Fallen Angels stars Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne as two friends who discover that a lover they shared before marriage is returning to town. As they wait anxiously, the evening turns into martini- and Champagne-fueled confessionals marked by jealousy and competition. The play’s farcical premise is framed as unusually ahead of its time, having faced bans and near exclusion before being accepted as unlikely to reflect real life. O'Hara and Byrne aim to give the women more agency in the storytelling while emphasizing friendship and shared passion rather than pure rivalry. O'Hara also connects the project to long-term female friendships, describing how different strengths can make each other better and create a complementary partnership.
"In Fallen Angels, Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne star as two friends who learn that a lover they'd shared before they got married is returning to town. As the women anxiously await his arrival, the evening devolves into martini- and Champagne-fueled confessionals punctuated by moments of jealousy and competition."
"The play was incredibly ahead of its time and was banned and almost not allowed to be on until it was just decided that it was so farcical and would never happen in real life - as if women would ever have such desires. We tried to just have a little bit more agency in the storytelling, and also really make it about our friendship and lean a little against the rivalry by making it a shared passion - even though we, of course, get drunk and get mad at each other."
"Some of the most important relationships in my life are my female friendships. Right now, I'm also doing a show that I've built with Sutton Foster, and we've walked alongside each other in this business for 25 years. We're in two completely different lanes - we've never been competitors - but at the same time, we've made each other better."
"I think Rose and I walked into this project saying, "We're going to be better together. You're going to do your thing. I'm going to do mine. We're nothing alike." And yet together we're more powerful. Once you get to a certain age, you realize what it is that you bring to the table and what it is that you don't bring to the table. And when you're ready to accept that, you look around, and you say, "Well, who's the yin for my yang?""
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