FUNNY GIRL Announces UK Tour in 2017
By: Marianka Swain Jun. 27, 2016
Hot on the heels of a record-breaking, critically acclaimed West End run, this new production of FUNNY GIRL embarks on a major national tour in 2017. The production opens at Manchester Palace, where it runs for a week from 20 February, before touring to venues including Milton Keynes Theatre, Liverpool Empire, Bristol Hippodrome, Stoke Regent Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen, Edinburgh Playhouse, New Victoria Theatre Woking, Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Birmingham Hippodrome, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Mayflower Theatre Southampton, King's Theatre Glasgow, Nottingham Theatre Royal and Southend Cliffs Pavilion. Further tour dates and casting yet to be announced.
Funny Girl brought global fame to Barbra Streisand 50 years ago and boasts some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including People and Don't Rain On My Parade. The musical tells the story of Fanny Brice, whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star.
Director Michael Mayer's West End credits include Spring Awakening (Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Shaftesbury Theatre). For Broadway his work includes Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award nomination for Best Director), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, American Idiot (Drama Desk Award for Best Director of a Musical), Spring Awakening(Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Drama Desk Award for Best Direction of a Musical) and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical). For television, his work includes Smash and Alpha House, and for film his credits include A Home at the End of the World, Flicka and currently in post-production, Chekhov's The Seagull. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut with a celebrated new production of Rigoletto.
Choreography is by Lynne Page, with set design by Michael Pavelka, costume design by Matthew Wright, lighting design by Mark Henderson and sound design by Richard Brooker, musical supervisor and arrangements by Alan Williams and orchestrations by Chris Walker.
Funny Girl is produced by: Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis Productions, Chocolate Factory Productions, Dante di Loreto and Michael Harrison
FUNNY GIRL TOUR DATES
*On sale 29 June
?On sale 4 July
#On sale shortly
Manchester Palace*
20 - 25 February
www.atgtickets.com/venues/palace-theatre-manchester
Box Office: 0844 871 3019
Milton Keynes Theatre*
28 February - 4 March
www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7652
Liverpool Empire*
7 - 11 March
www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire
Box Office: 0844 871 3017
Bristol Hippodrome*
21 - 25 March
www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
Box Office: 0844 871 3012
Stoke Regent Theatre#
28 March - 1 April
www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7649
His Majesty's Aberdeen#
10 - 15 April
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/venues/his-majestys-theatre
Box Office: 01224 641122
Edinburgh Playhouse#
18 - 22 April
www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse
Box Office: 0844 871 3014
New Victoria Woking#
25 - 29 April
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7645
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury#
2 - 6 May
Box Office: 01227 787787
Birmingham Hippodrome#
9 - 13 May
Box Office: 0844 338 5000
Newcastle Theatre Royal?
16 - 20 May
Box Office: 08448 112121
Mayflower Theatre Southampton#
23 - 27 May
Box Office: 02380 711811
King's Theatre Glasgow#
30 May - 3 June
www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7648
Nottingham Theatre Royal#
12 - 17 June
Box Office: 0115 989 5555
Southend Cliffs Pavilion#
20 - 24 June
www.southendtheatres.org.uk/Online
Box Office: 01702 351125
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