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Funny Girl Revival (2015 West End)

Run Time:
Two hours and 35 minutes, with one interval
Ages: 10+
Opened: December 2, 2015
Closing: March 05, 2016

Funny Girl - 2015 West End History , Info & More

Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU, United Kingdom, London
Run Type Limited Run
Market West End
Previews November 20, 2015
Funny Girl returns to the London stage for the first time since its 1966 première. With music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart, and directed by Michael Mayer.

Sheridan Smith plays Fanny Brice, who rose from the Lower East Side of New York to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfield. While she was cheered onstage as a great comedienne, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved. With a score featuring now-classic songs such as "People", "You Are Woman, I Am Man" and "Don't Rain on My Parade", this brand new production promises to be a major theatrical event .

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BOOKS ABOUT Funny Girl

Funny Girl The Complete Vocal Score Funny Girl The Complete Vocal Score Alfred Publishing Staff
Funny Girl (Vocal Selections) Funny Girl (Vocal Selections) Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
FUNNY GIRL Producers Issue Statement on Sheridan Smith's Absence
by Caryn Robbins - March 2, 2016


Sheridan Smith, star of the current West End production of FUNNY GIRL, turned to Twitter to announce that she would be unable to perform at last evening's performance. Today, producers of the musical issued the following statement on her absence

Photo Flash: Go Inside FUNNY GIRL Rehearsal, Starring Sheridan Smith
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 15, 2015


Due to unprecedented demand, the Menier Chocolate Factory Production of Funny Girl transfers to the Savoy Theatre in London's West End, following the sold out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory which begins later this month. Michael Mayer's production, starring Olivier and BAFTA award-winning actress Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice and with the cast from the Menier Chocolate Factory, will begin performances at the Savoy Theatre on 9 April 2016 for a strictly limited 12-week run until 2 July 2016. Check out first photos from the production below!

Meet the Leading Lady of West End FUNNY GIRL Revival - Sheridan Smith!
by Nicole Rosky - October 30, 2015


In celebration of the big news, BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at some of Smith's best-known performances below!

Harvey Fierstein on West End-Bound FUNNY GIRL: 'I've Edited It to Make It Stronger'
by Jessica Khan - October 30, 2015


Wondering how the classic has been updated now that it's back in London? Harvey Fierstein, who reworked the book for FUNNY GIRL's UK return, said he immediately cut 40 pages from the script. 'There was a diamond in there and it needed to be cut out,' he told the Mail. 'It's not that I've cut it to make it shorter -- I've edited it to make it stronger.' Fierstein added that he 'reshaped the show so it's all seen through Brice's eyes.'

She's the Greatest Star! Sheridan Smith-Led FUNNY GIRL Set for West End Transfer This Spring
by Jessica Khan - October 29, 2015


Broadway's dreams of a Lea-Michele-led Funny Girl might be fading, but support for Menier Chocolate Factory's production, starring Sheridan Smith, is skyrocketing. The Daily Mail reports that the sold-out production will transfer to the West End's Savoy Theatre beginning April 9, 2016.

Darius Campbell, Marilyn Cutts, Maurice Lane and More Join Sheridan Smith in UK FUNNY GIRL Revival
by Jessica Khan - October 15, 2015


In the process of assuring fans that Sheridan Smith's portrayal of the iconic 'Fanny Brice' will be all her own when Funny Girl opens at Menier Chocolate Factory this November, the Daily Mail has revealed more of the musical's cast!

Harvey Fierstein to Rework Book for Sheridan Smith-Led UK FUNNY GIRL Revival
by Jessica Khan - September 17, 2015


FUNNY GIRL is getting a bit of a makeover! According to Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, KINKY BOOTS book writer Harvey Fierstein will rework the book for the upcoming (and already sold-out) London revival of Funny Girl, starring Sheridan Smith.

Sheridan Smith Led UK FUNNY GIRL Revival Sells Out Entire Run; West End Next?
by Christina Mancuso - August 17, 2015


FUNNY GIRL returns to the London stage for the first time since its 1966 premiere November 20 - March 5. Led by Sheridan Smith, it is now completely sold out, with the possibility of a West End transfer.

Funny Girl FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Funny Girl and what's the order?
Poker Chant If a Girl Isn't Pretty I'm the Greatest Star Eddie's Fifth Encore Cornet Man Who Taught Her Everything His Love Makes Me Beautiful I Want to Be Seen with You Tonight Henry Street People You Are Woman Don't Rain on My Parade Sadie, Sadie Find Yourself a Man Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat Who Are You Now? The Music That Makes Me Dance Downtown Rag A Block Party Something About Me A Helluva Group Sleep Now, Baby Bunting It Took a Little Time Absent Minded Me A Temporary Arrangement It's Home Funny Girl [i] I Did It on Roller Skates My Daughter, Fanny the Star He's Got Larceny in His Heart Baltimore Sun He Racing Form Lullaby Do Puppies Go to Heaven? I Tried When I Talk About You Roller Skate Rag The Swan Funny Girl [ii] Locked in a Pink Velvet Jail I'd Rather Be Blue Over You Second Hand Rose My Man

Funny Girl History

Other Productions of Funny Girl

1964   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1966   West End London Production
West End
1986   Off-Off-Broadway Equity Library Theatre Revival
Off-Off-Broadway
2001   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2002   Broadway Actors' Fund Concert
Broadway
2012   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2016   West End Menier Chocolate Factory West End Transfer
West End
2022   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2023   US Tour North American Tour
US Tour

Podcasts

Broadway Podcast Network

FUNNY GIRL with Ruby Karp

This week we're the luckiest people in the world as "funny girl" Ruby Karp joins us to discuss the legendary musical FUNNY GIRL. Throughout the conversation there is plenty of love for Babs, plenty of "not love" for Nicky Arnstein, and even a hypothesis regarding who Fanny Brice's third husband would have been in the 2020s.

#79 Stephen Mark Lukas Laid a Blue Marble Egg

U Guys, this week's BroadwayWorld Recap has all the latest bway tea! Then I am joined by Broadway performer Stephen Mark Lukas! Stephen is currently playing Nick Arnstein on the 1st National Tour of Funny Girl, after previously understudying the role on Broadway, playing opposite Julie Benko and Lea Michele.

#199 - Amber Ardolino

After her rise to stardom on social media, Amber Ardolino is proving she has the talent to lead a Broadway Company in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. After appearing in the ensembles of Hamilton and Head Over Heels, she understudied Satine in Moulin Rouge where she showed her first glimpse of her triple threat abilities.

Episode 63 | Daniel Beeman: ”Catering on Camera”

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the vastly talented, kind and funny actor Daniel Beeman, who made his Broadway debut last year in “Funny Girl” at the August Wilson Theatre!

Episode 50 | Ephie Aardema ”Fanny Pack”

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back and sit down with actor Ephie Aardema, who shares what it’s like being part of the “Fanny Pack” as one of the Fanny Brice understudies in the Broadway hit musical ‘FUNNY GIRL’.

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