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‘Funny Girl’ at Playhouse Square review: McCrimmon dazzles in so-so show

Revival of 1964 Broadway musical has lots of old-timey charm but not enough else

Katerina McCrimmon, as Fanny Brice, and Stephen Mark Lukas, as Nick Arnstein, perform in the First National Tour of “Funny Girl.” (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Katerina McCrimmon, as Fanny Brice, and Stephen Mark Lukas, as Nick Arnstein, perform in the First National Tour of “Funny Girl.” (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
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During an interview in advance of the three-week engagement of the First National Tour of “Funny Girl” at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, the show’s tap coordinator, Ayodele Casel, talked up the production’s star, Katerina McCrimmon, who plays theater star Fanny Brice, calling her a terrific singer with something “very classic” about her voice. She wasn’t […]

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