Cast Announcement Leads To 'Noises Off' Extended Run At Legacy Theatre

BRANFORD, CT — In early August, The Legacy Theatre made a surprise cast announcement for its mainstage production of the farcical comedy, Noises Off. The reaction by theatre-goers to that announcement led the theatre to extend the show's run for an additional week.

Popular TV actor James Roday Rodriguez stars along with other well-known TV actors, Kurt Fuller, Allison Miller, Michael Trotter, and Jamie Hyder, in what some call “the funniest farce ever written.”

"We find it absolutely remarkable that we are almost completely sold out for the entire three-week run of Noises Off," said Legacy Executive Artistic Director Keely Baisden Knudsen. "And we don’t even open with the first performance for another month. We are grateful these gifted actors are opening up another week in their calendar to delight our treasured audiences."

Kurt Fuller, one of America’s most highly regarded character actors, the theatre noted in a news release, whose film credits include Wayne’s World, Scary Movie, and the recent TV reboot of Night Court, co-starred with Roday Rodriguez for five years in Psych. Most recently, he was a regular on the CBS series Evil for five years.

Allison Miller co-starred with Roday Rodriguez in A Million Little Things and has appeared in many films and TV shows. She is no stranger to comedic roles. Last season, she made her Legacy Theatre debut in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.

Michael Trotter known for his recent stint on Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Right Stuff and numerous TV roles, will join his wife, Jamie Gray Hyder, in making their Legacy Theatre debuts.
Jamie has appeared on many TV shows, including Law & Order: SVU, as well as performing voice and action roles for the iconic video game series: Call of Duty.

Rounding out this exceptional cast are Dan Frye, Emily Gardt, Jimmy Johansmeyer, Melanie Martyn, Tom Mullaney, Mariah Sage, and Indiana Weaver.

The New York Times called Noises Off, "The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy."

"A spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce," the Times wrote, "This dizzy, well-known romp is a festival of delirium."

The play is a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.

The original dates for Noises Off at Legacy from Sept. 18 through Oct. 5 have been extended an additional week to Oct. 12.

Tickets are on sale at www.LegacyTheatreCT.org. or by calling the Box Office 203-315-1901.