According to Roger Miller: Dang Him!, the country legend wrote his 1964 classic sitting in a bar in Phoenix. He was in Arizona visiting Bobby Bare while he filmed A Distant Trumpet.

“Funny Girl” runs Tuesday, Sept. 26 through October 8 at the Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. 313-872-1000 or broadwayindetroit.com.

“Funny Girl” will run through Jan. 12 at the Benedum Center. For more information and tickets, check out trustarts.org. Alexis Papalia is a TribLive staff writer.