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  • Two women, Melissa Manchester and Katerina McCrimmon on stage in the musical Fanny Girl.

‘Funny Girl’ delivers… led by young star Katerina McCrimmon and veteran singer Melissa Manchester

October 27th, 2023|

Nine years ago, a friend’s mother told Katerina McCrimmon, “You’re going to play Fanny Brice in ‘Funny Girl’ some day.” McCrimmon, just 16 years old at the time and a budding actress, possessed the same spunky, silly, never-say-die vitality as Brice, the friend’s mother said. Now 25 years old, McCrimmon is traveling the [read more...]

  • Opening Night of Funny Girl with Melissa Manchester

“Funny Girl” is a show for the ages, an entertainment experience like no other. (Providence Journal)

September 16th, 2023|

Katerina McCrimmon – that’s a name Providence audiences won’t soon forget. Starring in the touring production of “Funny Girl,”which concludes its run today at the Providence Performing Arts Center, McCrimmon shows such power and control as a vocalist, such depth and consistency as a character actor and such a mesmerizing stage presence that [read more...]

  • Melissa Manchester performing on stage

Melissa Manchester inks new deal for her 25th album RE:VIEW

August 25th, 2023|

Celebrating 50 years of creating and touring, GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Melissa Manchester has inked a deal with Green Hill Productions to release her upcoming 25th album.. "I'm delighted to know Blake Davis and the excellent team at Green Hill will be releasing my 25th album, RE:VIEW, in celebration of my [read more...]

  • Featuring Melissa Manchester as Mrs. Brice and Introducing Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice

Melissa Manchester featured as Mrs. Brice for the North American Tour of FUNNY GIRL

July 11th, 2023|

The producers of FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, are thrilled to announce principal casting for the North American Tour. The tour will officially open at Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI, from September 9-16, 2023, before continuing on to more than 30 cities coast-to-coast, including Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, [read more...]

  • Melissa Manchester 50 Years Making Music

Melissa Manchester Celebrates Her Remarkable Fifty-Year Career

April 14th, 2023|

As she celebrates a remarkable 50-year career in show business, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester is looking back on some of her stunning achievements while she pursues new adventures on the concert stage, in the recording studio, and as a mentor to up-and-coming artists. Recently, Manchester attended the final preview of Bob Fosse's Dancin' [read more...]

FUNNY GIRL TOUR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

I am sorry to disappoint those of you who were hoping to see me in this historic production. I can’t wait to return to work and rejoin our beautiful world at the earliest possible moment!

UPCOMING EVENTS 2023

I am sorry to disappoint those of you who were hoping to see me in this historic production. I can’t wait to return to work and rejoin our beautiful world at the earliest possible moment!

Chic Compass cover article on the legendary Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester: Reimagining Her Classic Hits in Her 24th Album Re:View

by Sheryl Aronson

After 50 years of performing, Melissa Manchester, a Grammy Award-winner and multi-Academy Award-nominated artist, decided to apply a new twist for unveiling her 24th album, Re:View. Since September 2020, Manchester has been reimagining her charted hit songs from the 70s and 80s, releasing music videos. To date, six videos from ten chosen songs have been released: “Just You and I,” “Midnight Blue,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” “Fire in the Morning,” and “Come in From the Rain.”

Melissa Manchester’s illustrious career began in the late 1960s as she worked alongside aspiring musicians and composers of that day, including Barry Manilow, Ashford and Simpson, and Patty Austin. The Brill Building in Manhattan housed these creative, talented up-and-coming artists. At 17 years of age, Manchester was already writing songs.

Read the full Chic Compass article here

Chic Compass cover article on the legendary Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester: Reimagining Her Classic Hits in Her 24th Album Re:View

by Sheryl Aronson

After 50 years of performing, Melissa Manchester, a Grammy Award-winner and multi-Academy Award-nominated artist, decided to apply a new twist for unveiling her 24th album, Re:View. Since September 2020, Manchester has been reimagining her charted hit songs from the 70s and 80s, releasing music videos. To date, six videos from ten chosen songs have been released: “Just You and I,” “Midnight Blue,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” “Fire in the Morning,” and “Come in From the Rain.”

Melissa Manchester’s illustrious career began in the late 1960s as she worked alongside aspiring musicians and composers of that day, including Barry Manilow, Ashford and Simpson, and Patty Austin. The Brill Building in Manhattan housed these creative, talented up-and-coming artists. At 17 years of age, Manchester was already writing songs.

Read the full Chic Compass article here

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Share photos, videos, stories, and experiences you had with Melissa and her music!

We’re here to join with others who appreciate all things Melissa, to have fun and make friends with others who have similar interests. Over the years Fanchesters have met up for concerts, traded stories, and learned about songs, performances, articles, and videos they have never seen.

Melissa Manchester

JOIN FANCHESTERS OFFICIAL

Share photos, videos, stories, and experiences you had with Melissa and her music!

We’re here to join with others who appreciate all things Melissa, to have fun and make friends with others who have similar interests. Over the years Fanchesters have met up for concerts, traded stories, and learned about songs, performances, articles, and videos they have never seen.

“Whenever I Call You Friend”,from Melissa’s forthcoming album, RE:VIEW 2024.”

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