by Paul Slade Smith
directed by Charlie Oates
May 17–September 6
From the playwright who brought last summer’s smash-hit The Outsider, comes a fun and frothy treat that captures the sheer joy, sophistication, and wit of 1940s screwball comedies.
Young novelist Oliver Adams joins his friends for a weekend getaway at an opulent Newport mansion. He’s on the verge of a major success with his soon-to-be published novel The Angel Next Door, inspired by his muse: the enchanting Broadway diva Margot Bell. What he doesn’t know is Margot happens to be staying next door. Unfortunately, Margot hardly knows he exists. And she’s brought a guest. And the walls of this mansion are rather thin.
On the edge of devastating heartbreak—accompanied by a bevy of misunderstandings and a menacing housekeeper—only one thing that can save Oliver: a pair of playwrights determined to rewrite reality for that happily ever after ending.
“The Angel Next Door is a glittering, effervescent hit romantic comedy. It’s an elegant, sweet-dry glass of champagne, bubbling over with non-stop laughs, merriment, glamor, and high-spirited hijinks. It’s hard to think of more fun you could have at the theatre right now, or really, more fun anywhere.” —BroadwayWorld.
Perfect for fans of: Rumors (2024), She Loves Me (2023), Leading Ladies (2022), Boeing Boeing (2019)
Featuring Commonweal ensemble members: Hal Cropp, Tim Sailer, and Adrienne Sweeney.
Contains mild language and comic innuendo. For more information, contact the Box Office (800) 657-7025 / tickets@commonwealtheatre.org.
THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.(www.dramatists.com)
