Sheridan Smith plays Fanny Brice. Photo: Marc Brenner
As Funny Girl prepares to preview at the Menier Chocolate Factory, we are pleased to bring you these great photographs from the rehearsal room featuring Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice.
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, the Broadway smash which skyrocketed Barbra Streisand to stardom, is revived with book revisions by Harvey Fierstein. 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 Ziegfeld. 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. Funnyy Girl is directed by Michael Mayer.
The show which sold out at the Menier in 96 minutes has announced its transfer to the Savoy Theatre in April 2016 for a limited twelve week run.
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Sheridan Smith and the cast of Funny Girl. Photo: Marc Brenner
Rebecca Fennelly, Sheridan Smith and Kelly Homewood in Funny Girl.
Kelly Homewood, Emma Caffrey, Sammy Kelly, Leah Harris, Joelle Dyson and Rebecca Fennelly in Funny Girl. Photo: Marc Brenner
Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice. Photo: Marc Brenner
Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice. Photo: Marc Brenner
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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