Fanny Brice News

The Shaw Festival has unveiled its 64th season today, set to begin in April 2026, featuring Funny Girl and more. See the full lineup here and learn more about the season!

The Cape Playhouse has announced its initial casting for JOAN, a new play written by Daniel Goldstein as the final show of their 2025 summer season.

Julie Benko performed at Birdland on Monday with a Richard Rodgers tribute concert, cheekily titled My Fanny Valentine—a nod to her now-legendary turn as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. See photos here! 

Recasting a star who is above the title of a musical is a tricky endeavor. That balance of someone who artistically fulfills the role and someone who can sell enough tickets to be worthy of the above-the-title placement is a complex one, and it seems to becoming a more and more common trend recently for shows, particularly star-driven revivals, to not do a second casting, even if they are financially successful.

Broadway's Beanie Feldstein has joined the cast of Focker-In-Law, the upcoming fourth installment in the Meet the Parents comedy series. Feldstein will star in the movie alongside Wicked star Ariana Grande as well as original cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo.

EVITA at The Muny is an auditory and visual feast. Hear Katerina McCrimmon, Paulo Szot, Omar Lopez-Cepero, and the rest of this talented ensemble sing the Webber and Rice score in superb operatic fashion. Be mesmerized by a breathtaking masterclass in production aesthetics and designing for the theatre and enjoy Director Josh Rhode’s splendid new vision of the resilient, ambitious, and revered Eva Peron.  

YoungArts has revealed that Katerina McCrimmon (2016 YoungArts Winner in Theater & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts) has been selected as the 2025 recipient of The Ashley Longshore Excellence in the Arts Award. Learn more!

Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!

Tony-Award-Gewinner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Emmy-Award-Nominierte Lea Michele (Funny Girl) und Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) werden die allererste Broadway-Wiederaufnahme von CHESS anführen. Hier findest du alle Details zur Produktion.

토니상 수상자 아론 트바이트(Moulin Rouge), 에미상 후보 레아 미셸(Funny Girl) 그리고 니콜라스 크리스토퍼(Sweeney Todd)가 최초의 브로드웨이 리바이벌 CHESS를 이끕니다. 여기에서 제작에 관한 모든 세부 정보를 확인하세요!

El ganador del Tony Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), la nominada al Emmy Lea Michele (Funny Girl) y Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) encabezarán el primer revival de Broadway de CHESS. Aquí encontrarás todos los detalles de la producción.

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele (Funny Girl) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) will lead the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. We have all of the details on the production here, plus watch a promo video!

Lea Michele is an award-winning actress, singer, and New York Times bestselling author, best known for her iconic role as “Rachel Berry” on the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning series Glee. In 2010, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Actress.

Broadway phenom Julie Benko LIVE!

Julie Benko is an actor, singer, and writer based in New York City. She recently marched her band out on Broadway as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, skyrocketing to fame and joining the annals of theatrical lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory in the show.

Shoshana Bean, Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony-nominated performer, has been announced as the host for the 2025 KC SuperStar Finals in August. Learn more here.

Broadway's Lea Michele recently joined the hit podcast Therapuss, hosted by Jake Shane, to discuss her multifaceted career, including her new tour, Glee, and her return to Broadway in Funny Girl. Check out the full conversation here.

Lea Michele has revealed two of her favorite songs from her upcoming tour. Watch a video of her singing Billie Eilish's 'What Was I Made For?' from the Barbie film soundtrack, along with her original song, 'Run To You,' off her 2017 album 'Places.'

Katerina McCrimmon, Paulo Szot, Omar Lopez-Cepero and Daniel Torres will star in Evita when the powerful pop-rock musical returns to the Muny stage after nearly 25 years.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT has revealed the initial cast for the Los Angeles regional theatre premiere of  Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.