"Funny Girl"Dec. 31, 2009 - Mar. 07, 2010 Order By Phone: 630-530-0111
"Funny Girl"
Dec. 31, 2009 - Mar. 07, 2010Directed By: Gary Griffin, William Osetek
Funny Girl, set in New York City, revolves around Ziegfeld comedienne Fanny Brice and her rise to fame in the early ‘20s. Told mostly in flashbacks, the musical shows her from the start as a gawky Brooklyn teen, fast-talking her way into show business and her first triumph in the Zeigfeld Follies, to becoming the toast of New York, to the unraveling of her personal life and marriage to gangster Nick Arnstein.
Hide Director's NotesDirector's NotesThe Story of Funny Girl begins and ends in a dressing room. As Fanny Brice waits to be reunited with her husband, Nick Arnstein, she looks back on her life and career. Fanny states "I'm better onstage than at intermission" and the dressing room provides the perfect location for memory. It is the threshold between two realities: the stage and the world, performance and life, the public and the private.
Fanny's dressing room is the most realistic place in the story. As she explores the memory of how she came to this point in her life, it is the people and not the places that emerge as most vivid and meaningful. In some ways, the story never seems to leave the environs of the theatre...the stage, backstage, dressing rooms, the stage door...and it becomes clear that Fanny is right when she says, "That's where I live...onstage."
In the end, the sum of her memories include struggles and success, pain and joy, love and loss. However, the indefatigable girl from Brooklyn moves ever forward, triumphantly casting out regret and embracing the people and events that shaped her as an artist, and as a woman.
Show Times & Non-Subscription Ticket Prices
Day
Show Times
Ticket Price
Dinner Theatre
Recommended Dining Time
Wednesday
1:30
$31.00
$45.75
11:30
Thursday
1:30
$31.00
$45.75
11:30
Thursday
8:00
$38.00
$56.00
6:00
Friday
8:30
$45.00
$64.00
6:30
Saturday
5:00
$45.00
$64.00
3:30 Pre-Show 8:30 Post-Show
Saturday
8:30
$45.00
$64.00
6:30
Sunday
2:00
$45.00
$68.00
$63.00
Brunch 12:00 Dinner 4:00
Sunday
6:00
$40.00
$58.00
4:00
*No children under 6. Prices do not include gratuity.
Times & prices for special events may vary. Prices subject to change without notice.
"Ambitious and Stimulating new production"
As befits this Thrilling new era at the Drury Lane, this Ambitious and Stimulating new production, conceived by Gary Griffin and William Osetek and directed by Osetek with help from David New, is a serious, smart and sepia-toned attempt to navigate this show’s troubled waters. There has never been a...
By: Chris Jones, Chicago TribuneRead the Full Review
"Strong Performance by Sara Sheperd as Fanny Brice makes Funny Girl a Hit!"
What Sheperd does so eloquently is play Fanny Brice–not echo Streisand. She belts the tunes “People,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” “Don’t Rain On My Parade” and “The Music That Made Me Dance” with a combination of emotional grit and wholesome truth. Sheperd’s comedic and acting chops are winningly show...
By: Tom Williams, ChicagoCritic.comRead the Full Review
"Sheperd is the Jewel of the show, but Drury Lane has built a Superb Production around her."
So minus the Streisand mystique, how does "Funny Girl" shape up as slice of musical theater? On the evidence of the superior revival at the Drury Lane Theatre, very well indeed....
By: Dan Zeff, ChicagolandTheaterReviews.comRead the Full Review
"Chicago area audiences have seen a Tremendous and Powerful change in the Productions staged in this Beautiful setting in Oakbrook"
One might call Kyle DeSantis the Rocky Wirtz of Chicago's theater scene. Since taking over as the Executive Producer of this wonderful suburban venue, Chicago area audiences have seen a tremendous and powerful change in the productions staged in this beautiful setting in Oakbrook. He has taken thi...
By: Alan Bresloff, SteadStyleChicago.comRead the Full Review
Kevin Brinkman, Mary Ann Calkins, Eric Evert, Patty Florek, Arlene Kroeger, Mary Beth Lawshe, Mark Lindquist, Nicole Windsor, Kendall Monaghan, Nicole Sifrer, Angelina Zotta, Ed Kretch
Call Center Manager
Ron Lundquist
House Manager
Joan Goodman
Assistant House Manager
Ralph Dixon
Ushers
Joe Betzwiser, Matt Cobb, Warren Conley, Lois Conrad, Lillian DeBartolo, Fran DeFrancesco, Diane Dolan, Tony Genca, Jean Hiestand, Gerry Ianieri, Mathew Janiszewski, Josh Jordan, Mary Lukritz, Kathleen McNamara, John Sedowski, John Tedeski, Mike Wilson
Press Photographer
Johnny Knight
Archival Photographer
Greg Kolack
"RAGTIME, The Musical" March 18, 2010 When Rachel Rockwell came to us with her concept of how she would direct our production of "Miss Saigon", we were blown away. She provided a unique, maternal approach to what is most definitely a woman's story.
At that time, it was the biggest show we had ever produced, and we could not have been more impressed with her work (as well as the 5 nominations from the Jeff awards her production garnered). A true master of epic productions, it was clear when she pitched "Ragtime" to us that she would be the perfect person for the job. View the Full Season
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