But “Funny Girl” is a gigantic haul, and though she bravely acquits herself, she never makes the role her own. Fanny Brice was a physical comedian of genius.

“Funny Girl” is not revived on Broadway after Streisand appears in it because it is assumed that no other actress can sing a song like “I’m the Greatest Star” and convince an audience ...

Here's a complete breakdown of the drama surrounding Beanie Feldstein and Lea Michele's roles as Fanny Brice on Broadway Broadway's Funny Girl has had some major shakeups since it first premiered ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. At the start of “Funny Girl,” the 1964 Broadway musical turned 1968 film, aspiring performer Fanny Brice just can’t get a break. It’s hard not to see ...

“Funny Girl” reaches for the same complexity but most often contents itself, except in its best songs, with mere entertainment. If the revival actually provided enough of that, it might prove ...

Yet “Funny Girl” was a major hit, playing 1,348 performances (half after Streisand left the cast). The musical toured the country; Streisand briefly returned to the role on the West End in London.

Funny Girl, released in 1968, follows the life of comedian Fanny Brice and her journey to becoming a star. Based on the original Broadway production, which was written by Isobel Lennart and ...

Funny Girl gave me the opportunity to abandon questions of fairness and virtue and instead be a mean girl. Not Lea Michele mean, but mean enough to indulge in a $79 ticket—plus guzzle down a ...

(New York Jewish Week) — “Funny Girl” is so deeply ingrained in Beanie Feldstein’s life that she doesn’t even remember the first time she watched the movie. “From my developmental ...

But a bit more assertive isn’t enough to bring Funny Girl fully and convincingly into the 21st Century. Fanny’s apologetic, doormat behavior with her weakling, money-stealing, manhood ...