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Who Played Garry Essendine in Present Laughter

Garry Essendine is a role in Present Laughter, a play that opened Broadway in 2010.

Victor Garber (TV's "Alias") stars in this new production of one of the most irresistible stage comedies of all time! Garry is a vainglorious actor who is about to celebrate his birthday with a trip to Africa. But when Garry's posh London flat is invaded by a love-struck ingénue, his estranged wife, an adulterous producer and a crazed young playwright, so begins the kind of midlife crisis that could only come from the brilliant mind of comic genius – and master of the mix-up – Noël Coward.

11 actors have played Garry Essendine in Present Laughter.

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Performer Production Opened
Clifton Webb Broadway Present Laughter 1946
Noel Coward Broadway Present Laughter 1958
George C. Scott Broadway Present Laughter 1982
Mart Hulswit Broadway Present Laughter 1982
David Cale Broadway Present Laughter 1996
Frank Langella Broadway Present Laughter 1996
John Wojda Broadway Present Laughter 1996
Victor Garber Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Kevin Kline Broadway Present Laughter 2017
Andrew Scott West End Present Laughter 2019
Tom Peters West End Present Laughter 2019

Other Roles in Present Laughter

Role Production Opened
Daphne Stillington Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Fred Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Garry Essendine Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Henry Lyppiatt Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Joanna Lyppiatt Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Lady Saltburn Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Liz Essendine Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Miss Erikson Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Monica Reed Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Morris Dixon Broadway Present Laughter 2010
Roland Maule Broadway Present Laughter 2010

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