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Fallen Angels Revival Built to Be Climbed Drives Broadway Run

A climbable Art Deco set enables vigorous physical farce while boosting the production’s awards profile and reach.

Overview

  • Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels opened April 19 and is playing a limited engagement at the Todd Haimes Theatre through Sunday, June 7.
  • The 7 PM performance on Friday, June 5 will stream live on BroadwayHD to widen access before the production closes and the Tony Awards take place.
  • Scenic designer David Rockwell engineered an Art Deco apartment with reinforced furniture, stair railings and antiques so actors can climb, tumble and use the set safely during fast physical comedy.
  • The production stars Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara, and has received five Tony nominations including Best Revival and a scenic-design nod for Rockwell, which has kept awards attention high.
  • Built to support Coward’s 1920s social comedy, the staging pairs period detail with modern safety and quick pacing, a strategy that extends the show’s audience through streaming and awards visibility.