FUNNY GIRL New Broadway Cast Recording to be released tomorrow
Funny Girl – The New Broadway Cast Recording will be released digitally tomorrow (18 November at 12.01am ET), it has been announced.
Featuring the classic score by Jule Styne (music) and Bob Merrill (lyrics), the physical CD is set for release on 20 January 2023 and is available here for preorder from Friday.
Funny Girl stars Emmy Award Nominee Lea Michele as Fanny Brice, Tony and Olivier Award nominee Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, 2022 Tony & Drama Desk Award Nominee & Chita Rivera Award Winner Jared Grimes as Eddie Ryan, and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs. Rosie Brice at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).
They are joined by Peter Francis James as Florenz Ziegfeld, Ephie Aardema as Emma/Mrs. Nadler, Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker, Toni DiBuono as Mrs. Strakosh, Martin Moran as Tom Keeney, and an acting company that includes Miriam Ali, Amber Ardolino, Daniel Beeman, Colin Bradbury, Kurt Csolak, John Michael Fiumara, Leslie Donna Flesner, Afra Hines, Masumi Iwai, Aliah James, Jeremiah James, Danielle Kelsey, Stephen Mark Lukas, Alicia Lundgren, John Manzari, Liz McCartney, Connor McRory Katie Mitchell, Justin Prescott, Mariah Reives, Barbara Tirrell, Leslie Blake Walker, and “Fanny Brice” alternate Julie Benko, who performs the role every Thursday.
Tony Award winner Michael Mayer directs this brand-new Funny Girl, with an original book by Isobel Lennart, from an original story by Miss Lennart, and revised by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.
Funny Girl features choreography by Ellenore Scott, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, set design by Tony Award winner David Zinn, costumes by Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty, lighting by Tony Award winner Kevin Adams, sound by Tony Award winner Brian Ronan, music direction and supervision by Emmy Award winner Michael Rafter, casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA and Jason Thinger, CSA, orchestrations by Chris Walker, dance, vocal and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams, and additional arrangements by David Dabbon and Carmel Dean.
Tickets for Funny Girl are now on sale until 28 May 2023 here.
