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Present Laughter was first staged in the United States on 29 October 1946 at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway.
It featured Clifton Webb as Garry.
It closed in March 1947 after 158 performances.
In 1958 Coward appeared in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles as Garry with Eva Gabor as Joanna.
In 1982 George C. Scott directed and starred in a revival at Circle in the Square Theatre, which featured the Broadway début of Nathan Lane as Roland Maule.
It also featured Kate Burton as Daphne, Christine Lahti as Joanna and Jim Piddock as Fred.
It ran for 175 performances.
In 1996 Frank Langella starred as Garry, and Allison Janney played Liz.
This also ran for 175 performances, at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival presented the play in 2003 with Brent Harris as Garry and Kim Rhodes in the role of Daphne.
A further Broadway revival opened on 21 January 2010 at the American Airlines Theatre, presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company, featuring Victor Garber as Garry, Lisa Banes as Liz and Harriet Harris as Monica.
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