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Harrington & Kauffman
In their second show, "Nharcolepsy," self-made cabaret star Gustave and his co-conspirator Nhar die in the snow. Watch them slowly lose consciousness as they put on a cabaret about their quest for the yeti.
Watch this space for their third show, coming in 2009.
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Harrington
(L) and Kauffman (R),
as Gustave and Nhar, respectively.
Who
are Harrington & Kauffman?
Richard Harrington & Chris Kauffman are a theatrical comedy duo from New York City who have toured around the world with the two shows they have created as their alter-egos Gustave and Nhar. Their first production was Motel California, and now they have a new one called Nharcolepsy. You can learn more about their shows and about Harrington & Kauffman by clicking on the links which you will already have noticed in the middle of this sentence. Also see their reviews, many of which describe Harrington & Kauffman better than they can describe themselves.
Harrington & Kauffman premiered Nharcolepsy at the Red Room in New York in the summer of 2002 and did a four-week run of Nharcolepsy at the Gene Frankel Theatre in downtown Manhattan. They have performed the show at the Buntport Theater in Denver, at the Tricklock Theatre Company's Revolutions International Theatre Festival in Albuquerque, and at Gettysburg College and Brandeis University. On the fringe circuit, they've taken Nharcolepsy to Thunder Bay, Toronto, New York, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Seattle, and San Francisco (where they received the award for Best Original Concept).
Before Nharcolepsy was created, Harrington & Kauffman spent a few years performing Motel California at many venues in New York City and over the U.S. and Canada, as well as the Czech Republic. In 2001, Harrington & Kauffman performed a short version of Motel California in February and March at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, HBO's yearly showcase of comedic talent. Shortly after the Aspen Festival, the show changed its name from what it was formerly known as to Motel California. See the opposite column for more details on that.
Harrington & Kauffman are currently working on a new show featuring Gustave and Nhar, to be premiered some time in 2009.
Also keep an eye out for Harrington's solo show, Saving the Desert Tortoise, which toured fringe festivals in Canada in the summers of 2001 and 2002 and played HERE Arts Center in New York in 2003. You never know when it will return.
A preview of Nharcolepsy for your enjoyment:
For more, see our video page.
Where are Harrington & Kauffman performing next?
Keep an eye out here and on our calendar page for 2008 performances of Nharcolepsy. And in 2009, Harrington & Kauffman will be premiering a new show, the third featuring Gustave and Nhar.
How many shows do Harrington & Kauffman have? Two? Four?
Harrington & Kauffman only have two shows, Nharcolepsy and Motel California, but the latter used to go by the name Hotel California. Unfortunately that turned out to be the name of a famous song by The Eagles (with whom Harrington & Kauffman have no affiliation, past or present; nor do Harrington & Kauffman have any affiliation, past or present, with Don Henley or with attorneys for Don Henley or The Eagles), so the name was changed briefly to The Show Formerly Known As for most of the summer of 2001, before it settled on its current name of Motel California.
