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FUNNY GIRL to Launch National Tour
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#75
Posted: 9/9/23 at 12:15pm
I'm not going, but I did find a great discount for tonight, tomorrow night, Tuesday night, and Wednesday night. Code is TZOO on the PPAC website:
https://ppac.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/EVExecMacro?linkID=pfm-ppac&evm=prmo&RSRC=&RDAT=&caller=PR
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#76
Posted: 9/9/23 at 3:46pm
For anyone who is seeing it in Providence, or any stop on the tour in the near future:
Are they selling a tour souvenir program in the lobby? Does anyone know how to purchase one?
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#77
Posted: 9/9/23 at 11:37pm
The show opened tonight in my city. Odd it opened on a Saturday night when most shows coming through open on Tuesday. Anyhow, Melissa M has been spotted all over town and has been quite gracious to fans who recognize her. I’ve always been a fan of hers.
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#78
Posted: 9/11/23 at 12:53pm
Any reports out of Providence on performances over the weekend?
So, how is Katerina and Melissa?
As for the Set?
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#79
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:04pm
Same lighted proscenium and show curtain: 
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#80
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:07pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Same lighted proscenium and show curtain:"
Is the stage deck automated? Looks a little bit thin to include tracks.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Broadway Star Joined: 8/31/08
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#82
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:12pm
There’s an audio of her Parade on YouTube. She has a great voice…it’s a little bit like a Judy Garland impersonator doing a Fanny Brice impersonation on top. Also seems she’s leaning fully into the Jewish New York dialect. Made me uncomfortable listening, but I suppose I’m happy for everyone looking forward to the performance. I personally cannot in good conscience watch her dance with bagels around her neck, but she is very talented, no denying. I’m hoping to catch the very talented Hannah Shankman in the role.
Updated On: 9/11/23 at 01:12 PM
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FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#85
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:26pm
I saw a video of curtain call, and it looks like they finallllly got rid of the fake out before Fannys bow. Hallelujah!
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#86
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:34pm
hearthemsing22 said: "I saw a video of curtain call, and it looks like they finallllly got rid of the fake out before Fannys bow. Hallelujah!"
Would you be able to send a link to the video?
Also got some info that the orchestra size remained the same from the Broadway revival at 14. That's on the larger side for a tour, and tied with Wicked and Les Mis for the largest on the road right now. Glad to hear they didn't opt to shrink it.
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#87
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:34pm
She sounds absolutely sensational.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#88
Posted: 9/11/23 at 1:41pm
hearthemsing22 said: "I saw a video of curtain call, and it looks like they finallllly got rid of the fake out before Fannys bow. Hallelujah!"
They did, thankfully. She sounds sensational along with the entire cast. It's extremely well sold throughout the Fall which is great for such an average show.
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#89
Posted: 9/12/23 at 1:27am
bwayphreak234 said: "She sounds absolutely sensational."
Agree. The ending gave me chills
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#90
Posted: 9/12/23 at 8:53am
MatthewS1 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I saw a video of curtain call, and it looks like they finallllly got rid of the fake out before Fannys bow. Hallelujah!"
Would you be able to send a link to the video?
Sorry it was on someone's instagram stories so I can't. It's most likely gone by now.
Also got some info that the orchestra size remained the same from the Broadway revival at 14. That's on the larger side for a tour, and tied with Wicked and Les Mis for the largest on the road right now. Glad to hear they didn't opt to shrink it."
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#91
Posted: 9/12/23 at 4:21pm
If you look under the Providence Performing Arts Center geotag on instagram, there are a couple curtain call videos. The set looks very bare - no spiral staircases or cylinder that were central to the design on Broadway.
Understudy Joined: 6/1/17
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#92
Posted: 9/12/23 at 10:19pm
Wow! What a find. I think she was just as good as Lea, and I’m a Lea fan. Phenomenal, huge, old-fashioned sound (definitely heard some Judy in there) but also really strong acting. She played it bigger/more hyper than Lea or Beanie in act 1, but she brought the vulnerability in act 2 as well and the ending was a stunner. It might be the best performance I’ve ever seen in over a decade of tours at PPAC.
The whole cast was quite good (the guy playing Nick especially) but it’s a star vehicle and McCrimmon really shined. The sets were fine, with a big painted backdrop for Henry Street and their mansion (better than video projections?) though I miss 3-D sets. Orchestra also sounded good though the overture seemed faster than I recalled?
Oh and I didn’t see a program at concessions. They had signed copies of Harvey Firestein’s memoir and a vinyl of the soundtrack but no program that I saw.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#93
Posted: 9/13/23 at 8:47am
taragel2 said: "Wow! What a find. I think she was just as good as Lea, and I’m a Lea fan. Phenomenal, huge, old-fashioned sound (definitely heard some Judy in there) but also really strong acting. She played it bigger/more hyper than Lea or Beanie in act 1, but she brought the vulnerability in act 2 as well and the ending was a stunner. It might be the best performance I’ve ever seen in over a decade of tours at PPAC.
The whole cast was quite good (the guy playing Nick especially) but it’s a star vehicle and McCrimmon really shined. The sets were fine, with a big painted backdrop for Henry Street and their mansion (better than video projections?) though I miss 3-D sets. Orchestra also sounded good though the overture seemed faster than I recalled?
When Lea joined the cast on Broadway I definitely noticed an increase in tempo with the orchestra. I wonder why they did that.
Oh and I didn’t see a program at concessions. They had signed copies of Harvey Firestein’s memoir and a vinyl of the soundtrack but no program that I saw."
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#94
Posted: 9/14/23 at 8:34pm
bwayphreak234 said: "If you look under the Providence Performing Arts Center geotag on instagram, there are a couple curtain call videos. The set looks very bare - no spiral staircases or cylinder that were central to the design on Broadway."
Hey bway, I checked but don't see anything anywhere? Please share. Many would also love to see. Anything from the show?
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#95
Posted: 9/15/23 at 11:59am
Someone has uploaded her singing "DROMP", "People" and "ITGS" onto Youtube if anyone is interested in hearing those songs
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#96
Posted: 9/15/23 at 1:15pm
Wow! She sounds fantastic. She has a true legit 60s vocalist powerhouse voice and a delicious subtle vibrato. Even her book scenes have a Broadway Golden Age layering to them. She gives this tour a flavoring of the 1960’s FUNNY GIRL.
Broadway Star Joined: 8/31/08
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#97
Posted: 9/15/23 at 1:30pm
Anyone know if the bagel sequence was kept in?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#98
Posted: 9/15/23 at 5:56pm
Jesus, what a VOICE!
Somebody write her a Judy Garland musical!
FUNNY GIRL National Tour - Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny!#99
Posted: 9/15/23 at 10:45pm
I didn’t get a chance to see it yet, but friends of mine did last night. They said it was phenomenal - they got tix for tomorrow night, too. Not one criticism from the group - which is rare. 🤣
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