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‘Fallen Angels’ review: Marvelously matched Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara offer hilarity in rice-paper-thin Broadway revival

Nypost · · 745 words · By Johnny Oleksinski
Critical Review of Theatre Performance
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“One hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. At the Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd Street.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the theatre's location and history, but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries confirm the specific runtime (one hour and 30 minutes) or the lack of intermission for the performance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I Need That is a comedic stage play written by American playwright Theresa Rebeck. The play premiered on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2023–2024 season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Need_That
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernard Todd Haimes (May 7, 1956 – April 19, 2023) was an American artistic director. He held various roles at Roundabout Theatre Company from 1983 until his death in 2023. Haimes was recognized for r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Haimes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Todd Haimes Theatre (previously known as the American Airlines Theatre and originally the Selwyn Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 227 West 42nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Haimes_Theatre
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“There’s not much more to “Fallen Angels,” Noël Coward’s rice-paper-thin 1925 comedy, than two sex-crazed women getting wasted.”
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Wikipedia confirms that 'Fallen Angels' is a comedy by Noël Coward, and it opened in 1925. The evidence supports the core facts of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fallen Angels is a comedy by the English playwright Noël Coward. It opened at the Globe Theatre (now called the Gielgud Theatre), London, on 21 April 1925 and ran until 29 August. Its depiction of two…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Angels_(play)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time called "a sense of personal st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noël_Coward
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of works and appearances by the English playwright, actor, singer and songwriter Noël Coward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noël_Coward_on_stage_and_scree…
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“The revival... opened Sunday at the Todd Haimes Theatre: Oscar nominee Rose Byrne and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara.”
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The evidence confirms that Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara are associated with the play, but none of the provided sources confirm that the revival opened specifically on 'Sunday' or at the 'Todd Haimes Theatre' in the context of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jose Llana (born 5 May 1976) is a Filipino-American singer and actor best known for originating roles in the Broadway musicals The King and I (1996), Flower Drum Song (2002), Here Lies Love (2023), an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Llana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play depicts the consequences of King Lear…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across stage and screen, Byrne is particularly recognized for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne
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“Byrne plays Jane and O’Hara is Julia, a pair of unhappily married friends whose seven-year itch has them scratching 24/7.”
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The evidence confirms the actors (Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara) and the play's premise (unhappily married friends), but the specific details—that Byrne plays Jane, O'Hara plays Julia, and the 'seven-year itch' plot point—are not independently corroborated by the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 77th Tony Awards were held on June 16, 2024, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. The ceremony was held at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fallen Angels is a comedy by the English playwright Noël Coward. It opened at the Globe Theatre (now called the Gielgud Theatre), London, on 21 April 1925 and ran until 29 August. Its depiction of two…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Angels_(play)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across stage and screen, Byrne is particularly recognized for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne
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“Their husbands Willy (Christopher Fitzgerald) and Fred (Aasif Mandvi) are stiff bores and the domestic drudgery has grown suffocating.”
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The evidence confirms the names of the actors (Christopher Fitzgerald and Aasif Mandvi) and the general theme of suffocating domestic life, but the specific character names (Willy and Fred) and the full description are not independently corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor. Renowned for his performances on stage and screen and once described as "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of Eugen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dennehy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are the complete filmographies for the cartoon shorts series created by American animation producer Fred Seibert from 1995 through 2022, at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and his animation production co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spamalot (also known as Monty Python's Spamalot: A New Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamalot
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“the duo learns that an old French flame they both had flings with back in the day named Maurice Duclos (Mark Consuelos) is coming to town.”
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The evidence does not contain any information regarding a character named Maurice Duclos or the actor Mark Consuelos's role in relation to an 'old French flame' visiting the play.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dynamic characters are those that change over the course of the story, while static characters remain the same throughout. An example of a popular dynamic character in literature is Ebenezer Scrooge, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_(arts)
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web search NEUTRAL — This page lists all the characters appearing throughout the My Hero Academia manga, anime and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga.
https://myheroacademia.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Characters
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 17, 2026 · Embark on a nostalgic journey and see the top 101 fictional characters of all time! From the 1900s to the present, we’ve created a list of the most memorable fictional characters. From …
https://www.papertrue.com/blog/fictional-characters/
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“Byrne, whose hair toward the end might’ve been styled by the Bride of Frankenstein, excels in roles that have an outwardly perfect person epically fall apart.”
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Two separate web search results mention the specific description of Rose Byrne excelling in roles where outwardly perfect people fall apart, corroborating the general sentiment of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across stage and screen, Byrne is particularly recognized for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne
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web search NEUTRAL — Joan Marcus Byrne, whose hair toward the end might've been styled by the Bride of Frankenstein, excels in roles that have an outwardly perfect person epically fall apart.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/entertainment/fallen-angels-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rose Byrne. Actress: Spy. Rose Byrne was born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market resear…
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0126284/
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“O’Hara also has a knack for put-together types, like Anna in “The King and I” or Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific.””
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Two separate web search results mention Kelli O'Hara's experience in roles like 'The King and I' and 'South Pacific', corroborating the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — O’Hara also has a knack for put-together types, like Anna in “The King and I” or Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific.” But, outside of some unexpected romance, those classic musical sopranos generally st…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/entertainment/fallen-angels-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get tickets to "The Bridges of Madison County": http://www.broadway.com/shows/bridges-madison-county/Kelli O'Hara sings a song by Jason Robert Brown from the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apnHOwWuTkQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Ken Watanabe & Kelli O'Hara in The King and I (Photo: Paul Kolnik). How are you feeling about performing a British character for British audiences?
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192687/kelli-ohara-on-revisiti…
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“The closest that one comes to going toe to toe with O’Hara and Byrne is Tracee Chimo as Julia’s maid Saunders.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the character Tracee Chimo plays, Saunders, or her relationship to Julia's maid.
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“Consuelos arrives fashionably late, and his French brogue is, ahem, sacre bleu!”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries confirming that Mark Consuelos's character has a French accent or brogue.
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