EXCLUSIVE: Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, the Tony-nominated Broadway revival that concluded a sold-out engagement last month, is getting another life via Trafalgar Releasing: A live capture of the uproarious comedy starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara will hit cinemas across the US, the UK, Canada, Australia for a limited engagement beginning October 22.
The Fallen Angels announcement from Trafalgar Releasing in partnership with BroadwayHD comes on the heels of the popular theatrical live capture run of Broadway’s Hadestown (from Bleecker Street/Crosswalk & LD Entertainment).
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“It was so special to be part of Scott Ellis’s magical revival of Fallen Angels and to have it now be seen by audiences everywhere with Trafalgar’s theatrical release is wonderful,” said Byrne in a statement. “The formidable comedy of Noël Coward is the perfect entertaining escape.”
Adds O’Hara, “I’m thrilled that this wonderfully funny play will now be seen by theatre fans in cinemas across North America and around the world. Noël Coward was a comic genius and Fallen Angels is a delicious escape into frivolity that we hope audiences will enjoy just as much on the big screen as they did on Broadway.”
The ’s Broadway revival, directed by Scott Ellis, began previews on March 27 before opening April 19, going on to earn five Tony Award nominations including Best Play Revival, scenic design and nods for Byrne and O’Hara. Jeff Mahshie’s costume design won the Tony.
In addition to the US, the UK, Canada and Australia, the limited theatrical engagement will include other selected international territories.
The synopsis: “Noël Coward’s champagne-fresh comedy of bad manners shocked and delighted audiences at its 1925 premiere. Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances – with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit. Old rivalries and past scandals bubble to the surface in this intoxicating romp from one of theatre’s comedy masters.”
In addition to Byrne and O’Hara, the Fallen Angels cast includes Tracee Chimo, Mark Consuelos (in his Broadway debut), Christopher Fitzgerald and Aasif Mandvi.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Trafalgar to bring BroadwayHD’s live capture of Fallen Angels to cinemas,” Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley, co-founders of BroadwayHD, said. “Making great theatre accessible is part of BroadwayHD’s mission, and we know that this production of Fallen Angels will delight audiences all around the world.”
Kymberli Frueh, EVP, Programming and Content Acquisitions at Trafalgar Releasing said, “Theater continues to be a significant driver of cinema box office revenue and remains a priority genre for Trafalgar Releasing within our diverse portfolio of cultural events that build community viewing.”
The performance was filmed live at the Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway
