Funny Girl
With Lea Michele as Fanny Brice - Catch Funny Girl before closing date September 3, 2023!
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Vunerable and invulnerable, kooky and ardent, Lea Michele lights up like a light.
The New York Times
With Lea Michele as Fanny Brice - Catch Funny Girl before closing date September 3, 2023!
With Lea Michele as Fanny Brice - Catch Funny Girl before closing date September 3, 2023!
With Lea Michele as Fanny Brice - as seen on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022!
Classic musical theatre lovers will be overjoyed to hear that Isabel Lennart, Jules Stein and Bob Merill's iconic show, Funny Girl, is returning to the Great White Way! Starring Glee's Lea Michele, Tovah Feldshuh and Ramin Karimloo, this exciting new production is helmed by Micheal Mayer (Spring Awakening) and marks nearly 60 years since the show was last seen on the main stem.
What is the story?
Funny Girl is the semi-biographical tale of Fanny Brice, a legendary vaudeville entertainer who rose to fame in 1920s and 30s America. Determined to become a big star, she headed into showbiz despite warnings from her mother and friends that she wasn't a 'typical beauty.'
Undeterred, she went on to become a film and stage actress, model, radio star and beloved comedienne filled with gusto and exuberance! But her troubled private life also hit the spotlight - her stormy relationship with the sophisticated Nicky Arnstein has many ups and downs, not least his gambling problem.
With a nostalgic and clever book from Isobel Lennart and music and lyrics from Jule Styne and Bob Merill, including hits such as 'Don't Rain on My Parade' and 'People', Funny Girl is the story of Fanny's rise to fame and her passionate relationship with Nicky and how the outcome of his terrible business decisions led her to take a minute and reflect on what's important in life.
Lea Michele as Fanny Brice (except Thursday evenings)
Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein
Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs Brice
Jared Grimes as Eddie Ryan
Julie Benko as Fanny Brice/alternate (every Thursday evening)
Paolo Montalban as Florenz Ziegfeld
Ephie Aardema as Emma/Mrs. Nadler
Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker
Anne L. Nathan as Mrs. Strakosh
Martin Moran as Tom Keeney
With
Michael Mastro, Miriam Ali, Daniel Beeman, Colin Bradbury, Kurt Thomas Csolak, Kaitlyn Frank, Candice Hatakeyama, Curtis Holland, Masumi Iwai, Aliah James, Danielle Kelsey, Amy Laviolette, Stephen Mark Lukas, Alicia Hadiya Lundgren, John Manzari, Liz McCartney, Connor Mcrory, Kate Mitchell, Martin Moran, Mariah Reshea Reives, Derek Jordan Taylor and Leslie Blake Walker
Book by Isabel Lennart
Music and Lyrics by Jules Stein and Bob Merrill
RPerry
Outstanding
Jeff Gordon
People need people now
Bill Johnston
Funny Girl 2023