In less than a month Funny Girl fans will be able to relive this joyous show as a filmed version of the stage production will hit cinemas nationwide on 24 October 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There’s nothing like live theatre and it does feel quite distant sat in a […]
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Interview – Chris Peluso on touring in Funny Girl and loving the UK
After making his West End debut as Chris in Miss Saigon and sailing through his role in Show Boat, New Yorker CHRIS PELUSO is bringing his talents to the UK stage once more, this time alongside Sheridan Smith in the national tour of Funny Girl. The next stop for Funny Girl is Bristol Hippodrome (21-25 March) and […]
Sheridan Smith will join Funny Girl tour
Sheridan Smith is to take her acclaimed performance as Fanny Brice on the road when she joins next year’s Funny Girl tour at selected venues in the UK and Ireland. The news about the star, who recently made a triumphant return to the sell-out show at London’s Savoy Theatre following illness, is the first casting update for the […]
Funny Girl – Savoy Theatre
Funny Girl continues at the Savoy Theatre, London until 8 October. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ When it was announced that Sheridan Smith was to play Fanny Brice at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2015, the complete run of Funny Girl sold out within 24 hours. In theatrical terms, Smith is extremely valuable currency in the West […]
Funny Girl previews begin at the Savoy Theatre
Previews have begun for the Savoy Theatre transfer of the critically acclaimed re-working of Funny Girl ahead of its much-anticipated 20 April West End opening night. Sheridan Smith’s Fanny Brice and Darius Campbell’s Nicky Arnstein are joined by Marilyn Cutts, Maurice Lane, Valda Aviks, Gay Soper, Natasha J Barnes, Bruce Montague and Joel Montague. The […]
Sheridan Smith misses Funny Girl performances following news of father’s illness
Sheridan Smith has pulled out of a number of performances of the hit revival of Funny Girl at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory after she revealed her father had been diagnosed with cancer. The star has won rave reviews for her performance in the sell-out show which is due to close on Saturday ahead of its transfer to […]
CD Review – The Songs & Stories of Fanny Brice – Kimberly Faye Greenberg
FABULOUS FANNY – Kimberly Faye Greenberg (CDBaby – 888174884165) Kimberley Faye Greenberg is well known in the USA for her renditions of Fanny Brice material and she has made quite a career out of it. Therefore it is no surprise that she should eventually release an album of music that is associated with the great […]
Interview – Marilyn Cutts on playing Mrs Brice in Funny Girl and why she still loves Doctor Theatre
This week has been all about the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Funny Girl which has not only broken box office records at its current London home, the Menier Chocolate Factory, but has extended its West End run at the Savoy Theatre where it will transfer in April 2016. Actress and singer MARILYN CUTTS is a crucial part of that very production, playing […]
The Jewish Legends – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The Jewish Legends continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, until 15 March. Star rating: 3 stars ★ ★ ★ Where to start with The Jewish Legends? There are so darn many of them this idea for a show, the great Jewish talents who have graced showbusiness down the years, could run longer than EastEnders. Part One gives us […]
