The Countdown begins for Funny Girls 20th Anniversary Celebrations!
3 July 2014
by Visit Blackpool
The clock is ticking for an unforgettable evening of glitz, glamour and good fun as Blackpool’s legendary showbar Funny Girls prepares to celebrate an amazing 20 years in show business.
The world famous Funny Girls venue is busy organising one of the biggest party nights of the year for Friday 4th July with a spectacular VIP 20th Birthday Anniversary party.
The 20th Anniversary party kick starts a summer of special events at Funny Girls especially created to celebrate their twentieth year as one of the best loved entertainment venues in the resort.
Funny Girls exploded onto the Blackpool entertainment scene back in July 1994 and little did anyone realise what a phenomenal success this unique entertainment venture would become.
Blackpool is synonymous with great live entertainment and Funny Girls has been a must visit experience since the very first night it opened. Funny Girls has firmly established itself as an iconic attraction in its own right and a destination venue that brings thousands of visitors from all over the UK and beyond to enjoy this entertainment extravaganza.
Basil Newby, MBE, founder of Funny Girls is delighted to be celebrating such a landmark anniversary for the venue:
“I am absolutely thrilled that after 20 years, Funny Girls has established itself as such a high profile and respected venue in the resort.
When I think back to when I was opening it in 1994, everybody was so negative saying it will never work, yet we’ve ended up 20 years on with such a famous and iconic place and I still have to pinch myself to know it’s real.
In the early days, whilst many people were negative towards the concept of our new venture, the local authorities and local licensing team embraced this new and unique idea. It wasn’t long before everyone welcomed the Funny Girls phenomenon with open arms.
I am so grateful to the people of Blackpool and the theatrical community who have so warmly taken Funny Girls into their hearts and helped put both Funny Girls, and Blackpool, firmly on the esteemed global show business map. This amazing support and positive word of mouth buzz continues to grow to this day. I am delighted that the show just gets better and better every year, exceeding audience’s expectations every time.
The venue has reached iconic status thanks to the thousands of visitors from all over the UK and around the world who rave about the unique Funny Girls experience. We have attracted a rare fan base that ranges from ages eighteen to eighty. This wide range of appeal is testament to the first class production values and the ability of the team to continually adapt and evolve with the production, always taking it to thrilling new heights of originality and surprise.
This wow factor experience is due to the incredible creative force and dedicated in-house team who have shaped the destiny of the venue from the very early days and up to the present day.
I have been blessed to work with the wonderfully creative production team from Ian, Phil, Adrian and of course the famous Betty Legs Diamond, who were all instrumental in pioneering the venues legendary cult status from day one.
The loyal and hardworking Funny Girls cast and crew have continually wowed audiences over the years with their record breaking leg kicking and back flipping dance routines and my thanks and love goes out to all the fabulous Funny Girl and Boy performers, Zoe our wickedly witty hostess with the mostess, the wonderful hard working venue management team of Celia and David, Pearl our PR and the whole hard working team of staff in every department that have pulled together to create one big melting pot of talent that I am so proud of!
We are going to mark our 20th Anniversary Birthday in glorious style and we will continue the celebrations throughout the summer with a series of high profile special events and charity nights not to be missed.
Friday 4th July also promises to be a night of a thousand divas, as we will be hosting the Funny Girls big reunion. Joining in the fun will be the most glamorous party people in the world as a cavalcade of ex Funny Girls and Boys from over the past twenty years will be flocking to the venue to party.
So bottoms up, high heels on and here’s to the next twenty years!”
The 20th Anniversary Birthday evening promises to a very special night of surprises, fun and frolics and of course first class entertainment from the Funny Girls and boys throughout the evening with the stunning new summer spectacular show.
The new show boasts a kaleidoscopic journey of over 20 years of the best loved musical numbers and hilarious routines that have kept audiences coming back for more year after year.
The Funny Girls summer spectacular show 2014 is a celebration of all things glamorous and is the ultimate smash hit show of the Blackpool summer season. Guests will be dazzled and delighted as the Funny Girls and Boys take them on a jolly journey through the venues 20 year history with a marvellous montage of musical memories that leaves the audience whooping, cheering, singing and dancing all night long.
Audiences are treated to a night of pure imagination and exhilarating excess with performances that amaze and inspire. The new show delivers jaw dropping routines and raunchy comedy fun mixed with old world burlesque that fans from all over the world have come to know and love.
And not forgetting of course, the gorgeous and beautiful Funny Girls stars on the bars who make this cabaret venue like no other and as always, their stunning beauty and glamour continue to make the guys gasp and girls green with envy!
Don’t miss this truly historic celebration of a Blackpool entertainment legend and book your tickets now!
Booking for Advance Standing tickets is advisable for Funny Girls VIP 20th Anniversary Party on Friday 4th July and are available online at : www.funnygirlsonline.co.uk or at Funny Girls Box Office.
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