NOISES OFF revival... — Page 2

But look how the starless farces One Man, Two Guv'nors and Boeing-Boeing succeeded.

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"Slamming doors and mistaken identity are not enteratainment."

No, but clever dialogue, zany characters, and great comic timing ARE! If all you saw were slamming doors and mistaken identity, it must have been a really lousy production.

I never saw the original production, I loved the revival (both casts), and the recent NJ regional production with Harris was even better.

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Wee, I sincerely hope you realize that no one is making you see the show. You really don't have to. It will be okay.

You've never seen a Roundabout production, have you? That's all they do is muck it up. I think it's in their mission statement: hire famous actors who are wrongly cast and muck it up.

Actually, their last few musical endeavors on Broadway have been quite good. A wonderful production of Edwin Drood and a phenomenal revival of Anything Goes were both done by Roundabout recently. Violet also had lots of good buzz that I'd imagine this production should also be fairly good (and I'd have to bet Cabaret will be brilliant!) I agree with you wholeheartedly though about their straight plays - can't remember the last play revival Roundabout did I enjoyed. (still haven't seen Machinal)

Here's hoping this will follow suit with the other musical revivals!

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I've said it before here and I'll say it again... like any major theatre company, Roundabout has its ups and downs. For every BIG KNIFE they do a TALLEY'S FOLLY (or insert your own dreadful bore/crown jewel of choice here.) Actually, I shouldn't even equivocate by arguing they have a 50/50 split or some form of regular expectation; some shows they do fail miserably, some succeed wildly, some are curiously average, and most of them will be well-meaning but ethnically-monochrome (there's your kneejerk Roundabout criticism I'll wholeheartedly agree with.)

Now then, on to the topic of this thread: Bring. It. On. This play has the potential, when done well, to be the funniest thing one can ever experience. May the gods of theatre smile on them in their quest to present this divine entertainment.

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Andrea Martin is Dotty : https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andrea-Martin-Signs-On-to-Play-Dotty-in-2015-Broadway-Revival-of-NOISES-OFF-20140211

VERY exciting!

Updated On: 2/11/14 at 12:33 PM

I've only seen the movie, so I was already excited to see this on stage. But Andrea Martin! Andrea Martin!!!!

Roundabout seems to be firing on all cylinders for the first time in years. Between the absolutely wonderful Machinal and Dinner with Friends, heading into the mounting of Violet, which was brilliant at City Center, and then casting McGregor and Gyllenhaal--celebrities with actual talent AND stage credits in The Real Thing... I'm just hugely encouraged by how this season is shaping up for them. Because for a couple years there, it was like they were casting their shows by throwing darts at a copy of People from the late '90s.

Very exciting! Is Rumors still happening? Do the timelines work so she can do both? If so that's two powerhouse comedic performances from one terrifically talented lady!

This is terrific news. Let's hope the rest of the casting is as inspired as this.

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This is one of my favorite shows. Loved the OBC as well the replacements. I thought there were a few funny parts in the revival but nothing like the impact of the original. I also saw Harriet Harris at The NJ Shakespeare Festival in Madison NJ. She really nailed it. Andrea sounds like a great choice too.