Broadway Play Home - Noises Off

The hilarious play-within-a-play farce-of-a-farce.

Story:

Full of shocking surprises and gut-busting humor, Noises Off is the classic show-within-a-show. 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?

: Playwright
Michael Frayn

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 11, 1983

Total Performances: 553

Original Cast: Victor Garber, Dorothy Loudon, Brian Murray, Linda Thorson, Paxton Whitehead, Deborah Rush, Jim Piddock, Douglas Seale, Amy Wright

Director: Michael Blakemore

Producer: James M. Nederlander, Robert Fryer, Jerome Minskoff, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Michael Codron

Scenic Design: Michael Annals

Costume Design: Michael Annals

Lighting Design: Martin Aronstein

2001 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 01, 2001

Total Performances: 348

Original Cast: Richard Easton, Peter Gallagher, Patti LuPone, Edward Hibbert, Faith Prince, Katie Finneran, T. R. Knight, Thomas McCarthy, Robin Weigert

Director: Jeremy Sams

Producer: Ambassador Theatre Group, ACT Productions, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Dede Harris, Morton Swinsky, USA OSTAR Theatricals and Nederlander Presentations, Inc.

Scenic Design: Robert Jones

Costume Design: Robert Jones

Lighting Design: Tim Mitchell

Sound Design: Fergus O'Hare and Aura Sound Design, Ltd.

2016 Broadway Revival

Theatre: American Airlines Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 14, 2016

Total Performances: 67

Original Cast: Andrea Martin, Campbell Scott, Tracee Chimo, Daniel Davis, David Furr, Kate Jennings Grant, Megan Hilty, Rob McClure, Jeremy Shamos

Director: Jeremy Herrin

Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company

Scenic Design: Derek McLane

Costume Design: Michael Krass

Lighting Design: Jane Cox

Sound Design: Christopher Cronin

1992 Film Version

Movie Name: Noises Off

Type: Hollywood Feature Film

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Screenplay: Marty Kaplan

Starring: Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott

Books

: Play Script

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

Merchandise

1984 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Douglas Seale
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Deborah Rush
Best Direction Of A Play

1984 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Ensemble Work
Outstanding New Play
Outstanding Set Design

2002 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actress In A Play - Katie Finneran
Best Revival Of A Play

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Featured Actress In A Play - Katie Finneran
Outstanding Revival Of A Play

2016 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play - David Furr
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play - Megan Hilty
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play - Andrea Martin
Best Costume Design Of A Play

2016 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play: David Furr
Outstanding Featured Actress In A Play: Megan Hilty

Noises Off

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About the Play

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Broadway Premiere

2001 Broadway Revival

2016 Broadway Revival

1992 Film Version

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Awards and Reviews

1984 Tony Award Nominations

1984 Drama Desk Award Nominations

2002 Tony Award Nominations

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

2016 Tony Award Nominations

2016 Drama Desk Award Nominations

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