Noises Off - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
Tony Award-winner Andrea Martin (Pippin, Young Frankenstein) makes her Roundabout Theatre Company debut in a rip-roaring new production of Michael Frayn's (Copenhagen) beloved comedy Noises Off!
The Opening Night performance of the farce Nothing On is just hours away, and as the cast stumbles through their final dress rehearsal, things couldn't be going any worse. With lines being forgotten, love triangles unraveling and sardines flying everywhere, it's complete pandemonium- and we haven't even reached intermission! Can the cast pull their act together on the stage even if they can't behind the scenes?
Full of shocking surprises and gut-busting humor, Noises Off is the classic show-within-a-show that "voyages to the outer limits of hilarity" (The New York Times). Two-time Olivier Award nominee Jeremy Herrin (This House) directs.
Noises Off - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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'Noises Off': Theater Review
8 / 10
In 2016, it's inarguably a little late to be celebrating the stereotype of the dumb blonde. But the stiff walk and posture that Megan Hilty has created for her clueless character, a stunningly untalented British stage actress cast for her generous curves, are the gift that keeps on giving in Roundabout's delicious Broadway revival of Noises Off. Whether she's galumphing around backstage or sashaying through a performance with priceless self-consciousness -- delivering every line straight to the audience with a blissful inability to take direction or interact with her fellow cast -- Hilty's Brooke Ashton is a sparkling comic caricature that never gets tired. She's well matched in director Jeremy Herrin's production by a first-rate troupe of New York theater pros, even if this notoriously tricky backstage farce hasn't quite found its ideal precision-tooled groove.
BWW Review: Michael Frayn's Laff-Riot NOISES OFF Is Wild, Frenetic Fun
8 / 10
Michael Frayn's perfectly constructed bit of nonsense, with no shortage of slamming doors and flying sardines, is back in an uproarious new Roundabout revival solidly mounted by Jeremy Herrin...What gives the play its momentum is the grave seriousness with which each character deals with their lot. The gifted clown Andrea Martin is just darling as Dotty, an actor of cultured tones who plays the screeching cockney maid and can't clear up in her head exactly what her blocking is in regards to moving a plate of sardines. Megan Hilty bursts onto the stage with air-headed moxie, all dolled up like Jayne Mansfield, and is a scream playing bombshell Brooke as an awful actor who faces front and presents her every line to the audience in between mouthing the lines of her colleagues. Jeremy Shamos is very funny as the good-natured, but nervous wreck Frederick, and has a bit of physical business about regaining his footing that might very well get him nominated for an Astaire Award...NOISES OFF is a night of wild, frenetic fun that guarantees more laughs than COPENHAGEN, DEMOCRACY and BENEFACTORS combined.
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Noises Off History
Other Productions of Noises Off
| 1983 | Broadway |
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| 2001 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2015 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company Production Broadway |
| 2019 | West End |
West End Production West End |
| 2023 | West End |
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| 2023 | West End |
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Noises Off - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jeremy Herrin |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Megan Hilty |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Noises Off |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Christopher Cronin |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | David Furr |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Megan Hilty |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Megan Hilty |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Michael Frayn |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Michael Krass |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | David Furr |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Megan Hilty |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Andrea Martin |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Noises Off |
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