"dana ivey in present laughter"

Dana Ivey played Monica Reed in George C. Scott’s production of Present Laughter. It was her second role on Broadway. In his favorable review of the play, Frank Rich wrote, “Miss Ivey, who speaks with acid irony and looks as if she were drawn by Peter Arno, is the production’s best exemplar of the true Coward style.” Dana has fond memories of the production and was exhilarated to be part of it.

Though she loved Present Laughter, Dana’s favorite Coward role is Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. “I had a ball doing that.” Steeped in Theosophy, Dana loves the metaphysical overtones of Blithe Spirit. She has been to a psychic and has been aware of the work of psychics and mediums most of her life.

Dana Ivey played Monica Reed in George C. Scott’s production of Present Laughter. It was her second role on Broadway. In his favorable review of the play, Frank Rich wrote, “Miss Ivey, who speaks with acid irony and looks as if she were drawn by Peter Arno, is the production’s best exemplar of the true Coward style.” Dana has fond memories of the production and was exhilarated to be part of it.

Though she loved Present Laughter, Dana’s favorite Coward role is Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. “I had a ball doing that.” Steeped in Theosophy, Dana loves the metaphysical overtones of Blithe Spirit. She has been to a psychic and has been aware of the work of psychics and mediums most of her life.

Dana’s many Coward credits include the role of Sylvia Archibald in the Broadway premiere of  Waiting in the Wings, presented during the Noël Coward centennial year; Curtain Up on Noël Coward at the Kravis Center in Palm Beach; Amanda in Private Lives in Calgary, Alberta; Elvira in Blithe Spirit in Vancouver; and, for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, a reading of Star Quality directed by Roger Rees; and Private Lives Recalled: The Letters of Noël Coward, in celebration of the publication of Barry Day’s edition of Coward’s letters.

Dana has said that Coward’s speech has to be pristine and pure, beautifully spoken and completely enunciated.

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Dana has said that Coward’s speech has to be pristine and pure, beautifully spoken and completely enunciated.