Noises Off NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (541)
See it if You enjoy farce, plays within plays, well executed slapstick, & jokes about sardines. Masterful physical and comedic timing, wonderful cast.
Don't see it if You're averse to silliness - or sardines.
See it if u want a rich, hilarious and rewarding evening in the theater. This third B'way production of the brilliant farce is in prime condition.
Don't see it if Why would you not want to see it? Because you don't go the the theater for laughs or to have a good time. You don't like comedy? Says you.
See it if you love funny, charming comedies ! Andrea Martin is fantastic as is Megan Hilty and the rest of the cast
Don't see it if you're not a fan of goofball shenanigans
See it if You want a guaranteed laugh. Noises off has something for everyone and is brilliantly staged and performed. Hysterical farce.
Don't see it if You prefer drama or a plot with a deep and thought provoking storyline.
See it if Andrea Martin, Megan Hilty and company. Laugh-a-minute.
Don't see it if Cannot handle fast-shooting, dizzying humor.
See it if Stellar cast
Don't see it if you are trying to compare it to the 2001 production which might win on the madcap scale
See it if You like slamming doors, stupendous farce, and great comic timing. It's an hilarious show; never gets old, as long as the actors are game.
Don't see it if You are not in the mood to laugh, laugh or laugh again.
See it if like to laugh. Cast is great, and there's stair fall not to be missed. Belly laughs galore
Don't see it if you don't like to be amused or laugh.
Critic Reviews (54)
"A cumulatively virtuosic nine-expert ensemble of smart and fearless comic actors…British director Jeremy Herrin turns out to have a shrewd silly streak…The comedy in the first of three acts feels a little forced. But Herrin soon catapults the physical and verbal humor headlong into increasingly inspired opportunities to watch characters play out their real lives while trying to perform the complications of their second-rate play."
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"This production, while looking much like the revivals I’ve seen before, brings to it a new level of physical inventiveness and comic daring, as well as one or two touches of unabashed Broadway over-acting...The second act, in which we view the action from backstage, feels looser and a bit more random."
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"Jeremy Herrin directs a pitch perfect cast and really I have no complaints. The actors are committed and create specific, real characters, which can and should make the comedy funnier. They're not just delivering broad comedy here...I certainly had a fine time and enjoyed it much more than the revival of 2001. But somehow, it left me cold."
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"The ingenious 'Noises Off' is the world champion of farces, and it's nice to report it's received a very funny, properly dizzying revival from the Roundabout Theatre Company. Michael Frayn's 1982 play, which opened Thursday night at the American Airlines Theatre under the savvy direction of Jeremy Herrin – its third time on Broadway — takes farce to its extreme limit."
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"It's easy to see why 'Noises Off' is a theatrical favorite. And the current incarnation, with a superb cast hits the mark. Hilty's goofy blonde clicks, while Martin, a Broadway staple, doesn't miss a beat. Director Jeremy Herrin has assembled a sharp ensemble that delivers comedy gold."
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"An A-list ensemble, led by beloved comedienne Andrea Martin, takes classic scenes and amps them up…I don't have warm and fuzzy feelings toward farce in general, and 'Noises Off' takes its time building to full-fledged nuttiness. But director Jeremy Herrin shrewdly pulls off 'Off' with one intermission...Things here just flow…Even if you know the farce inside-out, this team ensures that some laughs will catch you off guard."
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"My negative response to this production is based largely on seeing an ensemble of expert farceurs led astray by a director who apparently didn’t believe that less is more...He succumbs to all the pitfalls in the purposefully booby-trapped script and fails to do right by the stellar cast."
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"The Roundabout has assembled a company of fine American actors who are collectively and individually hilarious…Only occasionally, particularly in the early part of the second act does the writing tread some water, but soon enough the comical chaos returns and we’re back to being beguiled by the lunacy on stage…The audience that I was part of was wildly enthusiastic, as was I."
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