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Mercury Theater Presents FANNY BRICE- THE REAL FUNNY GIRL 5/25

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Join us on Wednesday MAY 25TH AT 7:30PM at The Mercury Theater for a very special event a staged reading of a new musical... Fanny Brice THE REAL "FUNNY GIRL"

Written and Directed by
David H. Bell

FREE!

Come see Route 66 Artistic Director Stef Tovar (currently in A TWIST OF WATER), Lance Baker and Norm Boucher alongside Broadway talent:
Marya Grandy as Fanny Brice
Music Directed and played by Daniel Green

This not-to-be-missed exploration of her life, featuring unforgettable standards such as
My Man and Second Hand Rose,
will celebrate the laughs, loves and life of Fanny Brice

The woman who kept Broadway audiences laughing for three decades is the subject of this intriguing Chicago premiere play. From her start in burlesque as a teenager, to being the toast of the great Ziegfeld Follies, Fanny Brice was captivating, charismatic
and the queen of comedy.

JUST COME TO THE MERCURY ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY 25TH AT 7:30PM
TO BE PART OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY EVENT!
Have a drink at Cullen's next door and join us!

Also coming up for Route 66...
Mile Markers!
Join us Tuesday, June 14th at 7:30 for our second annual Mile Markers Benefit Concert.

We are officially "getting the band back together".
In true Chicago-Style, ala "The Blues Brothers", Route 66 is bringing back the musical talents of Michael Mahler,
Jim Barclay and Derek Hassenstab--the original
"High Fidelity Band" to perform their original music along with Chicago singer, songwriter, Jeff Award-nominee and phenom Alan Schmuckler plus a few more very special guests... stay tuned for more!

TUESDAY JUNE 14TH
AT THE MERCURY THEATER
at 7:30PM

(You will not want to miss this.)
While at the Mercury on May 25th for Fanny Brice,
get your tickets for the smash hit, now extended
through June 26th!...





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