AUDIO: Hear Samples of Sheridan Smith On The New FUNNY GIRL London Cast Recording

By: Aug. 08, 2016
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SheriDan Smith in Funny Girl
(Photo: Johan Persson)

Starring Olivier and BAFTA award-winning actress Sheridan Smith, and with the cast from the Menier Chocolate Factory, the new London Cast Recording of Funny Girl is now available from Decca Records.

Visit universalmusic.com or amazon.co.uk to order.

Sheridan Smith plays Fanny Brice, who rose from being a Brooklyn music hall singer to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfeld. While Fanny was cheered onstage as a great comedienne, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved. The score by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill features classic songs such as "People", "You Are Woman, I Am Man" and "Don't Rain on My Parade."

List to audio samples below of "People," "You Are Woman / I Am Man," and "Don't Rain On My Parade.

The track list of the London Cast Album of Funny Girl is as follows:

Act 1

1. Overture - Orchestra
2. If A Girl Isn't Pretty - Gay Soper, Marilyn Cutts, Valda Aviks, Maurice Lane, Joel Montague, Company
3. I'm The Greatest Star - Sheridan Smith
4. Cornet Man - Sheridan Smith, Philip Bertioli, Luke Fetherston
5. His Love Makes Me Beautiful - Philip Bertioli, Sheridan Smith, Company
6. I Want To Be Seen With You Tonight - Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell
7. Henry Street - Valda Aviks, Marilyn Cutts, Gay Soper, Company
8. People - Sheridan Smith
9. You Are Woman, I Am Man - Darius Campbell, Sheridan Smith
10. Don't Rain On My Parade - Sheridan Smith

Act 2

11. Sadie, Sadie - Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell, Company
12. Who Taught Her Everything She Knows? - Joel Montague, Marilyn Cutts
13. Temporary Arrangement - Darius Campbell, Philip Bertioli, Luke Fetherston, Matthew Goodgame
14. Rat-tat-tat-tat - Sheridan Smith, Company
15. Who Are You Now? - Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell
16. What Do Happy People Do? - Sheridan Smith, Company
17. The Music That Makes Me Dance - Sheridan Smith
18. Funny Girl/Finale - Sheridan Smith
19. Bows - Orchestra, Company

FUNNY GIRL's transfer the the Savoy Theatre follows a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and the show is booking until October 8. Smith takes on Barbra Streisand's iconic role of Fanny Brice, the Brooklyn singer and comedienne who became a Broadway sensation under producer Florenz Ziegfeld. The cast also features Darius Campbell as Nicky Arnstein, Marilyn Cutts as Mrs Brice,Maurice Lane as Mr Keeney, Valda Aviks as Mrs Meeker, Gay Soper as Mrs Strakosh, Natasha J Barnes as Emma/Mrs Nadler, Bruce Montague as Florenz Ziegfeld, and Joel Montague as Eddie Ryan.

Michael Mayer directs a retooled version of the show, with Harvey Fierstein revising Isobel Lennart's book. Funny Girl features music from Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, with classic songs such as "People", 'I'm the Greatest Star" and "Don't Rain on My Parade".



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