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Show (MUSICAL) Book by liob> lennjrt (from m o'.g.r.jl ilofy by Mm Lenn Musk by Jute Slyiw lyriCI by Bob Mrnil starring JOAN PAYNE 2an winn . emma hempel stanley russon . dee winterton SEPT. 22-OCT. 1 . judy draper . Oct. 1 -2 p.m. Matinee The ureal nil, still playing un Broadway, thai tolls of the successes - and heartbreaks "( Amcrira's greatest "funny girl." Fanny Bnco Her rise from a lower East Side music hall to the Ziegfrld Follies, told to Ihe accompaniment of such sungs as "People," make for grc.it theatrical entertainment Directed by KEITH M. ENGAR JAY E WELCH, Musical Director, SHIRLEY RUSSON RIRIE, Choreographer Scenery and lighting by VERN ADIX . Costumes by FRANKIE BLIESNER One of the brightest musical comedies of the decade, "Funny Girl" burst upon the campus scene to open the Pioneer Memorial Theater's main stage season. Returning to Utah upon the heels of her smashing success in "The Hyphen," popular Joan Payne played the lead role of Fanny Brice, the homely Jewish girl who became the first vaudeville comedienne. As the play opened, Fanny was sitting in her dressing room contemplating the release of Nick Arnstein - her gambling husband - from jail. Her thoughts flashed back to the time when she was a nothing from a nowhere place called Henry Street, to her struggle for recognition when she was just a chorus girl at a lower east side joint. She recalled her meeting with Eddie Ryan, played by Dee Winterton, who became her manager; with Zann Winn as Arnstein and their subsequent romance and marriage. In "Funny Girl" we see Fanny's rise to stardom with the Ziegfield Company through such sparkling musical numbers as "Don't Rain on My Parade," "You Are Woman; I Am Man," and "People," songs brilliant enough to draw a packed house for ten straight performances. Arnstein tells Fanny how much he enjoyed her performance. |