SNEHAL DESAI Artistic Director
MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO
DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director
GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director
SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS SCOTT LANDIS DAVID BABANI NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ROY FURMAN NO GUARANTEES ADAM BLANSHAY PRODUCTIONS DARYL ROTH LANG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP GAVIN KALIN CHARLIES & NICOLAS TALAR FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS SANFORD ROBERTSON CRAIG BALSAM JANE BERGÈRE JEAN DOUMANIAN ROSALIND PRODUCTIONS IRIS SMITH JULIE BOARDMAN/KATE CANNOVA HENI KOENIGSBERG/MICHELLE RILEY IN FINE COMPANY ELIE LANDAU BRIAN MORELAND MARY MAGGIO AND SCOTT ABRAMS DAVID MANELLA/SEAVIEW GFOUR PRODUCTIONS, LLC
presents
A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION
MUSIC
jule stynE
lyrics
bob merrill
book
isobel lennart
revised book
harvey fierstein
originally produced for the broadway stage by
ray stark
ORiginal new york production supervised by
jerome robbinS
original production directed by
garson kanin
origiinal production orchestrated by
ralph burns
starring
Katerina McCrimmon
Stephen Mark Lukas Izaiah Montaque Harris
Walter Coppage Leah Platt Cindy Chang Eileen T’Kaye David Foley, Jr.
Vinny Andaloro Lamont Brown Kate E. Cook Julia Grondin Jackson Grove
Alex Hartman Dot Kelly Ryan Lambert Kathy Liu Meghan Manning Bryan Charles Moore Sami Murphy Emily Anne Nester Hannah Shankman Jordon Taylor Rodney Thompson Sean Thompson Annaliese Wilbur
and featuring
MELISSA MANCHESTER AS MRS. BRICE
SCENIC DESIGN
DAVID ZINN
COSTUME DESIGN
SUSAN HILFERTY
LIGHTING DESIGN
KEVIN ADAMS
SOUND DESIGN
BRIAN RONAN & CODY SPENCER
HAIR DESIGN
CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES
CASTING
Jim Carnahan, csa
Jason Thinger, CSA
associate director
johanna mckeon
Associate Choreographer
Jeffrey Gugliotti
Orchestrations
Chris Walker
Dance, Vocal and Incidental Musical Arrangements
Alan Williams
Additional Arrangements
Carmel Dean
David Dabbon
Music Coordinator
Kimberlee Wertz
Music Director/Conductor
Elaine Davidson
tour Booking
The Booking Group
Meredith Blair
Kara Gebhart
Tour Marketing & Press
Allied Global Markteing
Digital Marketing & Advertising
Arthouse
Production Stage Manager
Jovon E. Shuck
Company Manager
Justin A. Sweeney
Production Management
Networks Presentations
Walker White
Executive Producer
Seth Wenig
General Management
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Music Supervision
Michael Rafter
Tap Choreography
Ayodele Casel
Choreography
Ellenore Scott
Direction
Michael Mayer
april 2-28 2024 | AHMANSON THEATRE
CAST
(in order of appearance)
FANNY BRICE . . . . . KATERINA MCCRIMMON
fanny brice (at certain performances) . . . . . MONIQUE JONAS, HANNAH KREMER, BRYONY PENNINGTON
Emma . . . . . leah platt
john . . . . . ryan lambert
mrs. strakosh. . . . . eileen t'kaye
mrs. meeker. . . . . cindy chang
mrs. brice . . . . . melisSa manchester
eddie ryan . . . . . IZAIAH MONTAQUE HARRIS
TOM KEENEY . . . . . DAVID FOLEY, JR.
PIANO PLAYER . . . . . JACKSON GROVE
CORNET MEN . . . . . JACKSON GROVE & RODNEY THOMPSON
POLLY. . . . . JORDON TAYLOR
BUBBLES. . . . . JULIA GRONDIN
NICK ARNSTEIN. . . . . STEPHEN MARK LUKAS
MAUDE . . . . . DOT KELLY
FLORENZ ZIEGFELD. . . . . WALTER COPPAGE
TENOR . . . . . JACKSON GROVE
MRS. NADLER . . . . . LEAH PLATT
VIRGINIA . . . . . KATE E. COOK
VERA . . . . . ALEX HARTMAN
PAUL . . . . . SEAN THOMPSON
MIMSEY. . . . . SAMI MURPHY
ACTOR. . . . . DAVID FOLEY, JR.
PORTER. . . . . JACKSON GROVE & SEAN THOMPSON
BARTENDER. . . . . SEAN THOMPSON
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT MEN . . . . . LAMONT BROWN, RYAN LAMBERT
MR. RENALDI . . . . . SEAN THOMPSON
ENSEMBLE . . . . . LAMONT BROWN, KATE E. COOK, JULIA GRONDIN, JACKSON GROVE, ALEX HARTMAN, DOT KELLY, RYAN LAMBERT, KATHY LIU, MEGHAN MANNING, SAMI MURPHY, JORDON TAYLOR, RODNEY THOMPSON, SEAN THOMPSON
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.
For Fanny Brice—HANNAH SHANKMAN;
for Fanny Brice & Mrs. Meeker—LEAH PLATT;
for Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Meeker—HANNAH SHANKMAN;
for Mrs. Brice—EILEEN T’KAYE;
for Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Brice—CINDY CHANG;
for Nick Arnstein & Mr. Renaldi—RYAN LAMBERT;
for Tom Keeney, Nick Arnstein & Florenz Ziegfeld—SEAN THOMPSON;
for Tom Keeney, Florenz Ziegfeld & Mr. Renaldi—BRYAN CHARLES MOORE;
for Eddie Ryan—LAMONT BROWN;
for Eddie Ryan—RODNEY THOMPSON;
for Emma, Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Meeker—KATE E. COOK;
for Emma—ALEX HARTMAN.
SWINGS
VINNY ANDALORO, BRYAN CHARLES MOORE, EMILY ANNE NESTER, HANNAH SHANKMAN, Annaliese WILBUR
DANCE CAPTAIN
BRYAN CHARLES MOORE
ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN
ANNALIESE WILBUR
-THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION-
ACT ONE
OVERTURE . . . . . THE ORCHESTRA
"Who are you now?" . . . . . fanny
"poker chant no. 1". . . . . mrs. brice and mrs. strakosh
"if a girl isn't pretty" . . . . . mrs. brice, mrs. strakosh and mrs. meeker
"if a girl isn't pretty" (reprisE) . . . . . Tom kenney, eddie, stagehands, keeney chorus girls, mrs. strakosh, mrs. meeker, mrs. brice
"i'm the greatest star" . . . . . fanny
"i'm the greatest star" (reprisE) . . . . . mrs. brice and fanny
"cornet man" . . . . . fanny and cornet men
"nicky arnstein" . . . . . fanny
"his love makes me beautiful" . . . . . tenor, fanny and ensemble
"i want to be seen with you" . . . . . nick and fanny
"henry street" . . . . . company
"people" . . . . . fanny
"you are woman, i am man" . . . . . nick and fanny
"Poker chant no. 2" . . . . . mrs. brice, mrs. strakosh and mrs. meeker
"don't rain on my parade" . . . . . fanny
ACT TWO
entr'acte . . . . . the orchestra
"sadie, sadie". . . . . fanny and company
"who taught her everything she knows?" . . . . . mrs. brice and eddie ryan
"temporary arrangement" . . . . . nick and men
"rat-tat-tat-tat" . . . . . fanny and ensemble
"who are you now?" . . . . . fanny and nick
"you're a funny girl" . . . . . nick
"what do happy people do?". . . . . follies girls
"the music that makes me dance". . . . .FAnny
"FINALE" . . . . . fanny
The action takes place backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 1924, and memories prior.
MUSICIANS
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboards—ELAINE DAVIDSON;
Associate Conductor/Keyboards—CHRISTIAN REGUL;
Trumpet/Flugel—MARK E. OATES;
Reeds—TANSIE MAYER;
Bass—SAM KURZONTKOWSKI;
Drums/Percussion—PAUL HANNAH
LOCAL MUSICIANS
Violin/—Jen Choi Fischer;
Violin/Viola—Grace Oh;
Cello—David Mergen;
Trumpet 2—Dan Fornero;
Trombone—Wendell Kelly;
French Horn 1—Laura Brenes;
Reeds 2—Sal Lozano;
Reeds 3—Glen Berger;
Bass—William Johnson;
Contractor—Robert Payne;
Keyboard Sub 2—Brad Gardner
Music Coordinator—Kimberlee Wertz
Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman, Adriana Grace, and Alden Terry
Music Technology: Phij Adams
Synthesizer Technician: Randy Cohen, Randy Cohen Keyboards
Music Department Assistant: Abel Garriga
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management. Patrons with disabilities: wheelchair seating is available in a variety of theatre locations. When ordering tickets, please indicate any special needs. For our hearing-impaired guests, the theatre is equipped with listening devices; please contact an usher for assistance.