everyone. Present Laughter is no masterpiece though, and exists soley as a star vehicle - is Kevin Kline enough of a draw to get people to see it again after two recent Broadway revivals?
#12Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 8:20am
The Frank Langella revival back in the 90s was very entertaining; I think this is a terrific part for Kline. I hope the supporting cast is equally good.
#13Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 10:12am
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Is Kevin Kline enough of a draw to get people to see it again after two recent Broadway revivals?"
Well, it's a good thing they'll be opening in the spring. That way if it ends up getting some Tony nominations, the producers would be able to capitalize on them during Tony season.
#14Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 10:16am
The recent revival with Victor Garber was a competent regional theater production that had no business being on Broadway. For all his talent, Garber had none of the charm or wit required for the role. The production was also hampered by Brooks Ashmankas's shamelessly over-the-top performance.
Kline is an ideal choice for Garry Essendine, and I imagine his participation will draw a top-drawer supporting cast. This is a show with many choice roles. It shouldn't be hard to find great actors to fill them.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#15Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 10:48am
I saw the Garber revival and liked seeing him on stage but didn't think anything about the production was otherwise memorable. Oh, maybe the beautiful set? I am not a Noel Coward fan and I am sorry that this was Kline's choice for his return. Surely there was something else at least interesting to consider.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#16Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 9/28/16 at 2:07pm
That set was gorgeous!
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#17Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 11/9/16 at 5:48pm
Tickets are now available through an AMEX presale on ticketmaster...
#18Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 11/9/16 at 6:13pm
morosco said: "That set was gorgeous!"
Wow! That really does look beautiful. Is it just me, or I'm seeing heavy inspirations from Follies and Mame?
Also, any word on supporting cast? Need Nina Arianda confirmation before I buy tickets.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
#19Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 11/30/16 at 1:31pm
Kate Burton just confirmed in her AOL Build interview that she will be joining the cast!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#20Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 11/30/16 at 1:35pm
Did she say which role she'd be playing? I could see her as Liz or Monica.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#21Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 11/30/16 at 1:51pm
No she did not...she prefaced it by saying she really should't even be announcing it yet. I expect we'll get an announcement soon. Excited to have her back on Broadway!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#22Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 12/9/16 at 10:23am
Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen, & Cobie Smulders will be joining the cast..
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/09/cobie-smulders-broadway-debut-kevin-kline-present-laughter?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#23Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 12/9/16 at 6:30pm
I saw the Garber revival, and I thought he was excellent and the set was spectacular. But Noel Coward is a complete bore, not at all entertaining and heavily over-written. I saw the Angela Lansbury BLITHE SPIRIT years back, and fell asleep. But I do want to see Kline and will probably resign myself to yawning through it, even with someone of his caliber.
barbraboy19902
Stand-by Joined: 3/17/16
#24Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 12/18/16 at 12:18pm
What's the buzz on this show? I'm considering getting tickets to fill my final slot but am not quite sure if I should take the plunge, or go for something different.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#25Kevin Kline to Return to Broadway in PRESENT LAUGHTER!
Posted: 12/30/16 at 2:08am
Word is it's Colbie Smoulder from How I Met Your Mother and Kate Walsh.