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Total Rating: 
***1/4
Previews: 
October 16, 2001
Opened: 
November 1, 2001
Ended: 
September 1, 2002
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Ambassador Theater Group, Act Productions, Waxman/Williams Entertainment, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, USA OSTAR Theatricals & Nederlander Presentations Inc. presenting Royal National Theater production.
Theater Type: 
Broadway
Theater: 
Brooks Atkinson Theater
Theater Address: 
West 47th Street
Phone: 
(212) 307-4100
Running Time: 
2 hrs, 30 min
Genre: 
Farce
Author: 
Michael Frayn
Director: 
Jeremy Sams
Review: 

Two years ago, the intricate beauty of Copenhagen reminded us what a great craftsman Michael Frayn is. Like Alan Ayckbourn on acid (and speed), Noises Off becomes a clockwork comedy machine, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny but mostly awe-inspiring, with the playwright five steps ahead of the audience (who are busy trying to take in five different gags all happening onstage at once). I'm with John Simon that the Broadway revival cast is good, but an all-British ensemble would be better. Katie Finneran's a hoot, though, taking her brainless ditz of a character and making her a vampy, campy delight.

Cast: 
Peter Gallagher (Lloyd Dallas), Richard Easton, Patti LuPone, Faith Prince, Katie Finneran, Robin Weigert.
Other Critics: 
NEW YORK John Simon ! / PERFORMING ARTS INSIDER Richmond Shepard ! / TOTALTHEATER Jason Clark +
Critic: 
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed: 
November 2001