Funny Girl
August Wilson Theatre
Previews Began: March 26, 2022
Opening Night: April 24, 2022
Closing Night: September 3, 2023
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics: Bob Merrill
Book: Isobel Lennart
Revisions: Harvey Fierstein
Details the life of Fanny Brice, who rose from the ranks of Brooklyn vaudeville to headline the Ziegfeld Follies, but found unhappiness in her marriage to gambler Nick Arnstein.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Overture………………………………………….Orchestra
Who Are You Now?……………………………Fanny Brice
Poker Chant No. 1……………..Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh
If a Girl Isn’t Pretty…………..Mrs. Strakosh, Mrs. Brice,
Mrs. Meeker
If a Girl Isn’t Pretty (Reprise)……………….Tom Keeney,
Eddie Ryan,
Stagehands,
Keeney Chorus Girls,
Mrs. Strakosh,
Mrs. Meeker,
Mrs. Brice
I’m the Greatest Star………………………….Fanny Brice
I’m the Greatest Star (Reprise)……………..Fanny Brice,
Mrs. Brice
Cornet Man…………………….Fanny Brice, Cornet Men
Nicky Arnstein…………………………………Fanny Brice
His Love Makes Me Beautiful………Tenor, Fanny Brice,
Ensemble
I Want to Be Seen With You Tonight…….Nick Arnstein,
Fanny Brice
Henry Street……………………………………..Company
People………………………………………….Fanny Brice
You Are Woman, I Am Man………………..Nick Arnstein,
Fanny Brice
Poker Chant No. 2…………….Mrs. Strakosh, Mrs. Brice,
Mrs. Meeker
Don’t Rain on My Parade…………………….Fanny Brice
ACT TWO
Entr’acte………………………………………….Orchestra
Sadie, Sadie……………………….Fanny Brice, Company
Who Taught Her Everything She Knows?……Mrs. Brice,
Eddie Ryan
Temporary Assignment……………..Nick Arnstein, Men
Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat…………………….Fanny Brice, Ensemble
Who Are You Now?……………………………Fanny Brice
You’re a Funny Girl………………………….Nick Arnstein
What Do Happy People Do?………………….Follies Girls
The Music That Makes Me Dance……………Fanny Brice
Finale…………………………………………..Fanny Brice
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Beanie Feldstein Fanny Brice
Ramin Karimloo Nick Arnstein
Jane Lynch Mrs. Rosie Brice
Jared Grimes Eddie Ryan
Peter Francis James Florenz Ziegfeld
Ephie Aardema Emma
Mrs. Nadler
Debra Cardona Mrs. Meeker
Toni DiBuono Mrs. Strakosh
Martin Moran Tom Keeney
Amber Ardolino Ensemble
Daniel Beeman Ensemble
Colin Bradbury Ensemble
Kurt Thomas Csolak Ensemble
Leslie Donna Flesner Ensemble
Afra Hines Ensemble
Masumi Iwai Ensemble
Aliah James Ensemble
Jeremiah James Ensemble
Danielle Kelsey Ensemble
Stephen Mark Lukas Ensemble
Alicia Hadiya Lundgren Ensemble
John Thomas Manzari Ensemble
Liz McCartney Ensemble
Katie Mitchell Ensemble
Justin Prescott Ensemble
Mariah Reives Ensemble
Leslie Blake Walker Ensemble
Standby: Julie Benko (Fanny Brice)
REPLACEMENTS
Julie Benko Fanny Brice
8/2/2022 – 9/4/2022
Liz McCartney Mrs. Brice
8/16/2022 – 9/4/2022
Tovah Feldshuh Mrs. Brice
9/6/2022 –
Lea Michele Fanny Brice
9/6/2022 –
Paolo Montalban Florenz Ziegfeld
3/28/2023 –
Anne L. Nathan Mrs. Strakosh
3/28/2023 –
