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Funny Girl

She's the greatest star! With humor, talent and chutzpah, Fanny Brice, an awkward Jewish girl who "isn't pretty," defies the odds and becomes a superstar of vaudeville, radio and Hollywood.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1920s, 1910s / WWI
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Nominee! 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Composer & Lyricist (1964)
    Nominee! 2 Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival (2017)
In the Ziegfeld Follies, in Hollywood films, and on the radio, Fanny Brice was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time. With humor, talent and chutzpah, young Fanny, an awkward Jewish girl who "isn't pretty," defies the odds and becomes one of the greatest stars of her generation.

Fanny's rise to super-stardom and her turbulent romance with gambler Nick Arnstein are explored through Bob Merrill and Jule Styne's unforgettable score, which includes "People," "Don't Rain On My Parade," "I'm the Greatest Star," "The Music That Makes Me Dance," and "You Are Woman, I Am Man."
REVIEWS:

"This show has one of the finest scores of songs in the lexicon of American musicals."

J. Peter Bergman, The Berkshire Edge

"An eminently hummable score by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill."

Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"It's the authentic aura of show business arising out of Fanny Brice's luminous career that lights up Funny Girl."

Howard Taubman, The New York Times

"Stunning...dazzles from start to finish...it’s easy to see its allure; Jule Styne and Bob Merill’s music and lyrics and Isobel Lennart’s award-winning book...still standing up all these years on."

Paul Heath, The Hollywood News

"A joyous romp through New York's golden years...this story feels so young and vital it could have been made yesterday."

Natalie Salvo, The AU Review

"Funny Girl, the original 1964 Broadway musical, is a real stage animal, revisiting a classic era of American theatre. Most of its scenes are about theatre life and are set backstage or onstage, which means a live version is far more effective than the famous film."

Neal Newman, DC Metro Theater Arts

Premiere Production: Funny Girl opened on Broadway on March 26, 1964 and played for 1,348 performances at the Winter Garden, Majestic, and Broadway Theatres. The original cast featured Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Kay Medford and Jean Stapleton. A new London production opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory on December 2, 2015, starring Sheridan Smith as Fanny. The production transferred to London's Savoy Theatre in the West End, opening on April 9, 2016.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: Large

  • (In order of Appearance)

    FANNY BRICE
    JOHN - Stage Manager
    EMMA
    MRS. BRICE
    MRS. STRAKOSH
    MRS. MEEKER
    MRS. O'MALLEY
    TOM KEENEY
    EDDIE RYAN
    HECKIE
    WORKMEN
    SNUB TAYLOR
    TROMBONE SMITTY
    FIVE FINGER FINNEY
    TRUMPET SOLOIST
    BUBBLES
    POLLY
    MAUDE
    NICK ARNSTEIN
    TWO SHOWGIRLS
    STAGE FIRECTOR
    FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, JR.
    MIMSEY
    ZIEGFELD TENOR
    JODY - Ziegfeld Lead Dancer
    ADOLPH
    MRS. NADLER
    PAUL
    CATHY
    VERA
    JENNY
    BEN
    MR. RENALDI

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1x Piano Conductor’s Score
    1x Prompt Book & Chorus-Vocal Parts

    		$24.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    33 x Chorus-Vocal Parts
    1 x Piano Conductor's Score

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    3 Violins
    2 Cellos
    1 Bass

    1 Reed I: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet & Alto Saxophone (and optional Alto Flute)
    1 Reed II: Clarinet & Alto Saxophone (and optional Flute, Piccolo & Soprano Sax)
    1 Reed III: Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone (and optional Oboe) 
    1 Reed IV: Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone (and optional Oboe)
    1 Reed V: Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet) & Bass Saxophone or Baritone Saxophone)

    1 Horn
    1 Trumpets I & II
    1 Trumpet III
    1 Trombone I
    1 Trombone II
    1 Trombone III

    2 Percussion I & II:
    Timpani (2 drums)
    Bass Drum
    Snare Drum (Brushes & Sticks)
    Field Drum
    Tom-Tom
    Bongo Drums
    Cymbals:
    Hand
    Hi-Hat
    Suspended
    Choke
    Sock
    Finger
    Xylophone
    Glockenspiel
    Vibraphone
    Chimes
    Wood Block
    Temple Blocks
    Cow Bell
    Tambourine
    Slapsticks (small & large)
    Triangle
    Slide Whistle
    Drill Whistle
    Siren
    Ratchet

    1 Guitar-Banjo

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm

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