McCrimmon is a powerhouse singer, don’t get me wrong ... of McCrimmon's performance is that it brings us closer to the real Fanny Brice, the vaudeville comedian who struck it big in the Ziegfeld ...

It’s based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, one of the most important ... Which is rather ironic as comedienne-singer Mimi Hines did very well as her Broadway replacement.