Walnut Street Theatre to Present “Fancy Nancy The Musical”

The historic Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA has announced it will present an all-new production of “Fancy Nancy the Musical” in 2015.

Founded in 1809, Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the English-speaking world and the oldest in the United States. It is also the Official State Theatre of Pennsylvania, and a National Historic Landmark. With more than 56,000 season ticket holders, the Walnut is also the most subscribed theatre company in the world.

For more information, visit http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/

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Fancy Nancy The Musical CD Awarded “Best Of The Year Award”

The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical has been awarded the 2013 “Best Of The Year Award” from Family Review Center. For more information, and to read Family Review Center’s original review, click here.

The recording also won “CD Of The Year” from Creative Child Magazine, and is a 2013 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Silver Winner.

To preview and purchase the CD, click here!

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Fancy Nancy The Musical National Tour dates announced, and other news!

Fancy Nancy the Musical, the acclaimed children’s musical currently running Off-Broadway at Vital Theatre, will be coming to the following cities on a National Tour!

Tickets for many of these performances are already on sale. Contact the local venue for ticketing information.

Fancy Nancy The Musical 2013-2014 National Tour

Date City, State Venue
September 1, 2013 Westhampton Beach, N Y Westhampton Beach PAC
October 19, 2013 Kalamazoo, MI Miller Auditorium
October 20, 2013 West Bloomfield, MI Berman JCC
October 24, 2013 Monroe, MI River Raisin
October 26, 2013 Forrest City, AR East Arkansas Community College PAC
November 3, 2013 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
November 17, 2013 Brighton Beach, NY Millennium Theatre
January 11, 2014 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
January 12, 2014 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts
January 22, 2014 Allentown, PA Allentown
March 1, 2014 Bristol, PA Bristol Riverside Theatre
March 2, 2014 Bristol, PA Bristol Riverside Theatre
March 8, 2014 Engelwood, NJ Bergen  Performing Arts
March 29, 2014 Cutler Bay, FL South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
April 4, 2014 Newnan, GA The Center for Performing and Visual Arts
April 5, 2014 Newnan, GA The Center for Performing and Visual Arts
April 19, 2014 Hattiesburg, MS Saenger Theatre
April 25, 2014 Meridian, MS MS State – Riley Center
April 27, 2014 Baton Rouge, LA Manship Theatre
April 28, 2014 Baton Rouge, LA Manship Theatre
May 1, 2014 Mountain Home, AR Vada Sheid Center
May 4, 2014 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center
May 5, 2014 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center
May 9, 2014 Sandusky, OH Sandusky State Theatre
May 18, 2014 Wilmington, DE Dupont Theatre

West Coast Premiere!

A regional production will also run at Oregon Children’s Theatre in Portland, OR from May 10-June 1, 2014! More information available here: http://www.octc.org/onstage/fancynancy

Awards for Original Cast Recording

The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical has won many awards from organizations across the country! Here are just a few:

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6 Surprising Lessons of “Fancy Nancy: The Musical” for Kids and Parents

Fancy Nancy The Musical recently re-opened Off-Broadway at Vital Theatre! Check out this great article about some surprising lessons of the show from Examiner.com:

http://www.examiner.com/list/6-surprising-lessons-of-fancy-nancy-the-musical-for-kids-and-parents

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“Fancy Nancy the Musical” will return to NYC

Fancy Nancy the Musical“, which had an acclaimed Off-Broadway run in the 2012-2013 season, is back by popular demand. Produced by Vital Theatre Company, the show will return to The McGinn/Cazale Theater for an extended run starting September 28th, 2013.

The show’s Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording is available on Ghostlight Records and recently received the “CD of the Year Award” from Creative Child Magazine.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

“The show demonstrates that ordinary children can be fancy too” -New York Times

“Fancy Nancy the Musical presents a brilliant (that’s fancy for amazing) production to the fanciest of young theatergoers…another rave review for this heart-warming and entertaining show…Fancy Nancy the Musical fills the theatre with laughter, catchy songs and life-long lessons with its book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo and music, lyrics and original orchestrations by Danny Abosch.”-Beauty News NYC

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“Fancy Nancy The Musical” wins 2013 CD Of The Year Award

The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy the Musical has been awarded the 2013 “CD Of The Year Award” from Creative Child Magazine‘s 2013 Creative Child Awards Program.

NYMetroParents calls Fancy Nancy the Musical “An irresistible collection of ingenious tunes by award-winning composer/lyricist Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo”.

The full list of winners will be announced on http://www.creativechild.com and in the 2013 Holiday Issue of Creative Child Magazine.

Fancy Nancy the Musical is available on Amazon, iTunes, and in stores.

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“Fancy Nancy The Musical” CD Now Available in Stores

The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical is now available in stores! The album is released by Ghostlight Records and is also available on iTunes.

The show features music by Danny Abosch, book by Susan DiLallo and lyrics by both. The musical is based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.

The Fancy Nancy book series phenomenon, which has sold over 20 million volumes, has now been adapted as a stage musical as the brand continues to strengthen and expand across the board in the children’s market it already dominates. Fancy Nancy The Musical opened on September 29th, 2012 and has been extended twice. The national tour launched earlier this year and will continue into 2014. The original cast on the CD features Alyson Bloom, Darilyn Castillo, Tricia Giordano, Jes Dugger, Kyle Motsinger and Amanda Savan.

“An irresistible collection of ingenious tunes by award-winning composer/lyricist Danny Abosch and lyricist Susan DiLallo.” – NYMetroParents

“Fun and brilliant!…Love at first listen.” – The Picture Book Review

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“Fancy Nancy The Musical” Cast Recording Now Available on iTunes

The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical is now available digitally on iTunes. The album is released by Ghostlight Records and will be available in stores April 23rd.

Click here to download your copy today!:

Click here to Pre-Order your physical copy: http://www.sh-k-boom.com/fancynancy.html

Click here for the Playbill.com article about the album release: http://playbill.com/news/article/175822-Off-Broadway-Cast-Album-of-Danny-Abosch-and-Susan-DiLallos-Fancy-Nancy-Gets-Digital-Release-March-12

And preview songs from the album here!:

Fancy Nancy The Musical Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording to be Released on Ghostlight Records, Pre-Order Available

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical. The acclaimed children’s show is currently running at Vital Theatre Company, New York’s leading not-for-profit family theatre. The album will have a digital release of March 12 with physical copies online and in stores on April 23. The show features music by Danny Abosch, book by Susan DiLallo and lyrics by both. The musical is based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.

The Fancy Nancy book series phenomenon, which has sold over 20 million volumes, has now been adapted as a stage musical as the brand continues to strengthen and expand across the board in the children’s market it already dominates. Fancy Nancy The Musical opened on September 29th, 2012 and has been extended twice. The national tour launched earlier this year and will be performed into 2014. The original cast on the CD features Alyson Bloom, Darilyn Castillo, Tricia Giordano, Jes Dugger, Kyle Motsinger and Amanda Savan.

Sh-K-Boom with its imprint Ghostlight Records has built a library of over 120 records in the last 12 years, featuring cast recordings, concerts and solo shows. Ghostlight won the Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon, and released the Broadway cast recording of Newsies, the premiere recording of Carrie, the new Grammy-nominated cast recording of Anything Goes, plus the originl cast recordings of Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, as well as solo albums from Broadway’s Sutton Foster, Kelli O’Hara, Alice Ripley, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Errico and Ben Vereen. Other titles on Ghostlight including the Grammy Award-winning In the Heights, Next to Normal, Hair, Legally Blonde, Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Drowsy Chaperone.

To pre-order the CD (and receive it EARLIER than the April 23rd release date!) click here: http://www.sh-k-boom.com/fancynancy.html

Fancy Nancy the Musical Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording

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“Fancy Nancy The Musical” Extends New York Run, Transfers Theaters

“Bon voyage” and “Bienvenue”, Nancy!

Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce that Fancy Nancy The Musical will extend its New York run due to its astounding popularity – that’s fancy for “it’s a hit!” On November 24, 2012, the show will transfer to The Culture Project, a 250-seat Off-Broadway theater at 45 Bleecker Street. Tickets are now on sale through February 2013.

Called “a family-friendly production brimming with style and wit” (New York Metro Parents), Fancy Nancy The Musical has been critically and popularly acclaimed since its opening on September 29th, 2012 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre at 2162 Broadway, where it is currently playing 9-12 performances per week. A national tour begins in January 2013.

With a book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo and music, lyrics, and original orchestrations by Danny Abosch, Fancy Nancy The Musical is based on the bestselling children’s book series by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The cast includes Carly Augenstein, Darilyn Castillo, Tricia Giordano, Jes Dugger, Amanda Savan, Kyle Motsinger, Alex Akin, and Megan Loughran.  The crew includes Scenic Designer Kyle Dixon, Lighting Designer Josh Bradford, Costume Designer Amanda Jenks, Director Sam Viverito, Music Director James Dobinson, and Production Stage Manager Samantha Honeycutt.

http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/FANCY-NANCY-THE-MUSICAL-Begins-at-The-Culture-Project-1124-20121108