VICTOR GARBER TO STAR IN "PRESENT LAUGHTER"

The Huntington announced today that our production of Streamers will move to the Fall of 2007. Details from the press release quoted below.

The Huntington Announces a New Season Finale:

VICTOR GARBER TO STAR IN NOËL COWARD’S
“PRESENT LAUGHTER”;
“STREAMERS” MOVES TO FALL 2007

(BOSTON) – Huntington Artistic Director Nicholas Martin announced today that the final show of the company’s 25th Anniversary Season will change to a new production of the classic Noël Coward comedy “Present Laughter,” starring Broadway, film and TV star Victor Garber and directed by Martin. The previously announced revival of “Streamers” moves to the company’s November 2007 slot.

The comic story of self-absorbed aging matinee idol Garry Essendine (Garber), whose agents, managers, house staff, and paramours create a dysfunctional surrogate family, “Laughter” debuted on Broadway in 1946. The original and three popular revivals featured some of the theatre world’s greatest actors such as George C. Scott, Nathan Lane, Frank Langella, Kate Burton, Alison Janney and even Coward himself.


VICTOR GARBER – Best known for his role as Agent Jack Bristow on the smash hit television series “Alias,” Victor Garber is a four-time Tony nominated Broadway veteran who originated roles in many hit shows including “Deathtrap,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Arcadia,” “Art,” and “Noises Off,” and the revivals of “Damn Yankees” and “Little Me.”


This switch was made necessary by the changing schedule of director Scott Ellis, who brought the “Streamers” project to the Huntington and whose production of the Kander and Ebb musical “Curtains” is going to Broadway with an opening date that overlaps with the original schedule of “Streamers.” “Streamers” will move to the Huntington’s November - December 2007 slot with Ellis remaining at the helm.

Dates and times for “Present Laughter” are the same for “Streamers” and tickets will be honored at the door. Huntington subscribers and other ticket holders have several other ticketing options and should contact the box office at 617-266-0800 for more information.

Our website is currently being updated to reflect this change.