Directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher and music directed by John Fischer, the 8 PM performance also boasts Grant Norman (Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast) as Nicky Arnstein, Loni Ackerman (Evita, Cats) as Mrs. Brice, Nicola Blackman (West End's Mutiny!, Destry Rides Again) as Mrs. Strakosh, Ivy Austin as Mrs. Meeker, Laura Jordan (Cry-Baby) as Mrs. O'Malley, Claybourne Elder (Road Show) as Eddie Ryan, Harvey Evans (Sunset Boulevard, Oklahoma) as Florenz Ziegfeld, Gene Castle (original Broadway productions of Gypsy and George M) as Mr. Keeney and Bill Coyne as the Ziegfeld Tenor.
Stage and screen star Lainie Kazan, who was Barbra Streisand's understudy in the original Broadway production of Funny Girl, will kick off the evening with a few stories about her Funny experiences and a rendition of "The Music That Makes Me Dance."
The creative team includes Dawn von Suskil (scenic design), Brian Tovar (lighting design) and David Withrow (costume design).
Funny Girl opened at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on March 26, 1964, starring Streisand. Its Jule Styne-Bob Merrill score includes such tunes as "Sadie, Sadie," "Don't Rain on My Parade," "I'm the Greatest Star," "The Music That Makes Me Dance," "Who Are You Now?" and the show's anthem, "People." Isobel Lennart wrote the book for the musical.
Steven Brinberg has performed his Streisand impersonation on stages in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Houston and the U.K. He recently completed a sold-out tour of the U.K. and the West End, following record-breaking runs at London's Playhouse and Jermyn Street theatres. Brinberg is the winner of the MAC Award and the Bistro Award for his Simply Barbra performances. He also appeared in the workshops of Ken Page's musical Nightlife and can be heard on "Simply Barbra Duets." Tickets, priced $25-$100, are available by visiting www.ReVisionTheatre.org or by calling (732) 455-3059.
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ReVision Theatre is a non-profit professional regional theatre company dedicated to "producing invigorating theatre with a fresh new perspective reaching the diverse community of Asbury Park and Monmouth County."
