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Funny Girl to embark on national tour in 2017

The hit production will open in Manchester in February 2017

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27 June 2016

Sheridan Smith (Fanny Brice) and Joel Montague (Eddie Ryan) in Funny Girl — Sheridan Smith (Fanny Brice) and Joel Montague (Eddie Ryan) in *Funny Girl*
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A national tour has been announced for the hit production of Funny Girl, which is currently running at London's Savoy Theatre.

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Set to open in Manchester in 2017, the show originally ran at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2015, transferring to the Savoy Theatre in 2016 where it broke records with the biggest advance sales in the venue's history.

Olivier Award-winning actress Sheridan Smith starred as Fanny Brice, with understudy Natasha Barnes taking over the role from May whilst Smith took a leave of absence.

Funny Girl tells the tale of Brice who rose from being a Brooklyn music hall singer to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfeld. The show features songs including "People", "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "I'm the Greatest Star".

Casting for the tour is yet to be announced.

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Funny Girl will open in Manchester on 20 February 2017 before touring to Milton Keynes Theatre, Liverpool Empire, Bristol Hippodrome, Stoke Regent Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen, Edinburgh Playhouse, New Victoria Theatre Woking, Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Birmingham Hippodrome, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Mayflower Theatre Southampton, King’s Theatre Glasgow, Nottingham Theatre Royal and Southend Cliffs Pavilion. Further tour dates are yet to be announced.