FALLEN ANGELS Reviews

Vulture: Holdren is positive. Praise for the stars.

Fallen Angels Makes a Great Case for Irrelevance

Two hours off from the world as Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne get sloshed on Champagne and trade Noël Coward barbs.

"Fallen Angels itself — about a pair of witty, worldly besties who get blitzed on champagne while considering cheating on their husbands with a mutual old flame — landed its author in trouble with the censors in London. We’ve still got puritanism and fascism, so thank goodness we have farce, too. And if — to borrow from Oscar Wilde — the measure of a farce isn’t whether it’s good or bad, but whether it’s charming or tedious, then Fallen Angels is still more than capable of seducing us out of seriousness."

Deadline

‘Fallen Angels’ Broadway Review: Rose Byrne & Kelli O’Hara Are Absolutely Fabulous In Sparkling Noël Coward Comedy

https://deadline.com/2026/04/fallen-angels-broadway-review-rose-byrne-kelli-ohara-mark-consuelos-1236864235/

"Under the sure direction of Scott Ellis and given a lush, gorgeous staging by Roundabout and some of Broadway’s best designers – David Rockwell, sets, sumptuous; Jeff Mahshie, costumes, deep oppulance; Kenneth Posner, ever-so-flattering lighting – Fallen Angels is a most welcome springtime treat, a smart, breezy entry in Broadway’s chaotically busy pre-Tony season."

The Guardian: five stars

Fallen Angels review – Rose Byrne is utterly delightful in Noël Coward comedy revival

Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara are comic gems in a pitch-perfect revival that sparkles like champagne.

"99 years later the play remains hilariously horny and startlingly modern, and Scott Ellis’s champagne cocktail of a revival has the exact right ingredients: complete faith in the material, drop-dead deluxe design, and the sugar-and-bubbles combination of Oscar-nominated actor Rose Byrne and stage veteran Kelli O’Hara."

Variety

‘Fallen Angels’ Broadway Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara Sparkle in Lackluster Noël Coward Revival

"the two stars, who at first seem to be playing in different registers with O’Hara launching her punchlines towards the balcony and Byrne aiming for the second row, harmonize to deliver a master class in physical comedy. It’s demented, hilarious fun to see Byrne kick off her heels and rappel down her chair or witness O’Hara dipping her after-dinner strawberries into her Cordial Medoc as though dunking shrimp into cocktail sauce. The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning."

WSJ:

‘Fallen Angels’ Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara in a Bubbly Broadway Revival

The two actresses make for a smashing comic duo in this production of the Noël Coward play about two women eager to rekindle a romance with the same French lothario.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fallen-angels-review-rose-byrne-and-kelli-ohara-in-a-bubbly-broadway-revival-2321558a

"Yet even when their characters are at their cattiest, Ms. Byrne and Ms. O’Hara are clearly having a grand time depicting these genteel women dropping their grandeur under the influence of heightened emotion and high alcohol consumption. And they see to it that, even without the benefit of a flute or 12 of champagne, the audience has a grand time too."

Quite the rave reviews!!!

BWW - 75.3 % FALLEN ANGELS reviews

BWW review analysis percentages:

NEW MUSICAL - 6 : Titanique (74.4), Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) (73.5), The Queen of Versailles (40.0).

MUSICAL REVIVAL - 5 : Cats - The Jellicle Ball (90.6), Ragtime (82.4), Mamma Mia! (68.0), Chess (62..

NEW PLAY - 8 : Little Bear Ridge Road (90.0), Liberation (89.3), Giant (77.2), Punch (71.9), Call Me Izzy (65.0), Fear of 13 (58.4), Dog Day Afternoon (51.3).

REVIVAL OF A PLAY - 11 : Marjorie Prime (84.7), Becky Shaw (84.4), Oedipus (84.3), Death Of A Salesman (84.1), Bug (80.6), Every Brilliant Thing (79.1), Fallen Angels (75.3), Proof (71.3), Art (69.0), Waiting For Godot (67.4).

* UPCOMING OPENINGS * - 6
Schmigadoon!, The Balusters, Beaches, The Rocky Horror Show, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Lost Boys (with the most combined rehearsal/tech/preview time) .

Updated On: 4/20/26 at 10:37 PM

1 Minute Critic - 4 out of 5 stars

Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara make irresistible boozy besties in ‘Fallen Angels’

At an intermissionless 90 minutes, Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Noeël Coward's drawing room comedy takes a bottle of champagne for the play to really kick into gear, but once it does, there's no turning back. Read full review.

I saw it last night after it got mostly glowing reviews and was horrified at what I saw! I had seen the earlier production at the Menier Chocolate Factor with the delightful Janie Dee. This full length three act play got cut to 90 minutes. Granted there's moments in the 2nd act where things felt redundant so cuts were understandable. But it made me wonder if Scott Ellis even know who Noel Coward was. The beauty of Coward, even in his farces, is the smartness of his characters and their sophistication. The digs and insult carry weight because of it. In this production, that sharpness gets thrown out the window for cheap laughs and lots of slapstick. As for the part of Saunders, in London, not only does make all these claims to have served under a duke or worked somewhere else, but in between acts where she sets and clears the dinning room, she showcases these talents with legitimacy. Her dancing was great and a lovely singing voice. At the Roundabout, she's just another clown. Maybe the actors know better and Ellis wanted a different show. I don't know. But anyone who appreciates the genius of Coward will leave with the utmost disappointment like I did. That's my review, your mileage may vary.

I saw this last night and absolutely adored it. I haven’t seen any other version of the play and went in pretty blind but there were times I was crying I was laughing so hard. I’m someone who, when I find something hilarious, I will chuckle but I was full belly laughing during most of this and I let out more than a snort or two.

I heard there is no more in person rush, anyone here tried lately?

As I was not able to get a ticket for this AT ALL, I'm glad I saw the Balusters and now have the chance to see this live.