Noises Off is back on! The previously postponed revival, starring Tony and Emmy winner Andrea Martin, will head to Broadway next year. The Michael Frayn comedy, directed by Jeremy Herrin, will begin performances at a theater to be announced on December 17, 2015. Opening night for the limited engagement is set for January 14, 2016. The Roundabout production was put on hold earlier this year to make way for the Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher-led On the Twentieth Century.
Martin, who will play Dotty, is currently reprising her Tony-winning performance as Berthe in the Los Angeles engagement of the Pippin national tour. She also won a Tony for My Favorite Year. Other Broadway credits include Act One, Fiddler on the Roof, Young Frankenstein, Exit the King, Oklahoma!, Candide and Godspell. Martin earned two Emmy awards for her writing and creation of sketch comedy characters on SCTV. Her additional screen credits include The Simpsons, Anastasia, Nurse Jackie and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Noises Off follows a director and his group of actors just hours before the opening night performance of the farce Nothing On. Lines are forgotten, love triangles are unraveling and sardines are flying everywhere. The comedy premiered on Broadway in 1983 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.