A nobody from the Lower East Side becomes Broadway's brightest star—love story sold separately.
The life of Fanny Brice, who rose from the Lower East Side of New York to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfield. While she was cheered onstage as a great comedian, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved.
Acting
Sheridan Smith's voice could power a small city.
Direction
Robert Delamere makes filmed theatre feel dangerously intimate.
Production
Ziegfeld spectacle minus the Ziegfeld budget, somehow works.
Director
Robert Delamere
Sheridan Smith
Fanny Brice
Darius Campbell
Nick Arnstein
Jennifer Harding
Emma / Mrs Nadler
Lloyd Davies
John / Cornet Man / Ensemble
Myra Sands
Mrs Strakosh
Rachel Izen
Mrs Rose Brice
Joshua Lay
Eddie Ryan
Martin Callaghan
Mr Keeney
Peter Nash
Cornet Man / Ensemble
Alexandra Waite-Roberts
Bubbles / Ensemble
Brontë Lavine
Ensemble
Alexandra Wright
Polly / Ensemble
Sam Wingfield
Ensemble
Gillian Parkhouse
Vera / Ensemble
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2018 production was filmed during the Menier Chocolate Factory's transfer to London's Savoy Theatre.
The real Fanny Brice's radio persona 'Baby Snooks' is barely mentioned—this adaptation chooses romance over full legacy.
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