Review: FUNNY GIRL National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Funny Girl is a semi-biographical musical that follows real-life actress, singer, and comedian Fanny Brice. The story explores her humble beginnings as a struggling stage performer who dreams of making it big with the famed Ziegfeld Follies as well as her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Through it all, Fanny defies the odds and becomes one of the greatest stars of her generation. Following out-of-town tryouts in Boston and Philadelphia, the original production starring Barbra Streisand opened on March 26th, 1964 at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway.
VIDEO: FUNNY GIRL Announces Broadway Closing; New Performance Montage
Producers Sonia Friedman, Scott Landis and David Babani announced today that Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele, Tony and Olivier Award nominee Ramin Karimloo, 2022 Tony & Drama Desk Award nominee and Chita Rivera Award winner Jared Grimes and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh have extended their critically acclaimed, record-breaking run in Broadway’s FUNNY GIRL through Sunday, September 3, 2023, when FUNNY GIRL will play its final performance at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).
Breaking: FUNNY GIRL to Launch National Tour
BroadwayWorld has learned that Funny Girl will be launching a national tour, with dates already confirmed for 2024 as part of Atlanta's 2023/2024 Broadway touring season, which also features the pre-Broadway national tour of The Wiz.
Wake Up With BWW 9/12: Lea Michele Out of FUNNY GIRL Due to COVID-19, and More!
Today's top stories include Lea Michele out of Funny Girl for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. Learn more about Julie Benko's upcoming schedule. In other Funny Girl news, Barbara Tirrell made her debut in the show one day after she was hired as an offstage cover for Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh, and Mrs. Meeker.
Photo Flash: Daniel K. Isaac, Teal Wicks, and More Celebrate THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO Album Release
Daniel K. Isaac, Teal Wicks, Eric William Morris, Jane Bruce, Mike ReidLast night, Feinstein's/54 Below presented The Musical Company's album release concert of the celebrated new musical THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO, starring members of the cast and band from the recent acclaimed production at Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ, helmed by Two River's Artistic Director John Dias, and choreographed by Marc Kimelman.