Funny Girl

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, Jan. 31, 2025 – The sensational musical comedy revival,
Funny Girl, is coming to Walton
Arts Center March 18-23 for eight performances. Tickets are $42 – $93. 

The show broke box office records week after week and received unanimous raves on Broadway, now this bittersweet comedy about the indomitable Fanny Brice is coming to Northwest Arkansas. As a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage,
everyone told her she’d never be a star. Then something funny happened – she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.  

The “vivacious and delightfully glitzy” (Vogue) Broadway revival features iconic songs, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and “People.”
The Observer describes the revival as “sparkling and explosively entertaining!”   

Funny Girl is directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and features the classic score by Tony, Grammy®, and Academy® award winner Jule Styne and lyrics by Tony nominee and Grammy Award winner Bob Merrill, (comprising additional
songs from Styne & Merrill). The original book by Isobel Lennart, from an original story by Miss Lennart, is revised by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots, Newsies).  

Funny Girl features choreography by Ellenore Scott (Falsettos); tap choreography by Ayodele Casel; scenic design by Tony Award winner David Zinn (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical); costume design by Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty (Wicked);
lighting design by Tony Award winner Kevin Adams (Hedwig and the Angry Inch); sound design by Tony Award winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and Cody Spencer; hair and wig design by Campbell Young Associates; music supervision
by Emmy Award® winner Michael Rafter; casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA and Jason Thinger, CSA; orchestrations by Chris Walker; dance, vocal and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams, and additional arrangements by David Dabbon and Carmel Dean. The associate
director is Johanna McKeon; the associate choreographer is Jeffrey Gugliotti; the assistant director is Torya Beard; the assistant tap choreographer is Dre Torres.  

Cheers to a fun time! Purchase a cocktail class for $39 and enjoy light appetizers from Fayetteville High School’s Brightwater culinary students while you learn how to mix two specialty cocktails crafted by our in-house team of local mixologists. You’ll leave
with recipes, great memories and new friends! 

Have tickets to a show that night? Add-on a cocktail class before your show and you’ll be in your seat before the theater lights dim. No show tickets? Come anyway for a fun, hands-on experience. Must be 21 or older to participate. 

Tickets can be purchased by visiting waltonartscenter.org,
by calling 479.443.5600 weekdays 10 am until 5 pm or in-person at the Walton Arts Center Box Office weekdays 10 am until 2 pm.   

Show Dates and Times 

Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm 

Wednesday, March 19 at 7 pm 

Thursday, March 20 at 1:30 and 7 pm | Cocktail Class at 5:30 pm 

Friday, March 21 at 8 pm | Cocktail Class at 6:30 pm 

Saturday, March 22 at 2 and 8 pm | Cocktail Class at 6:30 pm 

Sunday, March 23 at 2 pm 

Support for Walton Arts Center is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Walton Arts Center is Arkansas’ largest and busiest performing
arts presenter. Each year more than 215,000 people from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma and beyond attend more than 300 public events at Walton Arts Center, including performances, rehearsals, community gatherings, receptions, weddings and more. Approximately
35,000 students and teachers participate annually in arts learning programs at Walton Arts Center, and almost 250 volunteers donate 28,000 hours of time each year to its operations. Walton Arts Center presents entertainers and artists from around the world
including Broadway musicals, renowned dance companies, international artists, up-and-coming jazz musicians and more. As a non-profit organization, Walton Arts Center enjoys the generous support of public sector funding, corporate sponsorship and private donors,
allowing audience members to enjoy world-class performances at a great price. To learn more about Walton Arts Center, visit
www.waltonartscenter.org.