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Fabulous Fanny:
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Stage Production Notes
A one-woman musical about the life of Fanny Brice.
As a teen, actor Kimberly Faye Greenberg was told she resembled Fanny Brice, and so Greenberg studied the comedienne extensively in the hope of one day performing the lead role in Funny Girl.
Greenberg went on to perform in the one woman off-Broadway production One Night with Fanny Brice, which she performed whilst also appearing in another off-Broadway production, Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical (reportedly making Greenberg “the first and only actress ever to star in two off-Broadway musicals at the same time”). Greenberg was also cast as Brice in workshop productions of Ghostlight: The Musical.
After One Night with Fanny Brice, Greenberg was commissioned to develop her own one woman show based on Fanny Brice, Fabulous Fanny: The Life and Stories of Fanny Brice. Greenberg’s show aimed to channel more of Fanny Brice’s emotional journey .
Songs in Fabulous Fanny include “My Man”, “Second-Hand Rose”, “Rose of Washington Square”, “Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love”, “When a Women Loves A Man”, “Sadie Salome”, and other songs sung and inspired by Fanny Brice.
After a performance at Studio 54, Huffington Post reviewer Jamie Lubin enthused, “Something magical happens when an actor inhabits a historical figure as peerlessly as Kimberly does Fanny.”
Since 2013, Fabulous Fanny has been performed in venues across New York and regionally in the US.
A cast album was released in 2014, and is widely available.
A one-woman musical about the life of Fanny Brice.
As a teen, actor Kimberly Faye Greenberg was told she resembled Fanny Brice, and so Greenberg studied the comedienne extensively in the hope of one day performing the lead role in Funny Girl.
Greenberg went on to perform in the one woman off-Broadway production One Night with Fanny Brice, which she performed whilst also appearing in another off-Broadway production, Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical (reportedly making Greenberg “the first and only actress ever to star in two off-Broadway musicals at the same time”). Greenberg was also cast as Brice in workshop productions of Ghostlight: The Musical.
After One Night with Fanny Brice, Greenberg was commissioned to develop her own one woman show based on Fanny Brice, Fabulous Fanny: The Life and Stories of Fanny Brice. Greenberg’s show aimed to channel more of Fanny Brice’s emotional journey .
Songs in Fabulous Fanny include “My Man”, “Second-Hand Rose”, “Rose of Washington Square”, “Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love”, “When a Women Loves A Man”, “Sadie Salome”, and other songs sung and inspired by Fanny Brice.
After a performance at Studio 54, Huffington Post reviewer Jamie Lubin enthused, “Something magical happens when an actor inhabits a historical figure as peerlessly as Kimberly does Fanny.”
Since 2013, Fabulous Fanny has been performed in venues across New York and regionally in the US.
A cast album was released in 2014, and is widely available.
Filmed Production Notes
Fabulous Fanny was filmed live during its run at the Nelson Hall Theatre in Cheshire, Connecticut in March, 2018.
The one woman musical was available to stream online on select dates between August and October, 2020. In late October 2020, the show was made available on new streaming site Stellar. Tickets to the stream cost around $10 US.
Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice was available to view on Stellar between August 2020 and June 2021. It is currently available on select dates via Stellar.
Fabulous Fanny was filmed live during its run at the Nelson Hall Theatre in Cheshire, Connecticut in March, 2018.
The one woman musical was available to stream online on select dates between August and October, 2020. In late October 2020, the show was made available on new streaming site Stellar. Tickets to the stream cost around $10 US.
Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice was available to view on Stellar between August 2020 and June 2021. It is currently available on select dates via Stellar.
Learn more about the development of the show on episode 8 of the Filmed Live Musicals podcast with writer and performer Kimberly Faye Greenberg. Available on all podcast apps.
Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice PRODUCTION CREDITS
Theatre: Nelson Hall Theatre, Cheshire CT
Producer: KMEntertainment
Book: Kimberly Faye Greenberg
Additional Material: Brian Childers
Director: Brian Childers
Musical Director/Arrangements: Jeff Biering
Arrangements: Julianne B. Merrill
Choreography: Justin Boccitto
Costume Design: Ryan Matthieu Smith
Video: Bill Drummer
Cast:
Kimberly Faye Greenberg (Fanny Brice), Christopher McGovern (Sam - The Pianist), Brian Childers (Announcer)
Theatre: Nelson Hall Theatre, Cheshire CT
Producer: KMEntertainment
Book: Kimberly Faye Greenberg
Additional Material: Brian Childers
Director: Brian Childers
Musical Director/Arrangements: Jeff Biering
Arrangements: Julianne B. Merrill
Choreography: Justin Boccitto
Costume Design: Ryan Matthieu Smith
Video: Bill Drummer
Cast:
Kimberly Faye Greenberg (Fanny Brice), Christopher McGovern (Sam - The Pianist), Brian Childers (Announcer)
Sources
Articles
Websites
- Michael Block, “Spotlight On...Kimberly Faye Greenberg,” Theatre in the Now (Jan 28, 2015)
- BWW News Desk, “FABULOUS FANNY: THE SONGS & STORIES OF FANNY BRICE Now Available for At-Home Viewing,” Broadway World (Aug 17, 2020)
- BWW News Desk, “Dates Added for FABULOUS FANNY: THE SONGS & STORIES OF FANNY BRICE,” Broadway World (Sept 15, 2020)
- David Clarke, “BWW CD Reviews: Kimberly Faye Greenberg's FABULOUS FANNY: THE SONGS & STORIES OF FANNY BRICE Channels the Icon,” Broadway World (Jan 18, 2015)
- Terry Eastham, “Fabulous Fanny: Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice – Review,” London1 (Dec 22, 2015)
- Karen Elliott, “Fanny Brice Lives Again at 54 Below,” Stage Buddy (Jan 27, 2015)
- Kevin Fitzpatrick, “Fanny Brice Show at 54 Below Brings 1920s Star Back,” Dorothy Parker Society (Feb 1, 2015)
- Jaime Lubin, “Don’t Rain on Her Parade: Kimberly Faye Greenberg Brings Fanny Brice to Fabulous Life,” Huffington Post (Feb 24, 2015)
- Nick Wakeham, “CD Review – The Songs & Stories of Fanny Brice – Kimberly Faye Greenberg,” Musical Theatre Review (Jan 24, 2016)
Websites
- Fabulous Fanny Brice Show, Accessed via: http://fabulousfannybriceshow.com/home/4588533501
- Ghostlight: the Musical, Accessed via: https://www.ghostlightthemusical.com/
- Nelson Hall Theatre, “Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice,” Accessed via: http://nelsonhallelimpark.org/past-shows/fabulous-fannie/
- Theatre Online, “Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice,” Accessed via: https://www.theateronline.com/pb.xzc?PK=41721
Written by Luisa Lyons (Sept, 2020)