Fanny

Final casting has been announced for Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick!, a sublimely silly and staggeringly rude fabulous festive treat bursting with big laughs, sensational songs, glorious designs  and all the panto trimmings!

The National Tour of Funny Girl launched in September in Providence, Rhode Island. Read the reviews for Funny Girl here!

Presenting a noughties twist on a Christmas classic, this winter Watford Palace Theatre has announced their cast for Cinderella. Find out who is starring here!

ALIVE! The Zombie Musical, a new musical concert written by Josh Canfield and directed by David Ruttura, will have a concert presentation from October 8-16, 2023 at Theatre 555. Get event and ticket information here!

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced its Spring/Summer 2024 Season, opening April 2024 with Minority Report. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!

A Hotsy Totsy Burlesque pays tribute to Stranger Things in a fantastically strange night of burlesque. Get event and ticket information here!

First Flight Theatre Company will present MINA, adapted by Richard Width from Bram Stoker's DRACULA. Directed by Karen Eterovich, this production is part of the 2023 Days of the Dead Festival. Get ticket and event information here!

Russell Brauer will return to Pangea for an encore performance of his show 'Russell Brauer Sings For One Hour (and 15 Minutes).' Get event information here!

What did our critic think of THE WILD WOMEN OF WINEDALE at Wichita Community Theatre?

Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE), led by Music Director and Grammy Award-winning artist Craig Hella Johnson, has announced its 2023-2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) kicks off the 2023/2024 theater season with the national tour launch of the long-awaited revival of the legendary Broadway musical, “Funny Girl.”

This time, the reader question was: which Broadway shows had the biggest overhaul from their out-of-town tryout to their Broadway opening?

The National Chamber Ensemble (NCE) has announced the 2023-2024 season, opening Saturday, November 4, 2023, presenting Diva's Night Out with Schubert at Marymount University's Ballston Center.

Esteemed Czech conductor Václav Luks leads the Handel and Haydn Orchestra in a rousing exploration of Beethoven's symphonies at Symphony Hall. Don't miss 'Luks Leads Beethoven' on October 27 + 29, 2023.

Esteemed Czech conductor Václav Luks leads the Handel and Haydn Orchestra in a rousing exploration of Beethoven's symphonies at Symphony Hall. Don't miss 'Luks Leads Beethoven' on October 27 + 29, 2023. Tickets available now.

First Flight Theatre Company will present Mina adapted by Richard Width from Bram Stoker’s Dracula directed by Karen Eterovich. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Musical Theatre Network (MTN), Mercury Musical Developments (MMD), and Octagon Theatre, Bolton have announced that Dylan Townley will be the next Cameron Mackintosh Resident Musical Theatre Composer on placement at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton commencing in October 2023. Learn more about Townley here!

East West Players presents the Tony Award winning best musical Spring Awakening. Find out who is starring in the cast here!

Funny Girl gets a Brazilian production directed by Barchilon, starring Giulia Nadruz and Eriberto Leao as protagonists. With score by J. Styne, and lyrics by B. Merrill, the semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein.

Pulse Theatre will present Chasing Happy a new comedy by Michel Wallerstein at Theater Row. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Heavy MakeUp—the dynamic new project from Edie Brickell, CJ Camerieri and Trever Hagen—will perform four shows at Los Angeles’ Sun Rose next month on October 4, 11, 18 and 25. Each show will consist of two distinct sets—the first will feature songs from their self-titled debut album, while the second will be a purely improvised performance.

Broadway Grand Rapids will partner with Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids during the engagement Funny Girl September 19-24, 2023. Learn more about the partnership, and get tickets to Funny Girl here!

Broadway Grand Rapids has announced $30 Student/Educator Rush tickets for all performances of FUNNY GIRL. Learn more about how to get discounted Funny Girl tickets here!

The wold premier of the musical Änglagård/House of Angels was a great success - fanatasic music by Fredrik Kempe, perfect cast.

We have your first listen to Katerina McCrimmon singing 'Don't Rain on My Parade' from Funny Girl. McCrimmon will lead the upcoming North American tour of Funny Girl as Fanny Brice. Check out the video here!

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced further casting for Twelfth Night: For One Night Only. Learn more about the production and find out who is starring in it here!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass today announces a fourth round of artists for their highly anticipated 2023 iteration in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, September 29- October 1.

Get ready for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Fundraising Gala, honoring Broadway and West-End icon Caroline O'Connor and Producer Neil Gooding. Join in for an evening of performances and celebrations, showcasing Australian stories and artists in NYC. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase.

Festive family entertainment returns to the Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury this Christmas with the fairest pantomime of all, 'Snow White', following last year's record-breaking production of 'Cinderella'. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 6, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

The first-ever Broadway revival of Funny Girl played its final performance at the August Wilson Theatre on Sunday, capping off another record-breaking week.

Watch at the end of the performance, when as did Barbra Streisand after her final show, Lea Michele surprised everyone by singing 'My Man' as an Encore. 

Lea Michele has penned an emotional goodbye to the role of Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl revival, which plays its final performance Sunday, September 3rd.

Lea Michele will be out of both performances of Funny Girl as she is under the weather, per an announcement from the production. Julie Benko will play Fanny Brice at both performances today, and her regularly scheduled performance tomorrow. Lea Michele is expected to return to the show Friday, September 1st.

Lea Michele will be out of tonight's 7pm performance of Funny Girl as she is under the weather, per an announcement from the production. The production also stars 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.

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. Artistic Director Tom Littler directs Freddie Fox and Tanya Reynolds as Charles Marlow and Kate Hardcastle, with David Horovitch and Greta Scacchi as Mr and Mrs Hardcastle, joined by Sabrina Bartlett, Richard Derrington, Guy Hughes, and Robert Mountford in this celebration of chaos and courtship.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  August 29, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Broadway says goodbye to productions. Funny Girl takes its final bow at the August Wilson Theatre following 130 previews and 599 regular performances; and Once Upon a One More Time will conclude its run at the Marquis Theatre following 42 previews and 81 regular performances.

With just eight performances remaining, the first-ever Broadway revival of Funny Girl has broken its own box office record for the highest grossing 8-performance week at the August Wilson Theatre for the week ending August 27 with a final gross of $2,133,143.44.

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 28, 2023.

FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, will come to the historic Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center for a limited one-week engagement from October 24 – October 29, 2023.

Single tickets for nine shows in the Fabulous Fox Theatre's 2023 – 2024 Broadway Series will go on sale Tuesday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. CT.

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Hoping to catch a play or musical in the near future but can't make it to New York City? Look no further than BroadwayWorld's comprehensive guide to all of the current and upcoming touring productions!

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 14, 2023.

Discover the exciting new additions to the Aizuri Quartet as they welcome violist Brian Hong and cellist Caleb van der Swaagh for their highly anticipated 23/24 season. Get all the details on this talented quartet's upcoming performances and collaborations.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents STAYIN' ALIVE - ONE NIGHT OF THE BEE GEES at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.

Discover the full cast and tour dates for the highly anticipated FUNNY GIRL North American Tour. Don't miss out on this exciting production of the beloved musical.

The first-ever  Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL has recouped its $16.5 million capitalization after opening in April 2022 at the August  Wilson Theatre. 

Over the weekend, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was in New York and attended FUNNY GIRL starring Lea Michele. She stayed after the show, met the cast and took some photos with the company. Check out the photos here!