Amongst these newly added to the corporate are Peter Francis James, Ephie Aardema, Martin Moran, and Julie Benko.
The upcoming Broadway revival of Humorous Woman has unveiled the whole firm as they start their official first day of rehearsals. The manufacturing, starring Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice and Tony and Olivier nominee Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, begins March 26 on the August Wilson Theatre forward of an April 24 opening night time.
Further beforehand introduced forged members embrace Jared Grimes as Eddie Ryan, and Emmy winner Jane Lynch as Mrs. Rosie Brice. They can be 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 Julie Benko because the standby for Fanny Brice.
Rounding out the ensemble are Amber Ardolino, Daniel Beeman, Colin Bradbury, Kurt Thomas Csolak, Leslie Donna Flesner, Afra Hines, Masumi Iwai, Aliah James, Jeremiah James, Danielle Kelsey, Stephen Mark Lukas, Alicia Hadiya Lundgren, John Thomas Manzari, Liz McCartney, Katie Mitchell, Justin Prescott, Mariah Reives, and Leslie Blake Walker.
Michael Mayer directs the primary Broadway revival of the traditional musical by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, with a revised guide by Harvey Fierstein, based mostly on the unique guide and story by Isabel Lennart. Fierstein and Mayer beforehand collaborated on a 2016 West Finish revival of the work, although this Broadway revival can be a brand new staging.
The manufacturing may also function choreography by Ellenore Scott; faucet choreography by Ayodele Casel; scenic design by David Zinn; costume design by Susan Hilferty; lighting design by Kevin Adams; sound design by Brian Ronan; hair and wig design by Campbell Younger Associates; orchestrations by Chris Walker; dance, vocal, and incidental preparations by Alan Williams; extra preparations by David Dabbon and Carmel Dean; and music course and supervision by Michael Rafter. Casting is by Jim Carnahan, CSA and Jason Thinger; and Sonia Friedman, Scott Landis, and David Babani will produce.
The work, which initially premiered on Broadway in 1964, is a biomusical centered on Broadway and vaudeville star Fanny Brice. The unique manufacturing propelled a younger Barbra Streisand to worldwide fame; she would reprise her stage efficiency within the 1968 movie adaptation, successful an Academy Award and a Golden Globe within the course of. Styne and Merrill’s rating launched such requirements as “I am the Best Star,” “Individuals,” “Do not Rain On My Parade,” and “The Music That Makes Me Dance.”
This upcoming manufacturing follows an earlier try to deliver Humorous Woman again to Broadway, with Tony winner Bartlett Sher directing and his later My Honest Girl star Lauren Ambrose starring. This manufacturing was in the end postponed and by no means materialized, with producer Bob Boyett blaming a shaky financial local weather.