“Fabulous Fanny Brice Show” reviewed by Frank Meccia

If you’re looking for a good 75 minutes of Theatre and entertainment Broadway style then stream Fabulous Fanny. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear her name? To me it’s Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Mrs Brice was probably the first true business savvy female Jewish comedian from Brooklyn, and that’s probably where Ms. Streisand got her moncho. A little history about this remarkable woman, born in 1889 to Hungarian-Jewish immigrants her father was a saloon owner. Which is probably where she got her Moxy she dropped out of school to work in burlesque, and two years later with a bet with a backstage manager for $5bucks she got to audition for George Cohen and managed to get fired the same night from him. But after learning to dance she met Florenz Ziegfeld and that started her association with the Follies at $ 20 bucks a week.

In 1921 with the Follies, she sang the song “My Man” and a star was born her contract was torn up and a new one was drawn paying her $200 a week. In todays money that is about $2,904.00, a year later her second hit “Secondhand Rose” . From that there was no stopping her, she became a Ziegfeld Follies/ Broadway star, recording artist, film actress and one of the most popular radio stars in history being the voice of “Baby Snooks”.
This show was shot before a live audience using several cameras which gives in a true feeling of being an audience member.

Fanny Brice is played by Kimberly Faye Greenberg who captures her essence and spirit in this one woman show. While reminiscing about her life story and 3 marriages, she entertains with popular hits and songs inspired by this great woman.
To get tickets go to  www.fabulousfannybriceshow.com
Fabulous Fanny is playing till Feb 13th. And the show is easy to watch on your TV. Download the app Stellar Entertainment.