Concerts, Reviews and Special Events
Funny Girl (2002)
New Amsterdam Theatre
September 23, 2002
September 23, 2002
Book by Isobel Lennart
From An Original Story by Isobel Lennart
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Original Production Directed by Garson Kanin
Original Production Supervised by Jerome Robbins
Set Designer: Rob Bissinger
Lighting Designer: Martin Vreeland
Sound Designer: Cynthia J. Hawkins
Costume Designer: Jeff Johnson Doherty
Executive Producer: Catherine Cook
Concert Adaptation: Tim Pinckney
Director: Peter Flynn
Choreographed by Devanand N. Janki and Robert Tatad
Artistic Producer/Music Director: Seth Rudetsky
Orchestrations by Ralph Burns
Addtional Orchestrations by Ryan Shore
Orchestration for Larry Blank
From An Original Story by Isobel Lennart
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Original Production Directed by Garson Kanin
Original Production Supervised by Jerome Robbins
Set Designer: Rob Bissinger
Lighting Designer: Martin Vreeland
Sound Designer: Cynthia J. Hawkins
Costume Designer: Jeff Johnson Doherty
Executive Producer: Catherine Cook
Concert Adaptation: Tim Pinckney
Director: Peter Flynn
Choreographed by Devanand N. Janki and Robert Tatad
Artistic Producer/Music Director: Seth Rudetsky
Orchestrations by Ralph Burns
Addtional Orchestrations by Ryan Shore
Orchestration for Larry Blank
Musical Numbers:
- Nicky Arnstein
- Overture
- If A Girl Isn't Pretty
- I'm The Greatest Star
- 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, I Am Man
- Don't Rain On My Parade
- Sadie, Sadie
- Find Yourself A Man
- Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
- Who Are You Now?
- Sleep Now, Baby Bunting
- Funny Girl (stage) (Different from film song; written for exploitation only; recorded by Barbra Steisand)
- Music That Makes Me Dance, The
- Don't Rain On My Parade (reprise)
Cast:
| Fanny Brice: | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Sutton Foster | |
| Idina Menzel | |
| Ricki Lake | |
| Spencer Kayden | |
| Kristin Chenoweth | |
| LaChanze | |
| Julia Murney | |
| Ana Gasteyer | |
| Lillias White | |
| Jane Krakowski | |
| Bebe Neuwirth | |
| Judy Kuhn | |
| Andrea Martin | |
| Carolee Carmello | |
| John | John Bolton |
| Emma | Adrienne Lennox |
| Mrs. Brice | Kaye Ballard |
| Mrs. Strakosh | Marcia Lewis Bryan |
| Mrs. O'Malley | Kristine Zbornik |
| Mrs. Meeker | Christine Pedi |
| Keeney | Gary Beach |
| Eddie Ryan | John Scherer |
| Keeney Girls: | Laurie Gamache |
| Deidre Goodwin | |
| Sara Lepere | |
| Michelle Potterf | |
| Snub Taylor | Rusty Reynolds |
| Bubbles | Laurie Gamache |
| Maude | Deidre Goodwin |
| Nick Arnstein | Peter Gallagher |
| Two Stunning Showgirls: | Naomi Kakuk |
| Jenny Sandler | |
| Director | John Bolton |
| Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. | Len Cariou |
| Ziegfeld Tenor | Jason Daniely |
| The Winter Bride | Varla Jean Merman |
| The Spring Bride | Edie |
| The Summer Bride | Michael Benjamin Washington |
| The Autumn Bride | Stephen Brinberg |
| Paul | Brad Oscar |
| An Actor | John Paul Almon |
| Delivery Boy | Paul ree |
| Renaldi | Richard Kind |
| "Henry Street" featured singers: | Robin Byrd |
| Sam Harris | |
| Stephanie Mills | |
| Ensemble: | Farah Alvin |
| Mary Birdsong | |
| Bill Burns | |
| Kate Coffman-Lloyd | |
| Robert Fowler | |
| Peter Gregus | |
| Jamie Harris | |
| Stacy Todd Holt | |
| Mary Ann Hu | |
| Damian Keenan | |
| David McKeown | |
| Brad Musgrove | |
| Jessica Perizzo | |
| Trisha Rapier | |
| Jermaine R. Rembert | |
| The Rockettes | |
| Ric Ryder | |
| Michael Serapiglia | |
| Debra Denys Smith | |
| Alan Souza | |
| Eilieen Tepper | |
| Gay Willis |