For the first time that I can remember, Artistry is staging a musical in their smaller black box space, and a play in their larger traditional theater space. It makes perfect sense when the musical is the intimate two-hander
The Last Five Years, better served by a smaller space and smaller elements of production, and the play is the hilarious back-stage farce
Noises Off, which requires a huge rotating set. The switch pays off, with a nearly sold out run of
L5Y, and a rollicking good time in
Noises Off. The utterly delightful cast, directed by Artistic Director Benjamin McGovern, plays up the ridiculousness of the script to maximum effect. And all of the theater insideriness will make me wonder what's really going on backstage when a play starts late.
